Lesson Four - Relationships

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### In this Lesson we are going to take a look on family vocabulary. I'm aware that you probably know how to say some relationships and I don't want to bother you with them. So, without further ado let's learn a new vocabulary with regard to relationships.




* aunt  .................................................................tia
* cousin ...............................................................primo/prima
* daughter............................................................filha
* son....................................................................filho
* nephew..............................................................sobrinho
* niece..................................................................sobrinha
* brother-in-law....................................................cunhado
* sister-in-law.......................................................cunhada
* mother-in-law.....................................................sogra
* father-in-law.......................................................sogro
* daughter-in-law...................................................nora
* son-in-law...........................................................genro
* husband...............................................................marido/esposo
* wife.....................................................................esposa/mulher
* step-father...........................................................padrasto
* step-sister............................................................irmã (por parte de união matrimonial)
* step-mother.........................................................madrasta
* god-father............................................................padrinho( de batismo)
* god-mother..........................................................madrinha( de batismo)
* half-brother..........................................................irmão. ( por parte de mãe ou de pai )
* half-sister.............................................................irmã    ( por parte de mãe ou pai )
* siblings.................................................................irmãos ( em geral, meninos e meninas )
* grand-son.............................................................neto
* grand-daughter.....................................................neta
* grand-children......................................................netos ( meninos e meninas)
* great-grandmother................................................bisavó
* great-grandfather..................................................bisavô


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BRUNA X TEACHER

  Bruna - Hello teacher, what's up?
Teacher - Nothing special Bruna. What are you doing here?
Bruna - I'm looking for some book with regard to family relationship.
Teacher - Which relationship?
  Bruna - For instance , How do you say the daughter of my aunt?
Teacher - it's cousin.
  Bruna - That's interesting. What about her son?
Teacher - You say cousin for both of them.
  Bruna - dope! Well , my sister Danielle doesn't have any son . What if she had one...   how should I call him?
Teacher - Call him by his name.
  Bruna - lol! I don't  know his name ...I mean ...
Teacher - I know what you mean, I was kidding! Your sister's son is your nephew.
  Bruna - Nephew. Ok. What if he were a girl?
Teacher - If he were a girl he wouldn't be "he" but "she.
  Bruna - you are funny teacher! I am annoying you , aren't I ?
Teacher - No way Bruna! It's a pleasure to help you. If your sister had a daughter , she would be your niece.
Bruna - So, it's nephew for boys and niece for girls.
Teacher - That's the ticket!
Bruna- What?
Teacher - I said that you are right!
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DANI X TEACHER

Dani - Hello Teacher! How've you been?
 Teacher - I've been ok Dani. What's up? Why did you call me?
Dani - Don't take me wrong teacher...but I'm a little concerned about that Relationship homework you asked me to do.
Teacher - Oh , really? What's the matter?
Dani - May I call my sister's husband by uncle?
Teacher - No, you can't. Your uncle is your mother's or your father's brother. Your sister's husband is your brother-in-law.
Dani  - Really? If I had a brother , would his wife be my sister-in-law?
Teacher - That's the ticket!
Dani  - How nice! Let me see if I understood the whole picture. My boyfriend's mother is my mother-in-law.
Teacher - I'd say that she will be your mother-in-law if you marry him.
Dani - but may I call her like that?
Teacher - It's up to you. You can call his father like father-in-law...
Dani  - Oh my gosh! You are opening my mind. Now I can understand many things...my boyfriend's sister once said that I was her sister-in-law because I was dating her brother...now I know she is mine too. That's awesome! ...I think I'm their daughter-in-law...
Teacher - You are going to blow the roof of the mother with this homework.
Dani  - I will if you keep helping me. May I take advantage of this call ?
Teacher - Of course! That's what teachers are for!
Dani - Thanks a lot teacher! Well, could you please explain me the difference between a step-sister and half-sister? I'm getting bored to death trying to figure it out.
Teacher - half sisters have one biological parent in common, by the other hand , step sister is only related through marriage. like if your dad remarries,( I hope it never happens ) his new wife's kids would be your step brothers and step sisters.
Dani  - As you know teacher, my dad loves my mom too much and we will be together for good! I think I understood ...let me see ...If Bruna my youngest sister were just my father's daughter , she would be my half-sister, wouldn't she?
Teacher - That's the ticket!
Dani - Come to think of it, if my father marries again his new wife's children would be my step-siblings, alright?
Teacher - Yeah! but as you told me before , this will never happen...
Dani - I don't wanna any "step - something" in my life...I'm happy with the family I have...
Teacher - I agree! You have a big pig happy family!
Dani  - Look out teacher! My Dad knows that you support to the opossums.
Teacher - Let's get back to the relationships , alright?
Dani - I'm done teacher! Thanks a lot for your time and great support. If you weren't Corinthians fan , you would be the best teacher of the world.
Teacher - I got it. Tell your father that the ref made a bad call and for this reason the game ended in a draw.
Dani - You better study more about soccer rules. Bye teacher!

