Hi Listeners! What is your favorite Family Member word? Let us know!

Hi Joe,

thanks for posting! 😁

Valentina

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❤️ bisnonno/bisnonna anche nipotina/nipotino

Ciao Grant McLean,

grazie per il tuo commento!

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Hi Gary,

what you said is correct. Just remember that "nephew" should be "il figlio di mia sorella" (or "di mio fratello"), as "il figlio di mia figlia" would be "grandson". 😉

Valentina

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Hi Julie Ferrara,

thanks for your question.

"nipote" -> singular for both masculine and feminine nouns (grandson, granddaughter, nephew, niece)

"nipoti" -> plural

You can distinguish between masculine and feminine thanks to other words in the sentence. 99% of the time, "nipote" will be introduced by an article ("il" for the masculine, "la" for the feminine) or by a possessive ("mio nipote" VS "mia nipote"). As for grandson VS nephew, granddaughter VS niece, if that's not clear from the context, you can just ask or specify. For example, if someone is too young to have grandchildren, "nipote" will most likely refer to their sibling's children. If you're the one talking, you could say something like "mia nipote, la figlia di mio fratello" (my niece, my brother's daughter).

Hope this helps!

Grazie per l'elenco delle parole di famiglia!

Le parole che non sapevo dove: bisnonna, bisnonno

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Julie, for one thing, it can be either masculine or feminine (mia nipote vs mio nipote) which helps.

Beyond that, in my experience there's a theoretical confusion but it's not usually a problem. When my middle-aged Italian friend points to a picture of a baby and speaks about her "nipote," we assume it's her grandson. If he were actually her nephew, she could easily clear it up with "e il figlio de mia figlia" and it's all good from then on. Different languages tend to deal with family relationships differently. In Hawaiian, kuaʻana is an older sibling of same sex while kaina is a younger sibling of same sex, but in English we get by just fine without that distinction.

how do we distinguish when "nipote" is being used, if it is masculine, feminine, singular, plural - grand child, niece, nephew

Hi Efe,

thanks for posting! Let us know if you have any questions 😁

Valentina

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Nipote. I like its diverse use 😊😁

Hi Andrea,

I suppose you mean "genero." I'm sure you will be able to talk to him soon if you keep studying with us!

Thank you for posting.

Valentina

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Hi Doug,

thanks for posting!

Son-in-law is "genero"

Daughter-in-law is "nuora"

Have a nice day!

Valentina

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Hi Donna,

Thanks for posting. Don't be afraid to write!

Valentina

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Io vorrei parlare con mio genore. La mia figlia e sposato con un Italiano e abita in Ferenzal.

What are son and daughter-in-law?

Hi Leah,

Thank you for leaving the comment!

Feel free to let us know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Cristiane

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My favorites are sorella and fratello. I don't know why, I think I just like the way they sound😄 such a beautiful language!

Poso scrivere ma un po.

Hi everyone,

Thank you for posting!

@Emerald, that's right! :smile:

@Elizabeth, I like "nonna" too, because I love my nonna :heart::smile:

Have a nice day!

Ofelia

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My favorite word is nonna, because I am a nonna!