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Lesson 119: Other useful words: the family

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Note that many family words are non-gender-specific.
There is no word for brother or sister;
you have to say "kapatid na lalaki" (male sibling)
or "kapatid na babae" (female sibling).

tatayfather
nanaymother
ateolder sister
kuyaolder brother
kapatídsibling
asawaspouse
lolograndfather
lolagrandmother
apógrandchild
pinsancousin
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