Immediate family
- үй-бүлө
- üy-bülöfamily
- ата
- atafather
- апа / эне
- apa / enemom / mother
- ата-эне
- ata-eneparents
- бала
- balachild
- бөбөк
- böbökbaby / infant
- уул
- uulson
- кыз
- kyzdaughter; girl
- аял
- ayalwife; woman
- күйөө
- küyööhusband
- жубай
- jubayspouse
Brothers and sisters
Kyrgyz often names the relationship instead of using one generic word for brother or sister. The speaker’s gender matters for some younger-sibling terms.
- ага
- agaolder brother or respected older man
- эже
- ejeolder sister or respected older woman
- ини
- iniyounger brother
- карындаш
- karyndasha man’s younger sister
- сиңди
- singdia woman’s younger sister
- бир тууган
- bir tuugansibling; literally, born together
Grandparents and relatives
- чоң ата
- chong atagrandfather
- чоң эне / чоң апа
- chong ene / chong apagrandmother
- таята
- tayatamaternal grandfather
- таене
- taenematernal grandmother
- тууган
- tuuganrelative
- таяке
- tayakematernal uncle
- жээн
- jeenniece, nephew, or a descendant through the maternal line
- небере
- neberegrandchild
- чебере
- cheberegreat-grandchild
- бөлө
- bölömaternal cousin
Family by marriage
- келин
- kelindaughter-in-law; young married woman in the family
- күйөө бала
- küyöö balason-in-law
- жеңе
- jengeolder brother’s wife; respectful term for a young older woman
- кайнене
- kaynenemother-in-law
- кайната
- kaynatafather-in-law
- кайни
- kayniyounger brother-in-law
- балдыз
- baldyzwife’s younger sister
- жезде
- jezdeolder sister’s husband
Talk about your family
- Менин үй-бүлөм чоң.
- Menin üy-bülöm chong.My family is large.
- Менин атам мугалим.
- Menin atam mugalim.My father is a teacher.
- Менин агам шаарда иштейт.
- Menin agam shaarda ishteyt.My older brother works in the city.
- Сиздин балаңыз барбы?
- Sizdin balangyz barby?Do you have children?Polite.
- Апа, мен сени жакшы көрөм.
- Apa, men seni jakshy köröm.Mom, I love you.
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