Words for family members in Italian, French, Occitan, Catalan, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese and Romanian.
Key to abbreviations: m = male, f = female
| Italian (italiano) |
French (français) |
Occitan | Catalan (català) |
Spanish (español) |
Galician (Galego) |
Portuguese (português) |
Romanian (român) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| family | la famiglia | la famille | la familha | la família | la familia | a familia | a família | familie |
| parents | i genitori | les parents | los parents | els pares | los padres | os pais | os pais | părinţi rude |
| father | il padre papà |
le père papa |
lo paire papà |
el pare | el padre papá |
o pai papá |
o pai papai |
tată tati tătic |
| mother | la madre mamma |
la mère maman |
la maire mamà |
la mare mama |
la madre mamá |
a nai mamá |
a mãe mamãe |
mamă mami mămică |
| children | i figli | les enfants | los mainadum | els nens | los hijos los niños |
os nenos | os filhos as crianças |
copil |
| son | il figlio | le fils | lo filh | el fill | el hijo | o fillo | o filho | fiu |
| daughter | la figlia | la fille | la filha | la filla | la hija | a filla | a filha | fiică |
| husband | il marito lo sposo |
le mari l'époux |
lo marit | el marit | el marido el esposo |
o marido o homo |
o marido o esposo |
soţ |
| wife | la moglie la sposa |
la femme l'épouse |
la femna la molhèr |
la dona l'esposa |
la mujer la esposa |
a muller a esposa |
a mulher a esposa |
soţie |
| brother | il fratello | le frère | lo fraire | el germà | el hermano | o irmán | o irmão | frate |
| sister | la sorella | la sœur | la sòrre | la germana | la hermana | a irmá | a irmã | soră |
| uncle | lo zio | l'oncle | l'oncle | l'oncle | el tío | o tío | o tio | unchi |
| aunt | la zia | la tante | la tanta | la tia | la tía | a tía | a tia | mătuşă |
| cousin | il cugino (m) la cugina (f) |
le cousin (m) la cousine (f) |
lo cosin (m) la cosina (f) |
el cosí (m) la cosina (f) |
el primo (m) la prima (f) |
o primo (m) a prima (f) |
o primo (m) a prima (f) |
verişor (m) verişoară (f) |
| nephews & nieces | i nipoti | les neveux | las nebodalha | nebots | los sobrinos | os sobriños | os sobrinhos | nepotii |
| nephew | il nipote | le neveu | lo nebot | el nebot | el sobrino | o sobriño | o sobrinho | nepot |
| niece | la nipote | la niece | la neboda | la neboda | la sobrina | a sobriña | a sobrinha | nepoată |
| grandparents | i nonni | le grand-parents | los avis | els avis | los abuelos | os avós | os avós | bunici |
| grandfather | il nonno | le grand-père | l'avi lo pepin l'aujolet lo pairegrand lo papet |
l'avi | el abuelo | o avó | o avô vovô |
bunic bunicuț tataie |
| grandmother | la nonna | la grand-mère | l'àvia la menina la mima la grand |
l'àvia | la abuela | a avoa | a avó vovó |
bunică bunicuță mamaie |
| grandchildren | i nipoti | les petits-enfants | los reiredròlles | els néts | los nietos | os netos | os netos | nepoţi |
| grandson | il nipote | le petit-fils | lo felen lo reirefilh lo reiredròlle |
el nét | el nieto | o neto | o neto | nepot |
| granddaughter | la nipote | la petite-fille | la felena la reirefilha la reiredròlla |
la néta | la nieta | a neta | a neta | nepoată |
| great grandfather | il bisnonno | l'arrière grand-père | lo reirepepin | el besavi | el bisabuelo | o bisavô | o bisavô | străbunic |
| great grandmother | la bisnonna | l'arrière grand-mère | la reiremenina | la besàvia | la bisabuela | a bisavó | a bisavó | străbunică |
| great uncle | il prozio | le grand oncle | lo reironcle | el besoncle | el tío abuelo | o tío-avó | o tio-avô | unchi de-al doilea |
| great aunt | la prozia | la grand-tante | la reiremenina | la bestia | la tía abuela | a tía avoa | a tia-avó | mare mătușa |
| father-in-law | il suocero | le beau-père | lo sògre | el sogre | el suegro | o sogro | o sogro | socru |
| mother-in-law | la suocera | la belle-mère | la sògra | la sogra | la suegra | a sogra | a sogra | soacră |
| brother-in-law | il cognato | le beau-frère | lo conhat | el cunyat | el cuñado | o cuñado | o cunhado | cumnat |
| sister-in-law | la cognata | la belle-sœur | la conhada |
la cunyada | la cuñada | a cuñada | a cunhada | cumnată |
| Italian (italiano) |
French (français) |
Occitan | Catalan (català) |
Spanish (español) |
Galician (Galego) |
Portuguese (português) |
Romanian (român) |
Download the Spanish audio files (Zip format, 293K)
Spanish recordings by Francisco Valencia of Lyceum Español
Romance Languages Vocabulary Lists: Family & Pets
http://www.ielanguages.com/romance_family.html
Family words in Romanian
http://www.happychild.org.uk/freeway/romanian/vocab/familyoverview.htm
Family words in Catalan
http://www.surfacelanguages.com/language/Catalan/reviewwords/Family.html
Family words in other languages
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