Is there another word for Zia?
i know in english we say aunt "carla" or auntie "val". but all i can find in italian is zia. would it be zia anna?
or is there different ways to refer to your aunt?

Question

Is there another word for Zia?
i know in english we say aunt "carla" or auntie "val". but all i can find in italian is zia. would it be zia anna? 
or is there different ways to refer to your aunt?

Answer

hi Annette,
yes it's correct, the translation is aunt= zia, uncle = zio.
I can refer to my aunt in three ways:
1) "zia francesca"
2) only "zia"
3) "zietta" (auntie)
ciao =)

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