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Scenario Context

"Sarah and Marcus are sitting in a cozy living room, looking through a thick, leather-bound family photo album to discuss their lineages and complex family structures."

Speakers
S

Sarah

An intermediate speaker and history enthusiast who knows a lot about her family heritage.

M

Marcus

A beginner-to-intermediate English learner who is curious about family vocabulary and relationships.

The Dialogue

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Marcus
Is this your family album, Sarah? It looks very old.
Sarah
Yes, it is. It contains generations of history and many stories.
Marcus
Who is this tall man in the formal suit?
Sarah
That is my grandfather. He was a university scholar.
Marcus
He looks very dignified in the photo. Was he strict?
Sarah
He was disciplined, but also very devoted to his children.
Marcus
Is the woman standing beside him your grandmother?
Sarah
Yes, my grandmother. She worked as a village nurse.
Marcus
I see many children in this group photo. Are they all related?
Sarah
Most are my cousins, but those three are my immediate .
Marcus
You have a very large immediate family then.
Sarah
Actually, these two are my from my father's previous marriage.
Marcus
Do you have a good relationship with them?
Sarah
Oh, absolutely. We have been close since our childhood.
Marcus
Who is the man laughing loudly in this picture?
Sarah
That is my . He is my aunt's husband.
Marcus
He seems like a very jolly and happy person.
Sarah
He is the life of every family gathering we have!
Marcus
And who are these parents holding the small baby?
Sarah
That is my brother and his wife. They are proud parents.
Marcus
That is a wonderful way to expand a family.
Sarah
We were all so excited when they brought her home.
Marcus
Relationships today can be quite , can't they?
Sarah
Yes, but the we feel remains strong regardless.
Marcus
Who is this elderly man standing way in the back?
Sarah
He is a distant relative from my mother's side of the family.
Marcus
What was his background? He looks like a traveler.
Sarah
He was a sailor and traveled to many different continents.
Marcus
You have such a rich to learn from.
Sarah
I try to study our to keep the family stories alive.
Marcus
It makes me want to look into my own ancestors too.
Sarah
You should! It provides a great sense of personal identity.

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

Paternal

/ፔተርናል/

ከአባት ወገን

Related through the father.

ከአባት ወገን ጋር የተያያዘ ወይም የሚዛመድ።

Maternal

/ማተርናል/

ከእናት ወገን

Related through the mother.

ከእናት ወገን ጋር የተያያዘ ወይም የሚዛመድ።

Siblings

/ሲብሊንግስ/

ወንድሞችና እህቶች

Each of two or more children having one or both parents in common.

አንድ ወይም ሁለት ወላጆችን የሚጋሩ ልጆች (ወንድሞችና እህቶች)።

Half-siblings

/ሀፍ ሲብሊንግስ/

ከአንድ ወላጅ ብቻ የሚዛመዱ እህትና ወንድሞች

Siblings who share only one parent.

አንድ ወላጅ ብቻ የሚጋሩ እህትማማቾች ወይም ወንድማማቾች።

Uncle-in-law

/አንክል ኢን ሎው/

የአክስት ባል

The husband of one's aunt.

የአንድ ሰው አክስት ባል።

Adoptive

/አዶፕቲቭ/

አሳዳጊ

Related by the act of legal adoption.

በሕጋዊ የጉዲፈቻ ተግባር የተዛመደ።

Intricate

/ኢንትሪኬት/

ውስብስብ

Very complicated or detailed.

በጣም የተወሳሰበ ወይም ዝርዝር ጉዳዮች ያሉት።

Kinship

/ኪንሺፕ/

ዝምድና

Blood relationship or sharing a family connection.

የደም ዝምድና ወይም የቤተሰብ ትስስር።

Ancestry

/አንሰስትሪ/

የዘር ሐረግ

One's family or ethnic descent.

የአንድ ሰው የቤተሰብ ወይም የጎሳ ትውልድ።

Genealogy

/ጂኒያሎጂ/

የትውልድ ጥናት

The study of lines of descent and family history.

የቤተሰብ ታሪክ እና የትውልድ ሐረግ ጥናት።