An Teaglach - the family
DAOINE - People
man fear, am fear na fir
woman bean, a' bhean na mnathan
child (small) pàiste, am pàiste na pàistean
baby leanabh, an leanabh na leanabhan
boy balach, am balach na balaich
girl caileag, a' chaileag na caileagan
old man bodach, am bodach na bodaich
old woman cailleach, a' chailleach na cailleachan
NA TEAGHLACH - the family
father athair, an t-athair na h-athraichean
mother màthair, a' mhàthair na màthraichean
son mac, am mac na mic
daughter nighean, an nighean na nigheanan
brother bràthair, am bràthair na bràithrean
sister piuthar, a' phiuthar na peathraichean
grandfather seanair, an seanair na seanairean
grandmother seanmhair, an t-seanmhair na seanmhairean
uncle (paternal) bràthair-athar
uncle (maternal) bràthair-màthar
aunt (paternal) piuthar-athar
aunt (maternal) piuthar-màthar
cousin co-ogha, an co-ogha na co-oghaichean
uncle uncail, an t-uncail na uncailean
aunt antaidh, an antaidh na antaidhean
cousin cousin
personal pronouns possessive adjectives
I, me mi my mo
thou, thee thu (friendly you) thine do
he, him, it e his a
she, her, it i her a
we, us sinn our ar
you sibh (formal you) your ur
they iad their an/ am
my your his her our/ your
father m' athair d' athair ' athair a h-athair ar/ ur n-athair
mother mo mhàthair do mhàthair a mhàthair a màthair ar/ ur màthair
son mo mhac do mhac a mhac a mac ar/ ur mac
daughter mo nighean do nighean a nighean a nighean ar/ ur nighean
brother mo bhràthair do bhràthair a bhràthair a bràthair ar/ ur bràthair
sister mo phiuthar do phiuthar a phiuthar a piuthar ar/ ur piuthar
grandfather mo sheanair do sheanair a sheanair a seanair ar/ ur seanair
grandmother mo sheanmhair do sheanmhair a sheanmhair a seanmhair ar/ ur seanmhair
Notice that I did not include the possessive "their" in the table. The possessive adjective for "their" is an (or am in front of b, f, m, p). These are identical to the definite article an/ am. For clarity's sake, another form of possession is generally employed aca.
their father an t-athair aca
their mother a' mhathair aca
their son am mac aca
their sister a' phiuthar aca
Similar confusion can exist differentiating between his and her in some cases (see above, nighean - daughter). In these cases, the same sort of possessive is used to distinguish between them, aige for "his" and aice for "her".
his daughter a nighean nighean aige
her daughter a nighean nighean aice
And one more list - lest we forget
pet peata, am peata na peatachan
dog cù, an cù na coin
puppy cuilean, an cuilean na cuileanan
cat cat, an cat na cait
kitten piseag, a' phiseag na piseagan
fish iasg, an t-iasg na èisg
mouse luch, an luch na luchan
ferret neas, an neas na neasan
bird eun, an t-eun na eòin
owl cailleach-oidhche, a' chailleach-oidhche
na cailleachan-oidhch
turtle turtar, an turtar na turtaran
frog losgan, an losgan na losgannan
toad muile-mhàg, a' mhuile-mhàg na muileacha-màg
I invite you to use the words in these lists to make sentences about where various members of the family are using the list posted last week of the rooms of the house list.