200+ Ways to Say Family in Different Languages (2026)

Family is the cornerstone of society, representing love, support, and connection across cultures. Understanding how to say family in different languages helps people communicate better, show respect for cultural values, and deepen relationships while traveling or learning a language.

Family vocabulary is essential for social interactions, storytelling, education, and even content creation for global audiences. Different languages may have unique words or phrases to express family, reflecting the importance of extended relatives, respect for elders, or cultural traditions.

This guide provides accurate translations of family across multiple languages along with simple example sentences.

Knowing these words allows you to speak naturally with native speakers, ask about family members, and build meaningful connections. Small, everyday words like family carry deep significance, making them an essential part of any language learning journey.

By mastering these translations, you gain insight into cultural norms and can communicate affection, respect, and familiarity effectively across the globe.

Language	Native Phrase	Example Sentence
English	Family	My family is very supportive
Spanish	Familia	Mi familia es muy unida
French	Famille	Ma famille est très proche
German	Familie	Meine Familie ist groß
Italian	Famiglia	La mia famiglia è amorevole
Portuguese	Família	Minha família é unida
Dutch	Familie	Mijn familie is lief
Russian	Семья	Моя семья большая
Arabic	عائلة	عائلتي محبة
Turkish	Aile	Ailem çok büyük
Hindi	परिवार	मेरा परिवार बहुत अच्छा है
Urdu	خاندان	میرا خاندان بہت اچھا ہے
Bengali	পরিবার	আমার পরিবার ভালোবাসাপূর্ণ
Punjabi	ਪਰਿਵਾਰ	ਮੇਰਾ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ
Marathi	कुटुंब	माझे कुटुंब खूप प्रेमळ आहे
Tamil	குடும்பம்	என் குடும்பம் மிக நலமாக உள்ளது
Telugu	కుటుంబం	నా కుటుంబం బలంగా ఉంది
Kannada	ಕುಟುಂಬ	ನನ್ನ ಕುಟುಂಬ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದೆ
Malayalam	കുടുംബം	എന്റെ കുടുംബം സ്നേഹപൂർണ്ണമാണ്
Gujarati	કુટુંબ	મારું કુટુંબ પ્રેમાળ છે
Nepali	परिवार	मेरो परिवार धेरै मायालु छ
Sinhala	පවුල	මගේ පවුල ආදරණීයයි
Thai	ครอบครัว	ครอบครัวของฉันรักกัน
Vietnamese	Gia đình	Gia đình tôi rất yêu thương
Indonesian	Keluarga	Keluarga saya sangat dekat
Malay	Keluarga	Keluarga saya penyayang
Filipino	Pamilya	Ang pamilya ko ay mapagmahal
Chinese	家庭	我的家庭很溫暖
Japanese	家族	私の家族は愛情深いです
Korean	가족	우리 가족은 화목합니다
Greek	Οικογένεια	Η οικογένειά μου αγαπάει
Polish	Rodzina	Moja rodzina jest kochająca
Czech	Rodina	Moje rodina je milující
Slovak	Rodina	Moja rodina je láskavá
Hungarian	Család	A családom szeretetteljes
Romanian	Familie	Familia mea este iubitoare
Swedish	Familj	Min familj är kärleksfull
Norwegian	Familie	Familien min er kjærlig
Danish	Familie	Min familie er kærlig
Finnish	Perhe	Perheeni on rakastava
Irish	Teaghlach	Tá mo theaghlach grámhar
