Hello, everyone! This is Nurullah ÖKTEM from Türkiye. Welcome back to our Turkish lesson series. Today, we're going to learn about family members in Turkish. So, let's begin by learning the different family members and relatives in Turkish along with their English meanings. Let's start with the basic family members An-ne, Anne Ba-ba, Baba Kız, Kız O-ğul, Oğul Kar-deş, Kardeş Bü-yük-an-ne, Büyükanne Bü-yük-ba-ba, Büyükbaba Tey-ze, Teyze Am-ca, Amca Ku-zen, Kuzen Ha-la, Hala Da-yı, Dayı Yen-ge, Ye
nge "Yenge" is the wife of someone's maternal uncle. Brothers can also address each other's wives as "Yenge". “Yenge” is a female-specific word. It is used to refer to a woman who is married to any one of your male relatives. Most common usages are: Your brother’s wife And your uncle’s wife Informally, you can also use it to refer to a woman who is married to a close friend. E-niş-te, Enişte Ye-ğen, Yeğen Eş, Eş To-run, Torun Da-mat, Damat Ge-lin, Gelin Now, let's move on to some more advanced v
ocabulary related to relatives in Turkish. These words will help you express more nuanced family relationships. Let's take a look... A-bi, Abi It means elder brother. And it is used by males to address or refer to an older brother or a close male friend It's also used more broadly to address any older male figure whom the speaker feels close to or respects. It's commonly used among friends or peers to address someone older than them, regardless of actual sibling relationships. A-ğa-bey, Ağabey
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