{"id":9289,"date":"2015-06-01T21:32:46","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T19:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=9289"},"modified":"2015-06-01T21:32:46","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T19:32:46","slug":"la-famiglia-italiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/la-famiglia-italiana\/","title":{"rendered":"La Famiglia Italiana"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Don\u2019t ever take sides with anyone against the family\u2026Ever”<\/span><\/strong> (Al Pacino – The Godfather)<\/em>.
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La famiglia<\/strong>\u00a0is an absolutely\u00a0fundamental element of Italian culture, and if you spend any amount of time here you\u2019ll soon find yourself being \u2018interrogated\u2019 about \u2018la tua famiglia\u2019<\/strong>. But how do you describe the family hierarchy, and what if you want to talk about your brother in law\u2019s cousin\u2019s cat? Let\u2019s take a look at the three main subdivisions of the family:<\/p>\n

parents =\u00a0genitori<\/strong>
\nfather = padre<\/strong>
\ndad = pap\u00e0<\/strong> or\u00a0 babbo<\/strong>
\nmother = madre<\/strong>
\nmum = mamma<\/strong><\/p>\n

relatives = parenti<\/strong>
\nhusband= marito<\/strong>
\nwife = moglie<\/strong>
\nson = figlio<\/strong>
\ndaughter =\u00a0figlia<\/strong>
\nchildren = figli<\/strong> if all male or mixed gender, figlie<\/strong> if all female
\nbrother =\u00a0fratello<\/strong>
\nsister = sorella<\/strong>
\nsiblings= fratelli<\/strong>, e.g.: ho tre fratelli, due\u00a0fratelli e una sorella<\/strong> (I\u2019ve got three siblings, two brothers and a sister)
\ngrandfather =\u00a0nonno<\/strong>
\ngrandmother =\u00a0nonna<\/strong>
\ngrandparents = nonni<\/strong>
\ngreat grandparents = bisnonni<\/strong>
\nuncle = zio<\/strong>
\naunt = zia<\/strong>, e.g.: zia Vittoria \u00e8 la sorella di mia mamma<\/strong> (aunt Vittoria is my mother\u2019s sister)
\naunts and uncles =\u00a0zii<\/strong>
\ncousin (male) = cugino<\/strong>
\ncousin (female) = cugina<\/strong> e.g.: mia cugina Francesca \u00e8 la figlia di mio zio Luciano<\/strong> (my cousin Francesa is my uncle Luciano’s daughter)
\ncousins = cugini<\/strong>
\nnephew\/grandson = nipote<\/strong>
\nniece\/granddaughter =\u00a0nipote
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

acquired relatives = parenti acquisiti<\/strong>
\nson in law = genero<\/strong>: il marito della figlia<\/strong> (the daughter\u2019s husband)
\ndaughter in law = nuora<\/strong>: la moglie del figlio<\/strong> (the son\u2019s wife)
\nfather in law = suocero<\/strong>: il padre del marito o della moglie<\/strong> (the husband or wife\u2019s father)
\nmother in law = suocera<\/strong>: la madre del marito o della moglie<\/strong> (the husband or wife\u2019s mother)
\nparents in law = suoceri<\/strong>
\nbrother in law =\u00a0cognato<\/strong> e.g.: mio cognato Vincenzo \u00e8 il marito di mia sorella minore<\/strong> (my brother in law Vincenzo is my younger sister\u2019s husband)
\nsister in law = cognata<\/strong>
\ngodfather = padrino<\/strong>
\ngodmother = madrina
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Don't<\/a><\/dt>\n
Il Padrino (The Godfather)<\/em><\/span><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Notes<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n