LingoflyPeople and family in Valencian
229 words in Valencian on the topic “people and family”: l'amic — friend, la família — family, la mare — mother, el pare — father. 229 words can be played from recordings.
229 words on the topic
- l'amicfriendThe article shrinks before the vowel: l'amic, l'amiga. A mere acquaintance is un conegut
- la famíliafamilyA false friend: it is the family, not the surname — the surname is el cognom. Stress on the í: fa-MÍ-lia
- la maremotherThe neutral word, for documents and talk about third persons. The cuddly mum is mamà, stress at the end. The sea is el mar — the article tells them apart
- el parefatherThe cuddly one is papà, stress at the end. The accent decides: papa without it is potato and the Pope
- el fillchildA child as somebody's son or daughter. In the plural els fills is children in general; the toddler on his own is el xiquet, a Valencian word the central norm swaps for nen
- el fillsonThe entry is fill again, this time the son of the family — the suffix marks the second dictionary entry
- la personapersonA person of any kind; grammatically feminine even about men: una persona amable
- l'homemanAn adult man; the plural homes. Not to be mixed with the house — that is la casa
- la donawomanAn adult woman; the wife in older speech: la meua dona
- el joveyoung manLiterally young man: jove is the adjective young
- la noiayoung womanA girl or young woman; the everyday address for waitresses too
- l'anciàelderly manThe respectful old person: l'ancià, l'ànciana. Say it this way and you will never go wrong
- el desconegutstrangerFrom desconèixer, not to know. Un desconegut m'ha ajutat — a stranger helped me: the word of kind stories
- la multitudcrowdFeminine: «la multitud». «Una multitud de gent» — a crowd of people; at Valencian festivals it is never otherwise
- els paresparentsAlways plural — the parents; mine speak Valencian
- el germàbrotherThe brother; mine is ten years old
- la germanasisterThe pair of el germà. Germana petita — a little sister: seniority is expressed with an adjective
- l'àviagrandmotherThe grandmother; she lives with us
- l'avigrandfatherThe grandfather; he plays chess with the child
- la tiaauntBoth the aunt and a colloquial address to a young woman: la tia del costat — the one next door
- el netgrandsonThe grandson; he hugs grandma. Also clean — context decides
- el parentrelativeThe relative; I have some in Valencia
- el cosícousin (male)The boy cousin; mine is from Valencia
- els xiquetskidsThe Valencian children — the xiquets; they run in the yard. The central norm says nens
- el xiquetboyThe little Valencian; he sleeps in his room
- la xiquetagirl (child)The little Valencian girl; she draws a house
- la filladaughterThe daughter; mine speaks Valencian and Russian
- quants anys tens?how old are you?Literally how many years do you have — age is had
- l'adultadultFeminine: «l'adulta». «Món adult» — the adult world: a teenagers’ phrase
- l'adolescentteenagerThe adolescent; he walks with friends
- el nadóbabyThe newborn — the baby; it sleeps a lot
- l'edatageStressed on the second syllable: eh-DAHT. L'edat mitjana — the average age and the Middle Ages at once
- tinc trenta anysI'm thirty years oldLiterally I have thirty years; this year it's true
- la teuladaroofWith the diphthong eu inside: tew-LAH-dah. Red tiles are teulada vermella: the view from above of the old town
- la paretwallThe wall; a picture hangs on it
- el dormitoribedroomLiterally the sleeping room; it has a big window
- el paticourtyardThe courtyard; an orange tree grows in it
- el sostreceilingSOHS-tre with an s before t. Ceiling and roof are different words: el sostre inside, la teulada above
- el portalgateThe doorway-gate; it is always closed
- la tancafenceThe fence of the garden; a low one
- el garatgegarageThe garage; the car is in it
- la bústiamailboxThe letterbox; the letters are in it
- el cellercellarThe cellar; it is cool there in summer
- rentar els platsto do the dishesWash the plates; I do it after supper
- escombrarto sweepThe entry is the sweeping; sweep the kitchen floor
- rentar la robato wash clothesWash the clothes; on Saturdays I do
- preparar el soparto make supperPrepare the supper; I make it for the whole family
- treure les escombrariesto take out the trashTake out the trash; I do it every evening
- l'aspiradorvacuum cleanerThe aspirator; vacuum the bedroom with it
- el raspallbrushThe brush; I clean with this one
- la galledabucketThe bucket; it's full of water
- la planxairon (appliance)Feminine: la planxa. La planxa és calenta — the phrase of every ironing Sunday
- ajudarto helpA relative of the Spanish ayudar, just so. Ajuda'm, si us plau — help me, please
- tanca la portaclose the doorThe command entry: close the door — it's cold
- obre la finestraopen the windowThe command entry: open the window — it's hot
- demanarto requestThe entry is the asking — the request kind; we ask the neighbor for help
- puc entrar?may I come in?Literally can I enter; may I, please?
