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Family and Relatives in Italian

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Hello everybody,

In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨FAMILY AND RELATIVES¨ in Italian

Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !

Good learning ! :)

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Some words for Family and Relatives in Italian

Nos	English	Pronunciation English	ITALIAN	Pronunciation Brazilian Portuguese	Brazilian Portuguese
01	The parents		İ genitori		Os pais
02	The mother		La madre		A mãe
03	The mom		La mamma		A mãe
04	The father		İl padre		O pai
05	The dad		İl papà		O pai
06	The daughter		La figlia		A filha
07	The son		İl figlio		O filho
08	The brother		İl fratello		O irmão
09	The sister		La sorella		A irmã
10	The wife		La moglie		A esposa
11	The husband		İl marito		O marido
12	The aunt		La zia		A tia
13	The oncle		Lo zio		O tio
14	The cousin		İl cugino		O primo
15	The nephew		İl nipote		O sobrinho
16	The niece		La nipote		A sobrinha
17	The grandparents		İ nonni		Os avós
18	The grandmother		La nonna		A avó
19	The grandfather		İl nonno		O avô
20	The Godmother		La madrina		A madrinha
21	The Godfather		İl padrino		O padrinho
22	The boyfriend		İl fidanzato		O namorado
23	The girlfriend		La fidanzata		A namorada
24	The brother-in-law		İl cognato		O cunhado
25	The sister-in-law		La cognata		A cunhada
26	The mother-in-law		La suocera		A sogra
27	The father-in-law		İl suocero		O sogro
28	The son-in-law		İl genero		O genro
29	The daughter-in-law		La nuora		A nora

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Here is some vocabulary in German about Parents and Relatives:Ciao Italian learners!

In today's lesson you will learn some vocabulary and a little Grammar regarding the family in Italian.

Please, feel free to edit this page if you think it can be improved.

Enjoy your language learning journey! :)

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01) Vocabulary

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• I GENITORI: parents

• LA MADRE: mother

• LA MAMMA: mom

• IL PADRE: father

• IL PAPÀ: dad

• LA FIGLIA: daughter

• IL FIGLIO: son

• IL FRATELLO: brother

• LA SORELLA: sister

• LA MOGLIE: wife

• IL MARITO: husband

• LA ZIA: aunt

• LO ZIO: oncle

• IL CUGINO: cousin

• LA CUGINA: cousin

• IL NIPOTE: nephew/grandson

• LA NIPOTE: niece/granddaughter

• I NONNI: grandparents

• LA NONNA: grandmother

• IL NONNO: grandfather

• LA MADRINA: Godmother

• IL PADRINO: Godfather

• IL FIDANZATO / RAGAZZO: boyfriend

• LA FIDANZATA / RAGAZZA: girlfriend

• IL FRATELLASTRO: brother-in-law

• LA SORELLASTRA: sister-in-law

• LA MATRIGNA: mother-in-law

• IL PATRIGNO: father-in-law

• IL FIGLIASTRO: son-in-law

• LA FIGLIASTRA: daughter-in-law

02) Possessive adjectives and family names

Here is an interesting point in Italian regarding possessive adjectives and family names.

You don't use an article in front of the possessive adjective if it is in front of a family name in the singular (madre, padre, figlio, figlia, fratello, sorella, marito, moglie, ecc.).

However, you use an article in the plural.

03) Family name in the singular

• mia madre (fa eccezione "mamma", la mia mamma)
• tuo padre (fa eccezione "papà" e "babbo", il tuo papà, il tuo babbo)
• suo fratello
• vostra sorella

04) Family name in the plural

• i suoi fratelli
• le vostre sorelle
• i nostri nonni
• le sue cugine

05) Family name with an adjective or if modified

If the family name in the singular goes with an adjective (example: la mia sorella minore) or is modified (example: fratellino, sorellaccia, nonnino, and so on)

you add an article in front of the possessive adjective:

• il mio fratello maggiore
• la tua bella sorella
• la mia sorella sposata
• il mio fratellino

06) About the Possessive (loro)

With "loro" you always need the article:

Singular:

• il loro padre
• la loro madre
• il loro fratello

Plural:

• i loro fratelli
• le loro zie
• i loro nipoti

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