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Family Talking about family Love and Marriage

Are you married?

What is your marital status? (formal)
What's your marital status?
I'm single.
I'm a bachelor.
I'm a maiden.
I'm engaged. (man)
I'm engaged. (woman)
We are engaged.
Are you married? (man)
I'm married. (man)
I have a wife.
Are you married? (woman)
I'm married. (woman)
I have a husband.
I'm divorced.
I'm a widower. (man)
I'm a widow. (woman)
I'm already a grandfather.
I'm already a grandmother.

We're talking about family

What is ...'s name?
What is your wife's name?
What is your husband's name?
What is your daughter's name?
What is your son's name?
His/ Her name is ...
The oldest son's name is Philip.
How old is he?
How old is she?
How old is your daughter?
He's 30./ She's 30.
The youngest daughter is four years old.
Do you have any children?
We have no children.
We have children.
We have a son.
I have a daughter.
I have two sons.
I have two daughters and one son.
We have three children.
Do you have any siblings?
I'm an only child.
I have a sister.
I have two sisters.
I have a brother.
I have two brothers and one sister.
I have a younger sister and an older brother.
I'm two years older than my brother.
I'm three years younger than my sister.
We are of the same age.
Do you have a big family?
I have a large family.
I have a small family.
Are you any relation?
He is my close (distant) relative.
Do you have any relatives abroad?
I have almost no relatives.

Talking about the wedding day

We're going to a wedding.
When did you get married?
Where did the reception take place?
Is it going to be a big wedding?
How many guests did you invite to the reception?
More than 100 wedding guests were invited.
My best friend acted as my best man.
Where did you go on your honeymoon?

Talking about children

I'm expecting a baby boy (girl).
How far along are you?
I'm five months pregnant.
When was your child born?
Did you have maternity leave?
He takes after her mother.
Your son is the spitting image of his father.
My brother was his godfather.
My child goes to a public school.
My daughter goes to a private school.
My son is at the university.
Our children are still small.
Our children are already grown.

Funeral

The funeral is next Tuesday at twelve.
Please accept my condolences.
My grandma died at the age of eighty.
My grandfather died last year.
What did he die of?

Useful vocabulary

  • boyfriend
  • girlfriend
  • fiancé
  • fiancée
  • engaged
  • married
  • married
  • separated
  • separation
  • divorced
  • divorced (woman)
  • ex-husband
  • ex-wife
  • widower
  • widow
  • widowed
  • funeral
  • coffin
  • to make a will
  • to inherit
  • fortune
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