- passa'mpass meThe pass-me command with the pronoun glued on; the salt, please
- silenci, si us plauquiet, pleaseThe command entry: silence — the little one sleeps
- ara vincI'll be right thereLiterally now I come; I'm in the kitchen
- permetreto allowPermit; he doesn't allow me to go to the feast
- prohibirto forbidSigns say «Prohibit» — «forbidden»: a single participle, no verb
- arrissatcurlyAbout hair: el cabell arrissat, curly hair. Its opposite is llis: el cabell llis, straight hair
- calbbaldQuedar-se calb — to go bald. It is politer to speak not of the person but of the hair: té el cap calb — he has a bald head
- canósgray-hairedThe white-haired; the neighbor's hair is gray
- l'alçadaheight (of a person)The height; his is one meter eighty
- esveltslimSlender; he is slim because he runs every morning
- d'alçada mitjanaof medium heightLiterally "of medium height" — how a person is described in ads and by the police. The order is obligatory: alçada mitjana, not the reverse
- aprimar-seto slim downMake oneself thin; he lost five kilograms running in the park
- guanyar pesto gain weightThe same guanyar as in guanyar el partit: weight here is "won", not gained. Losing it is perdre pes — honest symmetry
- generósgenerousGenerous; he always pays for everybody's coffee
- pacientpatientThe same word as «el pacient», a patient: both from Latin patiens — enduring. Patience is «la paciència»: «tingueu paciència» — be patient
- treballadorhard-workingThe worker — the hard-working one; he is serious and very much so
- de confiançatrustworthyOf confidence; Maria is a person you can trust
- sociablesociableSociable; he talks with all the neighbors
- atentcaringThe attentive — the caring one; he is very caring with grandma
- seriósseriousWith an accent on «ó». Feminine: «seriosa»: «una empresa seriosa» — a reliable firm
- ben educatwell-manneredWell educated; the children always say thank you
- el sentit de l'humorsense of humorThe sense of humor; with it everything is easier
- gasiustingyThe stingy one; he doesn't share even a piece of bread
- tossutstubbornSpelled «tossut», feminine «tossuda». Used for donkeys and bosses alike
- grollerrudeRude in words and manners. The standing pair: groller amb el cambrer — rude to the waiter; by this sign a person is judged at once
- descaratcheekyThe unashamed — the cheeky one; he asks strangers for money
- astutcunningThe astute; the cat is — it steals food from the table
- xerrairechattyFrom xerrar — to chat: a chatterbox here is a 'chatterer'. Both adjective and noun: és un xerraire — he is a chatterbox
- despistatabsent-mindedThe un-guided; he always loses the keys
- irasciblehot-temperedOne form for both genders. From Latin ira — anger: someone who flares up instantly
- indiferentindifferentThe indifferent; he seems it, but he listens to everything
- l'hàbithabitThe same word also means a monk’s habit. «Un bon hàbit» — a good habit
- l'amigafriend (female)The woman friend; she invited me to supper
- el conegutacquaintanceThe known one — the acquaintance; at the market I met one from the university
- el talenttalentMasculine, an international word. Tenir talent per a… — to have a talent for: music, languages, baking
- el principiantbeginnerThe beginning one; the Tuesday course is for beginners
- el professionalprofessionalBoth adjective and noun: un professional — a pro. Fes-ho revisar per un professional — advice that saves money
- néixerto be bornTo be born here is "to be birthed": néixer is both to be born and to rise, of the sun. Vaig néixer — I was born: the first word of any biography
- la infànciachildhoodThe childhood; he spent it in a seaside village
- la joventutyouthFeminine, from jove — young: youth here is 'youngness'. La joventut d'abans — the youth of earlier times: the theme of all table talk
- la vida adultaadult lifeLiterally "the adult life": it begins suddenly — with the first rent. La vida adulta no és fàcil — said with a sigh
- la generaciógenerationFeminine. «La meua generació» — us and our peers: always a little to blame
- el poble natalhome townLiterally the natal village; every summer he returns to it
- el pobletsmall villageThe little village; he was born in a mountain one
- acabar l'escolato finish schoolFinish the school; last year he did and found work
- trobar la primera feinato find a first jobThe first work; in Valencia he found one at a hotel
- viure cinc anys al paísto live five years in a countryLive five years; the family did in the neighboring country
- el recorda memoryThe record of memory; of that summer a kind one stays with me
