scenario 3 sarah and david are sitting in a cozy ca
"Sarah and David are sitting in a cozy cafe. David is showing Sarah digital photos of his large extended family on his tablet, explaining their complex relationships and backgrounds."
Sarah
An intermediate English learner who is curious about cultural family structures.
David
A native speaker with a large, diverse family background who enjoys storytelling.
The Dialogue
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Scene Vocabulary
Practice vocabulary words & meanings.
/ሜትሪያርክ/
የቤተሰብ መሪ ሴት
A woman who is the head of a family or tribe.
የአንድ ቤተሰብ ወይም የጎሳ መሪ የሆነች ሴት።
/ሲብሊንግስ/
ወንድማማቾች እና እህትማማቾች
Each of two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common.
አንድ ወይም ሁለቱም ወላጆቻቸው አንድ የሆኑ ልጆች።
/ብሌንደድ ፋሚሊ/
የተደባለቀ ቤተሰብ
A family consisting of a couple and their children from this and all previous relationships.
ሁለት ጥንዶች ከቀድሞ ትዳራቸው ያላቸውን ልጆች ይዘው የሚመሰርቱት ቤተሰብ።
/ጋድ-ዶተር/
የክርስትና ልጅ (ሴት)
A female child for whom a person stands as sponsor at baptism.
አንድ ሰው በክርስትና ጥምቀት ወቅት ዋስ ወይም አባት/እናት በመሆን የተቀበላት ሴት ልጅ።
/ዲስታንት ሬላቲቭ/
የሩቅ ዘመድ
A person who is related to you but not closely.
በደም የሚዛመድ ነገር ግን የቅርብ ዝምድና የሌለው ሰው።
/አንሴስተርስ/
ቅድመ አያቶች
A person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.
ከአያት በላይ ያለ የቀድሞ ትውልድ ወይም የዘር ግንድ።
/ኢን-ሎውስ/
የአማች ቤተሰቦች
Relatives by marriage.
በጋብቻ አማካኝነት የሚመጡ የቤተሰብ አባላት።
/ኤስትሬንጅድ/
የተራራቀ / ግንኙነቱ የተቋረጠ
No longer close or on friendly terms with someone.
ከአንድ ሰው ጋር የነበረው ቅርበት ወይም ወዳጅነት የተቋረጠ።
/ፎስተር/
አሳዳጊ (ጊዜያዊ)
To bring up a child that is not one's own by birth.
የራስ ያልሆነን ልጅ ወስዶ ማሳደግ ወይም መንከባከብ።
/አፕብሪንጊንግ/
አስተዳደግ
The treatment and instruction received by a child from its parents throughout its childhood.
አንድ ልጅ በልጅነቱ ከወላጆቹ የሚያገኘው እንክብካቤ እና ትምህርት።