Ukrainian Family Vocabulary

Here are Ukrainian words for family to start with: брат (brat, brother), дочка (dochka, daughter), батько (batko, father), дідусь (didus, grandfather). Below are 40 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 5 themed lists.

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Family Basics

A1
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
brotherбратbratnounA1
daughterдочкаdochkanounA1
fatherбатькоbatkonounA1
grandfatherдідусьdidusnounA1
grandmotherбабусяbabusianounA1
motherматиmatynounA1
sisterсестраsestranounA1
sonсинsynnounA1

Family Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
auntтіткаtitkanounA1
childдитинаdytynanounA1
cousinдвоюрідна сестраdvoiuridna sestranounA1
husbandчоловікcholoviknounA1
parentодин із батьківodyn iz batkivnounA1
uncleдядькоdiadkonounA1
wifeдружинаdruzhynanounA1
in-lawродич через шлюбrodych cherez shliubnounB1

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Family Advanced

A2–C2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
ancestorпредокpredoknounA2
generationпоколінняpokolinnianounA2
siblingбрат або сестраbrat abo sestranounB1
heritageспадщинаspadshchynanounB2
spouseчоловік або дружинаcholovik abo druzhynanounB2
lineageродовідrodovidnounC1
genealogyгенеалогіяhenealohiianounC2
progenyпотомствоpotomstvonounC2

Social Roles

B1–B2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
politicianполітикpolityknounB1
residentмешканецьmeshkanetsnounB1
volunteerволонтерvolonternounB1
activistактивістaktyvistnounB2
bureaucratбюрократbiurokratnounB2
civil servantдержавний службовецьderzhavnyi sluzhbovetsnounB2
public servantпублічний службовецьpublichnyi sluzhbovetsnounB2
shareholderакціонерaktsionernounB2

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Life Events

A1–B2
EnglishUkrainianTypeLevel
birthнародженняnarodzhennianounA1
childhoodдитинствоdytynstvonounA2
deathсмертьsmertnounA2
adulthoodдорослістьdoroslistnounB1
parenthoodбатьківствоbatkivstvonounB1
divorceрозлученняrozluchennianounB2
relocationпереїздpereizdnounB2
retirementпенсіяpensiianounB2

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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 Ukrainian words should I learn for family?

You could start with words like брат (brat, brother), дочка (dochka, daughter), батько (batko, father), дідусь (didus, grandfather). This page lists 40 Ukrainian words for family (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Ukrainian words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Ukrainian 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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