Slovak Family Vocabulary

Here are Slovak words for family to start with: brat (brother), dcéra (daughter), otec (father), matka (mother). Below are 40 words (A1–C2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 5 themed lists.

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Family Basics

A1
EnglishSlovakTypeLevel
brotherbratnounA1
daughterdcéranounA1
fatherotecnounA1
grandfatherstarý otecnounA1
grandmotherstará mamanounA1
mothermatkanounA1
sistersestranounA1
sonsynnounA1

Family Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishSlovakTypeLevel
aunttetanounA1
childdieťanounA1
cousinbratranecnounA1
husbandmanželnounA1
parentrodičnounA1
unclestrýkonounA1
wifemanželkanounA1
in-lawpríbuzný z manželstvanounB1

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Family Advanced

A2–C2
EnglishSlovakTypeLevel
ancestorpredoknounA2
generationgenerácianounA2
siblingsúrodenecnounB1
heritagededičstvonounB2
spousemanželský partnernounB2
lineagerodnounC1
genealogygenealógianounC2
progenypotomstvonounC2

Social Roles

B1–B2
EnglishSlovakTypeLevel
politicianpolitiknounB1
residentobyvateľnounB1
volunteerdobrovoľníknounB1
activistaktivistanounB2
bureaucratbyrokratnounB2
civil servantštátny úradníknounB2
public servantverejný zamestnanecnounB2
shareholderakcionárnounB2

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Life Events

A1–B2
EnglishSlovakTypeLevel
birthnarodenienounA1
childhooddetstvonounA2
deathsmrťnounA2
adulthooddospelosťnounB1
parenthoodrodičovstvonounB1
divorcerozvodnounB2
relocationsťahovanienounB2
retirementdôchodoknounB2

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for family. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Slovak words should I learn for family?

You could start with words like brat (brother), dcéra (daughter), otec (father), matka (mother). This page lists 40 Slovak words for family (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Slovak words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Slovak words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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