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English vocabulary: Family & relationships – 60 words with pictures, audio & printable flashcards

60 words · Story levels: A0–B2
Including: family · friend · parent · son · father

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family

/ˈfæməli/

a group of related people; relatives

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/ˈfæməli/

a group of related people; relatives

Also means: relating to or belonging to a family

finn. they are family.

We Press Send · A1

/frɛnd/

person you have a friendly relationship with

I hope we can be friends.'

Not For Me · A1

/dæd/

the name or title “Dad”

Also means: father, informally · familiar address to one’s father · characteristic of a dad; father-like

Jake put the new cake in the kitchen. Gran arrived at 3. She ate the old cake. Dad never knew.

My Gran Joined the Group Chat · A1

/ˈkɑntækt/

person one communicates with

Also means: phone address-book entry or list · got in touch with · visual meeting of the eyes

A new message arrives on the screen from a contact named 'Mystery Man'.

A Message in the Rain · A1

/kəˈnɛkʃənz/

social relationships or contacts

Chen always says, 'trust that the right connections find you,' and I always thought that was just something therapists say to sound deep?

My Therapist Follows My Ex · B2

/ˈsɪblɪŋ/

brothers or sisters

Tuesday, 4:47 PM. The funeral ended two hours ago. The three Vega siblings have not been in the same room since their father remarried six years ago. Nobody cried at the ceremony. Nobody spoke to each other either. On the drive home, Rachel added Daniel and Marco back into a WhatsApp group she had deleted in 2019. She called it 'Family.'

The Group Chat After the Funeral · B2

/ˈnɛfjuː/

son of one's sibling

change it. write: we are Ada's niece and nephew.

We Press Send · A1

/niːs/

daughter of one's sibling

change it. write: we are Ada's niece and nephew.

We Press Send · A1

/ˈvɪzɪt/

visit someone

Also means: go to a place · a visit or stay

and Ada visited every winter for…

Her Name Is Lowri · A1

/ˌɪntrəˈduːs/

bring people together

If the universe went through this much effort to introduce us, the least we can do is get coffee.

My Therapist Follows My Ex · B2

/siː/

meet or visit someone

Also means: visually perceive · understand or realize · witness or observe

Rosa does not see Mia.

Found in the Mud · A1

/bɛst/

closest or dearest friend

Also means: most excellent or desirable · utmost effort · the groom’s chief attendant at a wedding

Jess, you are my best friend!

My Mum Packed My Lunch Wrong Again · A1

/ɡreɪt/

kinship prefix: one generation further removed

Also means: excellent; very good · interjection expressing approval · to a high degree

Arthur is Leo’s great-grandfather!

The Pages in the Box · A1

/ɡɛt/

inherit a feature

Also means: obtain · become · understand

finn. she gets her eyes from you.

Her Name Is Lowri · A1

/bæk/

support or protection for someone

Also means: to a previous place · in reply · again, resuming a previous action

Ok, look... yeah, I'm a little bit shocked right now. Like, my hands are literally shaking. But you know what — yes. If HR asks me, I'll tell them what I saw. Because honestly? You were right about all of it. And I should have said something a long time ago. So... yeah. I've got your back.

She Quit in the Group Chat · B1

/ɡɪv/

hug someone

Also means: give or hand something to someone · tell someone information · give an interview

Jay goes to the kitchen. His mum is still singing. He gives her a big hug. She laughs.

My Mum Replied to His Mum First · A1

/səˈpɔrt/

help or stand by someone

Also means: support or assistance (group label) · be backed or confirmed by evidence

But I wasn't sure you'd support me.

She Quit in the Group Chat · B1

/kɛr/

look after or provide care for

Also means: feel concern or importance · residential care · careful attention

It had started with an argument about their mother's house — who should sell it, who should keep it, and who had done more to care for their parents in their final years.

The Recipe Torn in Half at the Reading of the Will · B1

/ˈprɛzənt/

emotionally available and attentive

Also means: put forward for consideration · a gift · current; existing now

But right and present were, she was starting to understand, two different things.

The Voicemail She Kept but Never Played Back · B1

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