The whole family (mormor, farbror, søskende)

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the grandmother (mother's mother)
mormoren
My grandmother (mother's mother) lives in Odense.
Min mormor bor i Odense.
the grandfather (mother's father)
morfaren
Grandma and Grandpa (mother's side) are coming on Sunday.
Mormor og morfar kommer på søndag.
My grandfather (mother's father) is eighty years old.
Min morfar er firs år.
the grandmother (father's mother)
farmoren
My grandmother (father's mother) is very old.
Min farmor er meget gammel.
the grandfather (father's father)
farfaren
Grandma and Grandpa (father's side) have a big garden.
Farmor og farfar har en stor have.
The grandfather (father's father) is called Ole.
Farfaren hedder Ole.
the uncle (mother's brother)
morbroren
My uncle (mother's brother) works in a shop.
Min morbror arbejder i en butik.
My uncle (mother's brother) is younger than my mother.
Min morbror er yngre end min mor.
the uncle (father's brother)
farbroren
My uncle (father's brother) has three children.
Min farbror har tre børn.
The uncle (father's brother) is a teacher at a school.
Farbroren er lærer på en skole.
the aunt (mother's sister)
mosteren
My aunt (mother's sister) is older than my mother.
Min moster er ældre end min mor.
The aunt (mother's sister) has a sweet dog.
Mosteren har en sød hund.
the aunt (father's sister)
fasteren
My aunt (father's sister) comes from Aalborg.
Min faster kommer fra Aalborg.
The aunt (father's sister) lives in a small house.
Fasteren bor i et lille hus.
the big brother
storebroren
My big brother is called Lasse.
Min storebror hedder Lasse.
The big brother is tall.
Storebroren er høj.
the big sister
storesøsteren
My big sister lives in Copenhagen.
Min storesøster bor i København.
The big sister is reading a book.
Storesøsteren læser en bog.
the little brother
lillebroren
My little brother is five years old.
Min lillebror er fem år.
The little brother is sleeping now.
Lillebroren sover nu.
the little sister
lillesøsteren
My little sister goes to school.
Min lillesøster går i skole.
The little sister is sweet.
Lillesøsteren er sød.
the siblings
søskendene
Do you have siblings?
Har du søskende?
My siblings live in Aarhus.
Mine søskende bor i Aarhus.
the baby
babyen
The baby is sleeping.
Babyen sover.
My sister has a little baby.
Min søster har en lille baby.
only, sole
eneste
I am the only boy in the family.
Jeg er den eneste dreng i familien.
She is his only sister.
Hun er hans eneste søster.
to call (by a name)
kalde
We call him Lasse.
Vi kalder ham Lasse.
What do you call your grandmother (mother's mother)?
Hvad kalder du din mormor?
to take care of
tage sig af
Grandma (mother's mother) takes care of the baby.
Mormor tager sig af babyen.
Who takes care of the dog?
Hvem tager sig af hunden?
to keep an eye on
holde øje med
Can you keep an eye on the children?
Kan du holde øje med børnene?
The big brother keeps an eye on the little brother.
Storebroren holder øje med lillebroren.
the husband (everyday word)
manden
My husband works at the hospital.
Min mand arbejder på hospitalet.
She is coming with her husband and their children.
Hun kommer med sin mand og deres børn.

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