Family

Reza:   How many brothers do you have?

Bagus: I have two brothers.

Reza:   Do you have any sister?

Bagus: Yes, I have a sister.

Reza:   So, there are six people in your family. Right?

Bagus: Right. And I am the first child.

Percakapan di atas adalah contoh percakapan tentang keluarga. Hubungan keluarga yang ada dalam bahasa Inggris adalah sebagai berikut:

1.      Grandfather – Grandmother (kakek - nenek)

2.      Grandparents (kakek-nenek)

3.      Father – Mother (bapak – ibu)

4.      Parents (orang tua)

5.      Husband – Wife (suami – istri)

6.      Son – Daughter (anak laki-laki  -  anak perempuan)

7.      Brother – Sister (saudara laki-laki  -  saudara perempuan)

8.      Younger brother – Younger sister (Adik laki-laki  -  adik perempuan)

9.      Elder brother – Elder sister (kakak laki-laki  -  kakak perempuan)

10.  Son-in-law  -  Daughter-in-law (menantu laki-laki  -  menantu perempuan)

11.  Father-in-law  -  Mother-in-law (ayah mertua – ibu mertua)

12.  Brother-in-law  -  Sister-in-law (ipar laki-laki  -  ipar perempuan)

13.  Uncle – Aunt (paman – bibi)

14.  Nephew – Niece (ponakan laki-laki  -  ponakan perempuan)

15.  Cousin (sepupu)

16.  Step (tiri) à step mother (ibu tiri)

Family Tree (Silsilah Keluarga)

From the family tree above we know that:

1. Amir is Beti’s husband.
2. Beti is Amir’s wife.
3. Candra, Dinda and Elisa are Amir and Beti’s children.
4. Ganis is Amir and Beti’s daughter-in-law.
5. Firdaus is Amir and Beti’s son-in-law.

Now complete the following sentences!

1. Candra is Ganis’s ………….
2. Elisa is Firdaus’s ………….
3. Hasniah is Ganis and Candra’s ……….
4. Ilham is Jenifer’s ………….
5. Hasniah is Ilham’s …………..

True or False?

1. Amir and Beti have two children.      (………)
2. Jenifer is Candra’s niece.                    (………)
3. Dinda is Hasniah’s aunt.                     (………)
4. Elisa is Candra’s sister.                       (………)
5. Ilham is Amis’s granddaughter.          (………)

Study these vocabularies!

1. The eldest sister (kakak perempuan tertua)
2. The elder sister (kakak perempuan)
3. The only son (putra tunggal)
4. The youngest son (putra bungsu)
5. Step sister (saudara tiri perempuan)
6. Step mother (ibu tiri)

Answer these questions!

1. Do you have a brother?
2. How many brothers do you have?
3. Do you have a sister?
4. How many sisters do you have?
5. Do you have a cousin?
6. How many cousins do you have?
7. Do you have a niece?
8. How many nieces do you have?
9. Do you have a nephew?
10. How many nephews do you have?

Can you answer them?

TRY YOUR BEST

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