La famiglia
I nomi dei famigliari
Names of family relations
La famiglia (the family)
La madre (la mamma)
Mother (mom)
Il padre (il papà)
Father (dad)
Il fratello – i fratelli
Brother – brothers or siblings
La sorella – le sorelle
Sister - sisters
La famiglia- I parenti (relatives)
Lo sposo e la sposa – the groom and the bride
Il marito e la moglie – the husband and wife
I genitori – the parents
I figli – il figlio e la figlia
The children – the son and the daughter
I nonni – il nonno e la nonna
The grandparents – the grandfather and
the grandmother
Things to remember
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The word for parents in Italian is “i genitori”
They are the ones who “generated” you
The word “i parenti” means “relatives” – all
your relatives – by blood and by marriage
The plural “i fratelli” can mean brothers or
siblings
The plural “i figli” can mean sons or children
Ora tocca a voi!(Now it’s your turn!)
Come si dice?
Mother (mom)
La madre – la mamma
Brother – brothers or siblings
Il fratello – I fratelli
Father (dad)
Il padre- il papà
Sister - sisters
La sorella – le sorelle
Come si dice?
The family La famiglia
the groom and the bride; the husband and wife
Lo sposo e la sposa; il marito e la moglie
The children – the son and the daughter
I figli – il figlio e la figlia
the parents
I genitori
The grandparents – the grandfather and
the grandmother
I nonni – il nonno e la nonna
How to say something belongs to me
–possessive adjectives – “my”
Il mio libro – my book
La mia matita – my pencil
I miei libri – my books
Le mie matite – my pencils
Aggettivi possessivi
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In English there is only one way to say “my”
In Italian there are 4 ways to say “my”
Il mio, la mia, i miei, le mie
Which one you use depends on the thing you
possess
In Italian you need to use the article il, la, i, or
le in front of the possessive adjective 99% of
the time
There are just a few important exceptions
Ricordatevi (remember)
If the thing you possess is masculine
singular then use “il mio”
 il mio libro, il mio quaderno, il mio
zaino, il mio telefonino
 Even if you are a girl, you must use
“il mio” for all masculine singular
words to say “my”
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Aggettivi possessivi
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If the thing you possess is feminine
singular then use “la mia” to say “my”
La mia matita, la mia amica, la mia
finestra, la mia scuola
Even if you are a boy, if the thing you
possess is feminine singular then you
must use “la mia” to say “my”
Ora tocca a voi!
Come si dice?
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My ______ tavolo
Il mio tavolo
My ______ orologio
Il mio orologio
My ______ amico
Il mio amico
My ______ libro
Il mio libro
My _______ zaino
Il mio zaino
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My _______ maestra
La mia maestra
My _______ penna
La mia penna
My _____ calcolatrice
La mia calcolatrice
My _______ farfalla
La mia farfalla
My ________ amica
La mia amica
Aggettivi possessivi
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If the things you possess are masculine
plural then use “i miei”
i miei libri, i miei quaderni, i miei zaini,
i miei telefonini
Even if you are a girl, you must use
“i miei” for all masculine plural words to
say “my”
Aggettivi possessivi
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If the things you possess are feminine
plural then use “le mie” to say “my”
Le mie matite, le mie amiche, le mie
finestre, le mie scuole
Even if you are a boy, if the things you
possess are feminine plural then you must
use “le mie” to say “my”
Ora tocca a voi!
Come si dice?
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My ______ tavoli
I miei tavoli
My ______ orologi
I miei orologi
My ______ amici
I miei amici
My ______ libri
I miei libri
My ______ zaini
I miei zaini
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My _______ maestre
Le mie maestre
My _______ penne
Le mie penne
My _____ calcolatrici
Le mie calcolatrici
My _______ farfalle
Le mie farfalle
My _______ amiche
Le mie amiche
Ora praticate fra di voi
Now practice amongst yourselves
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The teacher will distribute a “Caccia al tesoro” (Treasure
Hunt)
Circulate around the room, and ask aloud 16 other people one
of the questions in the boxes
Don’t forget to use the article in Italian
The person must answer orally, and then write their answer in
the box and initial it
Keep asking and answering questions until all 16 boxes are
completed and then sit down
When everyone is seated, ask and answer the questions with
your partner.
Finally, put the sheet in your folder and it will be checked on
Wednesday