- venir al capto come to mindCome to the head; his name doesn't come to me
- oblidarto forget (once)«No ho oblides» — don’t forget: a polite request and a favourite line on postcards
- una vegadaonce upon a timeLiterally "one time": once here works in a fairy tale and in life alike. The opening of all grandpa's stories
- de petitas a childLiterally as little; I went fishing with grandpa
- en aquella èpocain those timesThat epoch; there were no mobile phones in it
- va ser fa moltit was long agoLiterally it was long ago; we didn't have a car yet
- la primera vegadathe first timeThe first time; I flew on a plane in 2019
- no ho oblidaré maiI will never forgetI will never forget; thanks for everything
- la fotografia antigaold photographLiterally "an ancient photograph": antiga — of old, not simply worn. On these everyone is in black and white and nobody looks into the lens
- començar una vida novato start a new lifeThe new life; they left for Canada to start one
- canviar de feinato change jobsChange the work; he did to be home more
- marxar a l'estrangerto move abroadLiterally "to leave abroad": marxar — to leave. L'estranger — abroad: one letter from "strange" (estrany)
- crear una famíliato start a familyCreate the family; they want to and buy a house
- tot ha canviateverything has changedAll has changed; since the girl was born, it has
- mantenir la famíliato support a familyMaintain the family; with two salaries it is easier
- l'herènciainheritanceFeminine. To inherit is «heretar», an heir is «l'hereu». The notary never runs out of work
- el testamentwill (testament)Masculine: «el testament». People write it without waiting for sad times
- ricrichThe rich; he isn't, but he never lacks anything
- pobrepoorThe poor; the neighborhood was, but full of life
- el company de pisflatmateThe companion of the flat; mine never does the dishes
- l'amic d'infànciachildhood friendThe friend of childhood; I still see him every summer
- el parent llunyàdistant relativeThe far relative; he wrote to us from France
- criar els fillsto raise childrenRaise the children; they raised theirs in a small flat
- conegutfamousThe known one — the famous; he is a very famous painter in Catalonia
- fortstrong (body)The entry is strong again — of the body; he is strong and very patient
- el compromísengagementThe entry is the compromise — now the engagement; it was in summer, the wedding in spring
- l'anell de compromísengagement ringThe ring of engagement; it came out a bit big on her
- el vestit de núviawedding dressThe dress of the bride; she is looking for one in three cities
- el matrimoni civilcivil marriageThe civil marriage; it takes place at the town hall, with a short speech
- els nuvisnewlywedsAlways plural — the newlyweds; they leave on a trip the day after the banquet
- la lluna de melhoneymoonLiterally the honey moon; grandpa and grandma paid for it, as a surprise
- l'estrena de la casahousewarmingThe debut of the house; everybody brought bread and salt
- la festa de graduaciógraduationThe graduation; at it the mums cried more than the children
- el dolmourningThe grief — the mourning; the family keeps it a year, as custom demands
- les condolencescondolencesAlways plural; they are expressed standing, with a hand on the shoulder
- el respecte pels gransrespect for eldersThe respect for the elders; it is taught at the table, not at school
- la festa familiarfamily get-togetherThe family feast; one Sunday a month, no excuses
- raonablereasonableThe reasonable; a reasonable price and a reasonable schedule are half of happiness
- la bondatkindnessThe goodness; his is seen in little things: he always carries bread for the pigeons
- la sang fredacomposureThe cold blood — the composure; with it even a fire doesn't shake his calm
- la paciènciapatienceThe patience; teaching to read requires it and a lot of coffee
- l'egoismeselfishnessThe selfishness; a little is healthy: you can care for others if you're all right yourself
- la mandralaziness (the feeling)The laziness; today it wins: the sofa and a film decided for me
- l'obstinacióobstinacyThe obstination; his brings him to the finish even if it rains three days
- la curiositatcuriosityThe curiosity; his has no age: he asks about everything he sees
- l'honestedathonestyThe honesty; his is known: he returns the change even if it's ten cents
- l'enginyresourcefulnessThe wit — the resourcefulness; with it he fixed the fridge with a rubber band
- la despreocupaciócarefreenessThe un-care; his amuses until the electricity bill comes
- deciditresoluteThe decided; he is resolute: tomorrow he leaves, and that's it, asking nobody