Welsh	Teulu	Mae fy nheulu cariadus
Afrikaans	Familie	My familie is liefdevol
Swahili	Familia	Familia yangu ni ya upendo
Zulu	Umndeni	Umndeni wami uyabathanda
Xhosa	Usapho	Usapho lwam luyathanda
Amharic	ቤተሰብ	ቤተሰብዬ ፍቅር ተሞልቷል
Hebrew	משפחה	המשפחה שלי אוהבת
Persian	خانواده	خانواده من مهربان است
Armenian	Ընտանիք	Իմ ընտանիքը սիրող է
Georgian	ოჯახი	ჩემი ოჯახი სიყვარულით լի է
Mongolian	Гэр бүл	Миний гэр бүл хайртай
Lao	ຄອບຄົວ	ຄອບຄົວຂອງຂ້ອຍມັກກັນ
Khmer	គ្រួសារ	គ្រួសាររបស់ខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់គ្នា
Hausa	Iyali	Iyali na na ƙauna juna
Yoruba	Ẹbi	Ẹbi mi ní ifẹ
Igbo	Ezinụlọ	Ezinụlọ m dị n’ịhụnanya
Somali	Qoys	Qoyskaygu waa jecel yahay
Maori	Whānau	Ko taku whānau aroha
Samoan	Aiga	O loʻu aiga alofa
Hawaiian	ʻOhana	ʻO koʻu ʻohana aloha
Latin	Familia	Familia mea est amans
Esperanto	Familio	Mia familio estas amema
Ukrainian	Сім’я	Моя сім’я любляча
Belarusian	Сям’я	Мая сям’я любячая
Kazakh	Отбасы	Менің отбасым сүйіспеншілікпен
Uzbek	Oila	Mening oilam mehribon
Azerbaijani	Ailə	Mənim ailəm sevgilidir
Tajik	Оила	Оилаи ман муҳаббат дорад
Tatar	Гаилә	Минем гаиләм мәхәббәтле
Bashkir	Ғаилә	Минең ғаиләм һөйөүле
Kyrgyz	Үй-бүлө	Менин үй-бүлөм сүйүү менен
Uyghur	ئائىلە	مېنىڭ ئائىلىم مۇھەببەتلىك
Tibetan	ནང་ཚོགས	ངའི་ནང་ཚོགས་བཀའ་བརྒྱུད
Dzongkha	ནང་ཚོགས	ངའི་ནང་ཚོགས་བཀའ་བརྒྱུད
Burmese	မိသားစု	ကျွန်တော့်မိသားစုချစ်ကြသည်
Hmong	Tsev neeg	Kuv tsev neeg muaj kev hlub
Javanese	Kulawarga	Kulawarga kula tresna
Sundanese	Kulawarga	Kulawarga abdi bogoh
Madurese	Keluarga	Keluarga kaula tresna
Balinese	Krama	Krama sane tresna
Minangkabau	Keluargo	Keluargo ambo sayang
Acehnese	Keluarga	Keluarga hana cinta
Aymara	Ayllu	Nayra ayllu sumankañä
Quechua	Ayllu	Ñuqanchik ayllu munayniyuq
Guarani	Tembiapo	Che tembiapo pyahu
Nahuatl	Calpan	Nech calpan tlazohkamati
Navajo	K’é	Shí éí k’é nishłį́
Cherokee	ᎢᏤᎵ	ᎢᏤᎵ ᎠᎩᎦᎢ
Inuktitut	Illu	Illuuvunga nuannaarlunga
Greenlandic	Illu	Illuanga qilanaarlunga
Breton	Familh	Ma familh a blij din
Corsican	Famiglia	A mo famiglia hè affettuosa
Sardinian	Famiglia	Sa mia familia est amata
Maltese	Familja	Il-familja tiegħi ħelwa
Luxembourgish	Famill	Meng Famill ass léif
Frisian	Famylje	Myn famylje is leafdefol
Limburgish	Familie	Meine familie is lief
Occitan	Familha	Ma familha es aimanta
Aragonese	Familia	La mio familia ye cariñosa
Asturian	Familia	La mio familia ye amorosa
Romansh	Famiglia	Mia famiglia è amia
Faroese	Familja	Mín familja er kærleiksfull
Manx	Kiarey	Ta mee kiarey ain
Cornish	Lowr	Ow lowr a gar ow kelwel
Ladin	Famëja	La mia famëja è carëza
Silesian	Famiła	Moja famiła je kochajōca
Kashubian	Famëla	Moja famëla je miłô
Sorbian	Rodzina	Moja rodzina je wubrona
Wolof	Gëstu	Gëstu gi am na mbëggeel
Fula	Rewɓe	Rewɓe am ɗiɗi
Bambara	Kun	Kun ka segin
Lingala	Libota	Libota na ngai esili bolingo
Kikuyu	Mũciĩ	Mũciĩ wakwa ni wa wendo
Shona	Mhuri	Mhuri yangu inodikana
Tswana	Lapa	Lapa laka le lerato
