Familiarize yourself with these words. Read them aloud several times to memorize them.
i <b>genitori</b>;parents
il <b>padre</b>, la <b>madre</b>;father, mother
il <b>marito</b>, la <b>moglie</b>;husband, wife
il <b>figlio</b>, la <b>figlia</b>;son, daughter
il <b>fratello</b>, la <b>sorella</b>;brother, sister
il <b>nonno</b>, la <b>nonna</b>;grandfather, grandmother
lo <b>zio</b>, la <b>zia</b>;uncle, aunt
il <b>cugino</b>, la <b>cugina</b>;cousin
il <b>nipote</b>, la <b>nipote</b>*;nephew, niece / grandson, granddaughter
il <b>suocero</b>, la <b>suocera</b>;father-in-law, mother-in-law
il <b>cognato</b>, la <b>cognata</b>;brother-in-law, sister-in-law
il <b>genero</b>, la <b>nuora</b>;son-in-law, daughter-in-law
i <b>parenti</b>;relatives
i <b> gemelli</b>;twins
essere <b>single</b>/<b>a</b>;to be single
essere <b>fidanzato</b>/<b>a</b>;to be in a relationship / engaged
essere <b>sposato</b>/<b>a</b>;to be married
essere <b>separato</b>/<b>a</b>;to be separated
essere <b>divorziato</b>/<b>a</b>;to be divorced
essere <b>vedovo</b>/<b>a</b>;to be a widower / widow
*In Italian the word nipote means four different people: nephew, niece, grandson, and granddaughter. For nephew and grandson you use the masculine il nipote; for niece and granddaughter you use the feminine la nipote.