Let\u2019s continue with our discussion about how we name the members of our family. In part 1 we talked about the immediate family. This blog will widen out to include the extended family.<\/p>\n
mia nonna<\/strong> = my grandmother: la mamma di mio pap\u00e0, cio\u00e8 la mia nonna paterna, si chiamava Rosetta<\/strong> \u2013 my father\u2019s mother, in other words my paternal grandmother, was called Rosetta. La mamma di mia mamma, cio\u00e8 la mia nonna materna, si chiamava Vincenza<\/strong> \u2013 my mother\u2019s mother, in other words my maternal grandmother, was called Vicenza<\/p>\n mio nonno<\/strong> = my grandfather: here we follow the same rule as above, i.e.: il mio nonno paterno\/materno<\/strong><\/p>\n mio zio<\/strong> = my uncle: Zio Luciano \u00e8 il marito della sorella di mia mamma<\/strong> \u2013 Uncle Luciano is my mother\u2019s sister\u2019s husband – in realt\u00e0 Luciano \u00e8 uno zio acquisito<\/strong> \u2013 actually he\u2019s an acquired uncle – non \u00e8 un consanguineo<\/strong> \u2013 he\u2019s not a blood relative<\/p>\n mia zia<\/strong> = my aunt: Zia Vicky, la sorella di mia mamma, abita in Inghilterra ormai da tantissimi anni<\/strong> \u2013 aunt Vicky, my mother\u2019s sister, has lived in England for many years now<\/p>\n Now for something a bit confusing: in Italian we use the same words for nephews and grandchildren.<\/p>\n mio nipote<\/strong> = my nephew, or my grandson, mia nipote<\/strong> = my niece, or my granddaughter. We differentiate either by the context of the conversation, or by clarifying who we\u2019re referring to, e.g. mio nipote Carlo, cio\u00e8 il figlio di mia figlia, ha ventisei anni<\/strong> \u2013 my grandson Carlo, that is my daughter\u2019s son, is twenty six<\/p>\n N.B.<\/strong> we often use the expression nipotino<\/strong> = little nephew\/grandson, and nipotina<\/strong> = little niece\/granddaughter: La mia nipotina Margherita ha i capelli biondi e ricci <\/strong>\u2013 My little niece Margherita has blond curly hair<\/p>\n mio marito<\/strong> = my husband: mio marito \u00e8 Inglese<\/strong> \u2013my husband is English. Il marito di Roberta \u00e8 Francese<\/strong> \u2013 Roberta\u2019s husband is French<\/p>\n mia moglie<\/strong> = my wife: la moglie di Claudio si chiama Annalisa<\/strong> \u2013 Claudio\u2019s wife is called Annalisa<\/p>\n i miei suoceri<\/strong> = my parents in law: mio suocero<\/strong> = my father in law and mia suocera<\/strong> = my mother in law<\/p>\n mio cognato<\/strong> = my brother in law: non ho nessun cognato<\/strong> \u2013 I don\u2019t have any brothers in law<\/p>\n mia cognata<\/strong> = my sister in law: ho quattro cognate<\/strong> \u2013 I\u2019ve got four sisters in law<\/p>\n mio genero<\/strong> = my son in law: il genero di Giorgio fa l\u2019ingegnere<\/strong> \u2013 Giorgio\u2019s son in law is an engineer<\/p>\n mia nuora<\/strong> = my daughter in law: la nuora di Franco ed Elisa non ha figli<\/strong> \u2013 Franco and Elisa\u2019s daughter in law doesn\u2019t have any children<\/p>\n mio cugino\/mia cugina<\/strong> = my cousin (masculine\/feminine): mio cugino Paolo abita in Germania e mia cugina Francesca abita in Svizzera<\/strong> \u2013 my cousin Paolo lives in Germany and my cousin Francesca lives in Switzerland<\/p>\n <\/p>\n P.S. A lot of people get confused about where to use the article when speaking about relatives, e.g. we say mia sorella<\/strong> \u2013 my sister, but le<\/u> mie sorelle<\/strong>\u2013 (the) my sisters. This is quite a difficult topic so I will deal with it in the next blog.<\/p>\n Alla prossima<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let\u2019s continue with our discussion about how we name the members of our family. In part 1 we talked about the immediate family. This blog will widen out to include the extended family. mia nonna = my grandmother: la mamma di mio pap\u00e0, cio\u00e8 la mia nonna paterna, si chiamava Rosetta \u2013 my father\u2019s mother…<\/p>\n