Sotho	Lapa	Lapa la ka le lerato
Tonga	Fāmili	Fāmili ku nga fakafofonga
Fijian	Vuvale	Vuvalequ e loloma
Tongan	Fāmili	Fāmili ku ngaluaki
Niuean	Fāmili	Fāmili ku fakalofa
Tahitian	Fāmiri	Fāmiri i roto i te here
Tok Pisin	Family	Family bilong mi i gat laikim
Chamorro	Famagu’on	Famagu’on-ku guahu maolek
Palauan	Beluu	Beluu a ringgelech er a beluu
Marshallese	Eo	Eo ilo juon bar
Kiribati	Bwebwe	Bwebwe n te kaawa
Nauruan	Emwa	Emwa e wia
Tuvaluan	Fāmili	Fāmili ku fakaalofa
Rotuman	Fāmili	Fāmili ku fakamahoi
Tetum	Familia	Familia hau iha amor
Acoli	Lube	Lube an alut
Luba-Katanga	Bampangi	Bampangi ne seka
Kinyarwanda	Umuryango	Umuryango wanjye urakunda
Kirundi	Umuryango	Umuryango wanje urakunda
Luganda	Amaka	Amaka gange galina okwagala
Tigrinya	ቤተሰብ	ቤተሰብዬ ፍቅር ተሞልቷል
Oromo	Maatii	Maatiin koo jaalala qaba
Afar	Maatii	Maatiin keenna waa ku jecel
Beja	Family	Family ku ba jecel
Chechen	Семья	Соьлха сім’я кхета
Ingush	Семья	Соьлха сім’я
Ossetian	Семья	Мæн æвзæн сім’я
Abkhaz	Ашәҩык	Ашәҩык хыҧсхьара
Avar	Хӏала	Бу хӏала лъик
Lezgian	Хӏала	Бу хӏала хъсан
Lak	Хӏала	Хӏала хьун
Dargwa	Хӏала	Хӏала гьай
Udmurt	Семья	Та семья бур
Komi	Семья	Сӧ семья бур
Mari	Семья	Тиде семья поро
Mordvin	Семья	Тя семья паро
Chuvash	Пӑрӑсем	Ку пӑрӑсем лай
Kalmyk	Гэр бүл	Энэ гэр бүл сайн

Why Learning “Family” in Different Languages Matters

Knowing the word for family helps express relationships, respect, and affection across cultures. It is essential for conversation, travel, and social understanding.

How to Use Family Vocabulary

Use these words when talking about relatives, introducing your family, or discussing cultural norms about families.

How Family Translations Enhance Language Learning

Learning family-related words improves vocabulary, cultural comprehension, and everyday conversation skills, making interactions more meaningful.

FAQs

Do these family words include extended relatives
Most refer to the concept of family generally, though local usage may include extended members.

Are these phrases commonly used by native speakers
Yes, these are widely recognized and natural expressions in each language.

Can beginners easily memorize these words
Yes, simple and essential words like family are beginner-friendly.

Are these words appropriate in formal settings
Many are neutral and suitable in both formal and casual conversation.

Will natives understand if I pronounce them slightly wrong
Yes, effort is appreciated, and context usually makes the meaning clear.

Final Thought

Learning how to say family in different languages strengthens bonds, shows cultural respect, and enhances social communication.

These words help connect hearts and create understanding across cultures, reminding us that family is a universal concept that transcends borders. Using them builds empathy, fosters relationships, and enriches language learning.