- tímidtimidThe timid; he is at first, but when he sings his voice opens to everybody
- susceptiblethin-skinnedThe susceptible; don't tell him he sings badly: he is very thin-skinned
- de tracte fàcileasy-goingOf easy dealing; he is: ask him to change a shift and he says yes
- minuciósmeticulousThe meticulous; he checks every bill three times before paying
- orgullóspridefulThe proud; he is so he'd rather lose the game than ask forgiveness
- servicialobligingThe serviceful; he carries the neighbor's groceries every Wednesday
- reservatreservedThe reserved; you learn his birthday only from his documents
- directestraightforwardThe entry is direct — the speech kind; if the soup is oversalted he tells the waiter and the cook
- imprevisibleunpredictableThe un-predictable; one day he comes with flowers, another with a new excuse
- obeirto obeyObey; the dog obeys at the first call; the cat pretends not to have heard
- presumirto boastPresume; he boasts of his grandson: already walking, and ten months old
- xafardejarto gossipGossip is «les xafarderies», a gossip is «el xafarder». The sound of the word already whispers
- fingirto feignFeign; he feigns sleep when he hears the alarm, like all cats
- contenir-seto hold backContain oneself; he did and didn't say what he thought of the report
- prendre el pèlto teaseTake the hair — tease; the older brother always teases the younger in front of friends
- inventar-seto make something upInvent oneself; he made up a meeting to leave an hour earlier
- escoltar d'amagatto eavesdropListen hidden; the child eavesdropped on the parents from the stairs
- imposar-seto impose oneselfImpose oneself; at supper he always does and in the end decides the menu himself
- mantenir la paraulato keep one's wordMaintain the word; the rain fell all day, but he kept his word and came
- merèixerto deserveMerit; he deserved the prize: three years of training in the rain
- retreureto reproachRe-prove; he reproached me a thousand times for being late, but he is never on time either
- lloarto acclaimThe entry is the praising — the public kind; the critics acclaimed the film, but the public didn't come
- condemnarto condemnCondemn; all the papers condemned the decision to close the library
- fallarto let downFail; on the exam day memory let me down, not effort
- de propòsitdeliberatelyOf purpose — deliberately; he did it on purpose: the chair stood right before
- per una estupidesaover a silly thingFor a stupidity; he lost his job over one: he told the boss the truth
- amb la millor intenciówith the best intentionsWith the best intention; he dropped the cake with the best intentions — he wanted to help cut it
- això no es fathat's not doneThis is not done; neighbors' news is not discussed at full voice
- sense mala intenciówithout maliceWithout bad intention; he broke the jug without malice — he only wanted to move it
- la confiançatrustThe confidence — the trust; it is earned little by little and lost in one go
- l'envejaenvyThe entry is the envy — the feeling; the neighbor's of the new window lasts longer than the repair
- la llàstimapityThe entry is the pity; he helped the street cat not from pity but with care and food
- la influènciainfluenceThe entry is the influence — the power; grandpa has great influence in the town: his word opens doors
- l'autoritatauthorityThe authority; he doesn't shout: he has it, and it is seen at first glance
- recíprocamentmutuallyReciprocally; we like each other mutually, without counting or queues
- d'igual a igualas equalsOf equal to equal; the children argue as equals with grandpa, and nobody yields
- portar-se béto hit it offCarry oneself well — get along; both dogs did from the first day, a miracle
- mantenir-se al margeto stay out of itKeep oneself at the margin; she stays out of the quarter's quarrel, and in the end she decides
- el marithusbandThe man in a marriage. His counterpart is la muller or l'esposa
- l'esposawifeNote the apostrophe: l'esposa — the article shrinks before a vowel. The everyday rural word is la muller
- la gentpeopleGrammatically singular: la gent espera — people are waiting. English takes a plural verb here, the language a singular one
- la sogramother-in-lawThe husband's mother; she cooks for the whole family on Sundays
- la sogramother-in-law (wife's mother)The entry is the mother-in-law again — the wife's side; she brings pastries every time she comes
- el sogrefather-in-lawThe father-in-law; he fixes everything that breaks at home
- el gendreson-in-lawThe son-in-law; the new one washes the dishes on his first Christmas
- la noradaughter-in-lawThe daughter-in-law; she and mum talk on the phone every evening
