Friends, this issue let’s talk about the titles of relatives in English and do some extensions of cultural knowledge.
Sometimes I really envy foreigners, and the title of relatives is very simple. Think about it, in China, the complexity of relatives’ names can be used to create a piece of software.
When I was a child, I was very happy to call people, but I didn’t contact my relatives for a long time, and I had to be idle for a long time after seeing it, but I still didn’t know what they were called.
However, grandpa and grandpa are all grandpas, so how do Americans distinguish between "grandpa" and "grandpa"?
1) "Grandpa" or "Grandpa"?
First, let’s summarize:
Grandpa/grandfather Grandpa; grandfather;
Grandma/grandmother Grandma; grandma.
If you call it yourself, you can say grandpa/grandma or papa/nana.
So be careful: foreigners call it "papa", not necessarily "dad"!
Papa and nana often appear in pairs.
Sometimes foreigners call grandparents papa/nana, grandparents grandpa/grandma to distinguish them, of course, they can also be the other way around.
However:
If you chat with others and need to distinguish, foreigners will add their first name or surname after the words of relatives, and grandpa and grandpa can also distinguish them in this way.
For example, Uncle Sam (Alias for the United States) Uncle Sam .
For example, Grandma Coco Grandma (or maybe grandma) but emphasizes that it is called coco.
① Will you read me a story, nana?
Grandma, will you read a story to me?
2) "Second Aunt" is not aunt two
Similarly, the so-called Aunt, Second Aunt, Brother-in-law, and Fourth Uncle will not add numbers.
is all the same as above, just add names after uncle and aunt.
Uncle Uncle; uncle; uncle; uncle; uncle; uncle; uncle;
Aunt Aunt; aunt; aunt; aunt, aunt.
For example, Aunt Annie Annie Aunt;
Aunt will also be called auntie intimately.
① Tom, meet my aunt Else.
Tom, come to meet my aunt Elsa.
3) How to say "father-in-law" and "mother-in-law"?
Finally, let’s summarize the names of father-in-law and mother-in-law. Very simple, too.
If you are your relative, but you have no blood relationship.
For example, your father-in-law, your brother-in-law, and your sister-in-law. (Strange yourself from the relationship)
Like all types, just +in law. Law says law.
Father-in-law Father-in-law/father-in-law (legal father)
Mother-in-law Mother-in-law Mother-in-law (legal mother)
Sister-in-law Sister-in-law/sister-sister (legal sister-in-law)
Then leave a question for you now: How do you say "brother-in-law" in English?
is OK. This is the content of this issue. I hope you will not be confused after reading it and can distinguish the relationship between relatives!
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