Russian Family and People Words
Are you interested in learning the words for various family members in Russian? Words like mother, father, sister, and brother? Well, this is the page for you. You can learn these words, plus other useful people words like teacher and student.
Once you scroll down you will find four categories to help you divide the vocabulary by subject - first you will see a section of pronouns, then you'll find the section for parents and children, then there's a section for brothers and sisters, and finally you'll find the non-family people words. Either scroll down to see each category in order, or use the quick links below to jump to the category of your choice.
Family Members and Other People Words in Russian:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of family and people words from English to Russian.
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Russian Pronouns
Russian Parents and Children
Russian Siblings
Other Russian People Words
Russian Pronouns
Ya β I
Ty β You
On β He
Ona β She
Russian Parents and Children
Roditeli β Parents
Mat β Mother
Mama β Mom
MaΔeha β Step-mother
Otyets β Father
Papa β Dad
OtΔim β Step-father
Deti β Children
RebΓ«nok β Child
DoΔ' β Daughter
Syn β Son
Russian Siblings
Brat ili sestra β Brother or sister
Brat β Brother
Starshiy brat β Older brother
Svodnyj brat β Step-brother
Sestra β Sister
Starshaya sestra β Older sister
Svodnaja sestra β Step-sister
Other Russian People Words
UΔenik β Student
Uchitel β Teacher
*Russian family and people words last updated: February 15, 2025.
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