The Family

The most important family members in Italian. Many come in pairs — masculine ending in -o, feminine ending in -a.

Italian	Pronunciation	English
il padre / la madre	il PA-dre / la MA-dre	father / mother
i genitori	i dʒe-ni-TO-ri	the parents
il figlio / la figlia	il FI-lyo / la FI-lya	son / daughter
il fratello / la sorella	il fra-TEL-lo / la so-REL-la	brother / sister
il nonno / la nonna	il NON-no / la NON-na	grandfather / grandmother
lo zio / la zia	lo TSI-o / la TSI-a	uncle / aunt
il cugino / la cugina	il ku-DʒI-no / la ku-DʒI-na	cousin (m) / cousin (f)
il marito / la moglie	il ma-RI-to / la MO-lye	husband / wife

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