- el nebotnephewThe nephew; the nephews arrive on Friday and leave on Sunday
- la nebodanieceThe niece; the youngest one can already read long words
- la nétagranddaughterThe granddaughter; the eldest already cooks better than her mum
- els bessonstwinsAlways plural; they say one word at the same time
- la parentelathe whole clanThe kindred — the extended family; at Christmas the whole clan has lunch at grandma and grandpa's
- el germà granolder brotherThe big brother; he always leaves half the pie
- la germana petitayounger sisterThe little sister; she comes into the parents' bed at six in the morning
- el fill úniconly childLiterally the only son; the neighbor's talks like an adult
- la cosinacousin (female)The girl cousin; the one from Alicante comes with the family every summer
- la madrastrastepmotherThe stepmother; in tales she is cruel, in life not always
- el padrastrestepfatherThe stepfather; he teaches him to put up a tent
- l'orfeorphanThe orphan; in the tale he lives with grandma at the foot of the mountain
- la víduawidowThe widow; grandpa Ramon's still waters the geraniums every morning
- l'espòsspouse (husband)The formal husband; Marta's cooks better than she does
- l'esposaspouse (wife)The entry is the wife again — the formal one; the spouses leave the church through the petals
- el menudetlittle oneA diminutive of «menut», small; a little girl is «la menudeta». The name for the youngest in the family
- el nounatnewbornThe just-born; it sleeps in the basket next to the bed
- el cotxetbaby strollerThe little car — the stroller; dad carries it down the stairs every morning
- la cangurnannyThe kangaroo, el cangur — and the nanny, la cangur: one form; she comes at nine and the children are already in bed
- la ninadollThe doll; the old one has a dress made of a handkerchief
- els gronxadorsswingsFrom «gronxar», to swing; usually plural. The queue for them is the playground’s first argument
- l'educacióupbringingThe same word as education: Valencian does not split them. Tenir educació — to have good manners: the most precious dowry
- obedientobedientObedient; the dog is, the cat does what it wants
- fer amistatto make friendsMake friendship; at the new playground the child does it in ten minutes
- l'amiguetbuddyThe little friend — the buddy; my brother and his invent new games every day
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What is worth knowing about these words
l'amic — friend. The article shrinks before the vowel: l'amic, l'amiga. A mere acquaintance is un conegut.
la família — family. A false friend: it is the family, not the surname — the surname is el cognom. Stress on the í: fa-MÍ-lia.
la mare — mother. The neutral word, for documents and talk about third persons. The cuddly mum is mamà, stress at the end. The sea is el mar — the article tells them apart.
el pare — father. The cuddly one is papà, stress at the end. The accent decides: papa without it is potato and the Pope.
Test yourself
First by ear — the way you will meet the word in conversation. Click the speaker and pick the translation.
- What is this word?
It is l'amic — friend.
- What is this word?
It is l'home — man.
- What is this word?
It is els pares — parents.
- What is this word?
It is el net — grandson.
- What is this word?
It is quants anys tens? — how old are you?
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “friend” in Valencian?
The article shrinks before the vowel: l'amic, l'amiga. A mere acquaintance is un conegut
- How do you say “man” in Valencian?
An adult man; the plural homes. Not to be mixed with the house — that is la casa
- How do you say “parents” in Valencian?
Always plural — the parents; mine speak Valencian
- How do you say “grandson” in Valencian?
The grandson; he hugs grandma. Also clean — context decides
- How do you say “how old are you?” in Valencian?
Literally how many years do you have — age is had
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Mum, friend, child, neighbour. The first thing people ask you about, and the first thing you tell about yourself.
A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- Study spread over days wins not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “friend” in Valencian?
«l'amic». The article shrinks before the vowel: l'amic, l'amiga. A mere acquaintance is un conegut. It is one of 229 words in the set “people and family” — the rest are in the table above.
How many family words do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 229 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.
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