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ELIAS X TEACHER

Elias - Good Evening Teacher! Please come in! Thanks for answering my call.

Teacher - Don't mention it. Why did you call me here today? Aren't we gonna have class tomorrow?

Elias - Yeah...We will certainly  have class tomorrow but I need some extra explanations about the different kind of relationships. I'm trying myself to do it but ...you know, sometimes I forget some basic stuffs.

Teacher - Alright. That's normal. Let's go straight to the source.

 Elias - My mother's mother is my grand-mother , am I right?

Teacher - Ask your grand-father...

Elias - I got it! What about my grand-mother's mom?

Teacher - Great question! Great answer ! Your grand-mother's mom had a great life for living so much time ...and for this reason she will be forever your great-grandmother.

Elias  - And my grand-father's dad is , without no doubt, my great-grandfather...That's the ticket!

Teacher - Hey you! This expression belongs to me!

Elias  - I watched a gangster movie where the famous hollywood actor Al Pacino was called "The God -father" ...What does God -father means?

Teacher - I watched this flick too, it was awesome! Al Pacino is one of the most perfect actor of the world. He was called " The God-father" because he was chosen to be somebody's God- Father. It's a religious term.

Elias - Do you have a God-father , teacher?

Teacher - If I have one I don't know him yet...but I'm sure I have a God who lives in the Heaven and He is my spiritual father.

Elias  - If your mother remarries  , how would you call her new husband?

Teacher - Certainly I wouldn't never call him " Daddy".

Elias - You know what I mean teacher, don't be silly!

Teacher - I thought you understood the structure with regard to "step"

Elias - Step-something again?

Teacher - Yeah! Step-father

Elias  - Oh my gosh! Step- mother, step-sister,step - brother ...stop! I can't take it anymore!

Teacher - As far as I'm concerned you have material enough for your homework.

Elias - Is it over?

Teacher - Actually there are more relationships we didn't mention but I think you already know them.

Elias - Like what?

Teacher - You better finish your homework.

Elias- Just more one question teacher.

Teacher - Go ahead!

Elias- Which team is the leader of Brazilian Soccer Championship?

Teacher - I will answer it if you tell me for which team does the phenomenon Ronaldo play...

Elias- Wrong answer teacher! The correct answer is Fluminense, just because Palmeiras was on your  team way and stopped your excellent campaign. 

Teacher - See ya around!

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Hello Elias, Dani and Bruna! How you doing? I hope everything is ok. Well,these are the verbs and words you've learned in your relationship class.




1- with regard to - com referencia a,referente a
2- which - qual (para termos restritos)
3- for instance - por exemplo
4- dope - bacana, da hora!
5- lol - laugh out loud - rir pra caramba,rir pra dedéu, rir demais!
6- what if he were - e se ele fosse
7- to annoy - to bother - aborrecer, entediar
8- that's the ticket! - É isso aí! Isso mesmo!
9- awesome - maravilhoso,muito bom, demais da conta
10- - to be bored to death - estar muito aborrecida,estar de 'saco-cheio"
11- to remarry - casar se novamente
12- come to think of it - falando nisso
13 - siblings - irmãos de ambos os sexos
14 - to support - torcer, apoiar
  15- - oppossums - gambás
16- flick - movies - film - filme 
17- without further ado - sem muita cerimônia