Thẻ ghi nhớ: Relationships + Family collocation | Quizlet

immediate family

gia đình ruột thịt (bố mẹ, anh chị em) (Your parents and siblings are your immediate family.)

extended family

gia đình mở rộng (họ hàng, cô chú, bác...) (Your extended family includes all your relatives - uncles, cousins, great-aunts, etc.)

loving family

gia đình hạnh phúc, yêu thương (If you're lucky, you have a loving family or a close-knit family.)

close-knit family

gia đình gắn bó khăng khít (If you're lucky, you have a loving family or a close-knit family.)

carefree childhood

tuổi thơ vô tư, không lo lắng (If you were raised in a loving family, then you probably had a carefree childhood.)

dysfunctional family

gia đình bất hòa, không hạnh phúc (A family in which the relationships are bad or unhealthy can be called a dysfunctional family.)

troubled childhood

tuổi thơ nhiều rắc rối (If the children experience abuse, poverty, or problems with the law, we can say they had a troubled childhood.)

bitter divorce

ly hôn căng thẳng (Perhaps the parents went through a bitter divorce.)

messy divorce

ly hôn lằng nhằng, nhiều tranh chấp (It's also possible to have a messy divorce, with a prolonged legal battle.)

divorce settlement

thỏa thuận ly hôn (The decisions about the separation of assets are made in the divorce settlement.)

broken home

gia đình tan vỡ (A family in which there are divorces or separations is sometimes called a broken home.)

custody of the children

quyền nuôi con (Sometimes the mother and father fight over custody of the children.)

grant joint custody

cho quyền nuôi con chung (A judge can grant joint custody - that means the ex-husband and ex-wife share the responsibility.)

sole custody

quyền nuôi con đơn phương (A judge might award sole custody to the mother.)

child support

tiền trợ cấp nuôi con (The father has to pay child support - regular payments to help with expenses for the kids.)

mutual divorce/separation

ly hôn đồng thuận (If it was a mutual divorce/separation, then they will probably stay on good terms.)

stay on good terms

giữ quan hệ tốt (They will probably stay on good terms with each other.)

single mother

mẹ đơn thân (If a woman gets pregnant without being married, she will become a single mother.)

abortion

phá thai (Some women choose to have an abortion.)

give the baby up for adoption

cho con làm con nuôi (Others prefer to give the baby up for adoption.)

due date

ngày dự sinh (The time when the baby is planned to arrive is called the due date.)

the baby is due

em bé dự sinh (You can also say the baby is due in mid-October.)

give birth to the baby

sinh con (After the woman has the baby (or gives birth to the baby)...)

adoptive parents

cha mẹ nuôi (The baby is given to the adoptive parents, who will raise the child.)

bring up a child

nuôi dạy con (The adoptive parents will bring up the child as if it was their own.)

birth mother

mẹ ruột (Sometimes the adopted child tries to find their birth mother.)

make friends

kết bạn (When you move to a new city, it can be hard to make friends.)

casual acquaintances

người quen xã giao (You'll probably have a number of casual acquaintances.)

good friends

bạn tốt (Over time, some of these may become good friends.)

close friends

bạn thân (Over time, some of these may become close friends.)

love at first sight

yêu từ cái nhìn đầu tiên (Do you believe in love at first sight?)

strong chemistry

sự hòa hợp mạnh mẽ (Perhaps because they have strong chemistry.)

significant other

người yêu/người quan trọng (Some people believe that their significant other is their soul mate.)

soul mate

tri kỷ (Some people believe that their significant other is their soul mate.)

have feelings for someone

có tình cảm với ai đó (It's possible for one person to have feelings for another person.)

the feeling is not mutual

tình cảm không được đáp lại (If the other person doesn't feel the same way, then the feeling is not mutual.)

not my type

không phải gu của tôi (He's/she's just not my type.)

unrequited love

tình yêu đơn phương (Ah, there's nothing sadder than unrequited love!)

childhood sweetheart

người yêu thời thơ ấu (Some people marry their childhood sweetheart.)

high school/college sweetheart

người yêu thời học cấp 3/đại học (Some people marry their high school/college sweetheart.)

mutual friend

bạn chung (Other couples are introduced by a mutual friend.)

propose to someone

cầu hôn (The man proposes to the woman - he asks her to marry him.)

happily married

hôn nhân hạnh phúc (If the marriage is good, then we say the couple is happily married.)

have an affair

ngoại tình (Sometimes a husband or wife has an affair.)

cheat on someone

lừa dối/ngọai tình với ai đó (They are cheating on their husband/wife.)