La famiglia italiana – PODCAST

Learnthevocabularyrelatedtothe”famiglia”.Listentothepodcast. WhenIwasachild(unbambino)myfamily,(lamiafamiglia)usuallymetinspecialoccasions,mainlyreligiousevents,likeweddings(matrimoni),communions(comunioni),baptisms(battesimi)andsoon.Wecouldn’tmeetatsomebody’shouse,weweretoomany(eravamotroppi).So,weusedtogoatbigrestaurantsinthecountryside(incampagna)andcelebratetogether.Mygrandpa(miononno),theheadofthefamily,usedtositcapotavola,guestofhonor.

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  • ilpadre=father
  • lamadre=mother
  • ilpapà=dad
  • lamamma=mom
  • ilnonno=grandpa
  • lanonna=grandma
  • lozio=uncle
  • lazia=aunt
  • ilfiglio=son
  • lafiglia=daughter
  • ilfratello=brother
  • lasorella=sister
  • ilnipote=nephew
  • lanipote=niece
  • inonni=grandparents

  • igenitori=parents
  • iparenti=relatives
  • glizii=uncles
  • ifigli=offspring
  • ifratelli=brothers
  • lesorelle=sisters
  • ilmarito=husband
  • lamoglie=wife
  • ilsuocero=f.inlaw
  • lasuocera=m.inlaw
  • ilcognato=b.inlaw
  • lacognata=s.inlaw
  • ilcugino=cousin(m)
  • lacugina=cousin(f)
  • icugini=cousins

 

  • ilgenero=soninlaw
  • lanuora=daughterinlaw
  • ilbisnonno=great-grandfather
  • ilbisnonna=great-grandmother
  • ilpronipote=grandnephew
  • lapronipote=grandniece
  • ilpatrigno=stepfather
  • lamatrigna=stepmother
  • ilfidanzato=fiancé
  • lafidanzata=fiancé

Onelastnoteregardingrelativesandlanguage.WhenweusepossessivesinItalian,wegenerallyaddthearticolodeterminativo.Inotherwords:

  • IlmioamicoLuigièsimpatico
  • Lamiacasaègrande
  • IlmiocanesichiamaFido
  • Lemieamichesonosposate

Andnot- Mia macchinaèunaAlfaRomeo. 

Whenwetalkaboutsinglularfamilymembers,thearticleisomitted.Sowesay:

  • Miofratelloèalto
  • Miasorellaèsimpatica
  • MiocuginosichiamaDavide
  • Miamadreèbionda

Andnot-IlmiopadresichiamaLuigi

Whenwetalkaboutfamilymembers,pluralnouns, thereisthearticle.Sowesay:

  • Imieigenitorisonogiovani
  • LemiecugineabitanoaMilano
  • Imieinonnisonoanziani
  • Lamia famigliaènumerosa

Andnot-Mieifratelligiocanoacalcio Thanksforreading,graziemilleeapresto.

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Riccardo
Milanese, graduated in Italian literature a long time ago, I began teaching Italian online in Japan back in 2003. I usually spend winter in Tokyo and go back to Italy when the cherry blossoms shed their petals. I do not use social media.

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