0.2.4 Family & Friends Flashcards
Basic nuclear family terms; names & last names (33 cards)
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a family
una famiglia
family = famiglia
Listen closely to the pronunciation. There’s no “g” sound. Instead, gl combines to form a sound that’s similar to “l”, but with a flatter tongue.
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my family
la mia famiglia
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my friend
il mio amico
friend = amico (masculine)
friend = amica (feminine)
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my girlfriend
la mia fidanzata
You might also hear the more casual la mia ragazza.
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my boyfriend
il mio fidanzato
You might also hear the more casual il mio ragazzo.
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your family
la tua famiglia
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the father
il padre
father = padre
In Italian, padre feels about as formal as “father” does in English.
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Dad
papà
Dad = papà
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the mother
la madre
mother = madre
In Italian, madre feels about as formal as “mother” does in English.
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Mom
Mum
mamma
Mom = mamma
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my parents
i miei genitori
parents = genitori
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my relatives
i miei parenti
relatives = parenti
Don’t get this confused with “parents”! The word for “parents” is genitori.
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your cousins
i tuoi cugini
the cousin (male) = il cugino
the cousin (female) = la cugina
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My family is big.
La mia famiglia è grande.
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His parents are from Florence.
I suoi genitori sono di Firenze.
Remember that you might know some names of towns in English that are different from their original names in Italian!
Official map makers from the British Empire have often modified local place names when presenting them in English, in Italy and around the world. (We are describing the actions of the British Empire, not endorsing them.)
For example:
Firenze = “Florence”
Roma = “Rome”
Napoli = “Naples”
Milano = “Milan”
Toscana = “Tuscany”
Sicilia = “Sicily”
Venezia = “Venice”
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your brother
il tuo fratello
brother = fratello
Before nearly every noun, you need both words il tuo to mean “your”.
But only before words for immediate family members, some people will drop the il and just say tuo fratello.
It doesn’t matter which way you say it! Both are correct.
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your sister
la tua sorella
sister = sorella
Before nearly every noun, you need both words la tua to mean “your”.
But only before words for immediate family members, some people will drop the la and just say tua sorella.
It doesn’t matter which way you say it! Both are correct.
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my husband
il mio marito
husband = marito
Before nearly every noun, you need both words il mio to mean “my”.
But only before words for immediate family members, some people will drop the il and just say mio marito.
It doesn’t matter which way you say it! Both are correct.
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my wife
la mia moglie
wife = moglie
Before nearly every noun, you need both words la mia to mean “my”.
But only before words for immediate family members, some people will drop the la and just say mia moglie.
It doesn’t matter which way you say it! Both are correct.
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We’re siblings.
Siamo fratelli.
Yes, fratelli means “brothers” and sorelle means “sisters”. But a mixed group in Italian defaults to the masculine, so a group of siblings of mixed gender is fratelli.
(Yes, it’s unfair. We’re describing the grammar rules, not endorsing them!)
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Her husband is Spanish.
Suo marito è spagnolo.
Spanish = spagnolo
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He’s Jess’s son.
Lui è il figlio di Jess.
son = il figlio
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Are you Milos’s daughter?
Sei la figlia di Milos?
daughter = la figlia
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my grandfather
il mio nonno
grandfather = nonno
Before nearly every noun, you need both words il mio to mean “my”.
But only before words for immediate family members, some people will drop the il and just say mio nonno.
It doesn’t matter which way you say it! Both are correct.
