Pesquise entre vários professores de Inglês...
[Usuário desativado]
Are Dad's parents and Mum's parents both called grandma and grandpa? How to tell?
14 de jan de 2023 05:08
Respostas · 6
2
In the US, we add the last name, but only when needed to distinguish the two.
Grandma Smith is a vegetarian, but Grandma Chen isn’t. (Mom talking to her child about her two grandmothers)
14 de janeiro de 2023
1
Yes, they're the same in English. You can add maternal and paternal to specify which side you mean, but speakers tend not to differentiate between the two sets of grandparents unless it is necessary or unless it is genuinely hampering communication (Eg: my maternal grandparents live in city A, my paternal ones live in city B). Yes, it is confusing if you are a speaker of a language where the distinction IS made. If you are a translator like me, it is a nightmare because you can't tell in normal everyday conversation.
14 de janeiro de 2023
1
Yes, but if you want to differentiate, you can add “paternal” for you father’s parents and “maternal” for your mother’s parents.
For example: “People say I look like my paternal grandfather.”
14 de janeiro de 2023
Sometimes though we use different names for grandparents to distinguish them apart. My son called my mom “Grandmother” but my husband’s mom “Nana”. He calls my dad “Granddad” but my husband’s dad “Grandpa”.
14 de janeiro de 2023
In English,it's same.❤️💛💚
14 de janeiro de 2023
Mostrar mais
Ainda não encontrou suas respostas?
Escreva suas perguntas e deixe os falantes nativos ajudá-lo!
Artigos que Você Pode Gostar Também

Same Word, Different Meaning: American, British, and South African English
22 votados positivos · 17 Comentários

How to Sound Confident in English (Even When You’re Nervous)
17 votados positivos · 12 Comentários

Marketing Vocabulary and Phrases for Business English Learners
14 votados positivos · 6 Comentários
Mais artigos
