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Apr 28, 2010

how do you say "niece" and "nephew" in Hebrew? http://ktzat-ivrit.ulpan.com

אחיין, אחיינית

Brother is אָח (ahkh); sister is אָחוֹת (ah-KHOHT). I would rate these as Level 2 words for Ulpan La-Inyan.

Nephew is אַחְיָן (ahkh-YAHN), and niece is אַחְיָנִית (ahkh-yah-NEET). These are more likely to be encountered in a Level 3 or Level 4 discussion.

For example, I would say, יֵשׁ לִי אחיינית חֲדָשָׁה (yesh lee ahkh-yah-NEET hah-dah-SHAH) - I have a new niece.