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- Lucas: Ciao Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Italian with Fexingo? Luna: Ciao Lucas! Yes, I'm excited. Last time we talked about nonni e zii, grandparents and uncles and aunts. What's today? Lucas: Today we're going to learn words for family members by marriage — in-laws. Very useful when you meet your partner's family. Luna: Oh, that's a good one. I always get confused with those in English too. Lucas: You know, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Italian, we'd love your support. We deliberately don't run ads on these episodes. If you want to support that choice, the link is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a nice way to keep the show ad-free and focused on learning. Lucas: Absolutely. So let's start with the basics. For mother-in-law, we say suocera. Repeat after me: suocera. Luna: Suocera. That sounds elegant. Lucas: It does. And father-in-law is suocero. Suocero. Luna: Suocero. Like a masculine version. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's use them in a sentence: Mia suocera è molto gentile — my mother-in-law is very kind. Luna: Mia suocera è molto gentile. I like that. Lucas: And: Mio suocero cucina bene — my father-in-law cooks well. Luna: Mio suocero cucina bene. Handy if you're visiting for dinner. Lucas: Right. Next, brother-in-law is cognato. Cognato. Luna: Cognato. Sounds like a cheese. Maybe that helps me remember. Lucas: Maybe. And sister-in-law is cognata. Cognata. Luna: Cognata. So it's just an 'a' at the end for female. Lucas: Yes. Let's practice: Mio cognato è simpatico — my brother-in-law is nice. Luna: Mio cognato è simpatico. Lucas: And: Mia cognata parla italiano — my sister-in-law speaks Italian. Luna: Mia cognata parla italiano. That would be a cool thing to say. Lucas: Now there are two more: son-in-law is genero, and daughter-in-law is nuora. Luna: Genero and nuora. Genero sounds like 'gender' almost. Lucas: Close. Repeat: genero. Luna: Genero. Lucas: And nuora. Luna: Nuora. That one's new to me. Lucas: Let's put them in context: Il genero è dottore — the son-in-law is a doctor. Luna: Il genero è dottore. Lucas: And: La nuora è insegnante — the daughter-in-law is a teacher. Luna: La nuora è insegnante. Lucas: Now let's do a quick recap. I'll say the word in English, you say it in Italian. Mother-in-law. Luna: Suocera. Lucas: Father-in-law. Luna: Suocero. Lucas: Brother-in-law. Luna: Cognato. Lucas: Sister-in-law. Luna: Cognata. Lucas: Son-in-law. Luna: Genero. Lucas: Daughter-in-law. Luna: Nuora. Lucas: Perfect. Now imagine you're at a family dinner. You could say: Mio suocero, mia suocera, mio cognato e mia cognata sono qui — my father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law and sister-in-law are here. Luna: That's a mouthful but I'll try: Mio suocero, mia suocera, mio cognato e mia cognata sono qui. Lucas: Very good. And if someone asks about your spouse's parents, you can say: I miei suoceri — my in-laws. That's the plural. Luna: I miei suoceri. I like that, it's efficient. Lucas: Let's practice that: I miei suoceri abitano a Roma — my in-laws live in Rome. Luna: I miei suoceri abitano a Roma. Lucas: Great. Today we learned suocero, suocera, cognato, cognata, genero, and nuora. Practice these with your own family situations. Luna: I'm going to use them with my friend's family. Thanks, Lucas. Lucas: Prego. And remember, if you find these episodes helpful, consider supporting us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. We'll be back next time with more Italian. Ciao! Luna: Ciao!