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Family in Italian
Family in Italian
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Ciao! everybody,

Welcome to our Italian Vocabulary lesson on Family! 🇮🇹 In today's lesson, you will learn some essential vocabulary and a bit of grammar related to family members in Italian. As you progress in your language learning journey, don't forget to explore other related topics such as Italian Family and Relationships, Dinner Table Vocabulary, and Body Parts Vocabulary to enrich your Italian language skills even further.

Please, feel free to edit this page if you think it can be improved. Enjoy your language learning journey! 😊

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: half-brother (if there is a parent in common), stepbrother (son of parent's spouse)
  • LA SORELLASTRA: half-sister (if there is a parent in common), stepsister (daughter of parent's spouse)
  • LA MATRIGNA: stepmother
  • IL PATRIGNO: stepfather
  • IL FIGLIASTRO: stepson
  • LA FIGLIASTRA: stepdaughter
  • IL COGNATO: brother-in-law
  • LA COGNATA: sister-in-law
  • LA SUOCERA: mother-in-law
  • IL SUOCERO: father-in-law
  • IL GENERO: son-in-law
  • LA NUORA: daughter-in-law

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.

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

Family name in the plural

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

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

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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Portuguese

01 The parents ee jeh nih toh rih İ genitori i dje ni tó ri Os pais
02 The mother lah mah dreh La madre la má dre A mãe
03 The mom lah mahm mah La mamma la mám ma A mãe
04 The father ihl pah dreh İl padre iL pá dre O pai
05 The dad ihl pah pah İl papà iL pa pá O pai
06 The daughter lah fih lyah La figlia la fí lha A filha
07 The son ihl fih lyoh İl figlio iL fí lho O filho
08 The brother ihl frah tehl loh İl fratello iL fra téL lo O irmão
09 The sister lah soh reh lah La sorella la so réL la A irmã
10 The wife lah moh lyeh La moglie la mo lhé A esposa
11 The husband ihl mah rih toh İl marito iL ma rí to O marido
12 The aunt lah tsyah La zia la tsía A tia
13 The oncle loh tsyoh Lo zio lo tsío O tio
14 The cousin ihl kou jih noh İl cugino iL ku djí no O primo
15 The nephew ihl nih poh teh İl nipote iL ni pó te O sobrinho
16 The niece lah nih poh teh La nipote la ni pó te A sobrinha
17 The grandparents ee nohn nih İ nonni i nón ni Os avós
18 The grandmother lah nohn nah La nonna la nón na A avó
19 The grandfather ihl noh noh İl nonno iL nón no O avô
20 The Godmother lah mah drih nah La madrina la ma drí na A madrinha
21 The Godfather ihl pah drih noh İl padrino iL pa drí no O padrinho
22 The boyfriend ihl fih dahn tsah toh İl fidanzato iL fi dan tsá to O namorado
23 The girlfriend lah fih dahn tsah tah La fidanzata la fi dan tsá ta A namorada
24 The brother-in-law ihl koh nyah toh İl cognato iL ko nhá to O cunhado
25 The sister-in-law lah koh nyah tah La cognata la ko nhá ta A cunhada
26 The mother-in-law lah sou oh che rah La suocera la suo tché ra A sogra
27 The father-in-law ihl sou oh cheh roh İl suocero iL suo tché ro O sogro
28 The son-in-law ihl jeh neh roh İl genero iL djé ne ro O genro
29 The daughter-in-law lah nou oh rah La nuora la núo ra A nora

Videos

Italian family members - Learn italian family names - YouTube

Learn the Top 20 Must-Know Family Words in Italian - YouTube

Italian Words of the Week with Ilaria - Family - YouTube

FUN ITALIAN - La mia famiglia - My family (beginners 2) - YouTube

La mia famiglia - Italian Family Vocabulary | Italiano A1/A2 - YouTube

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