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6 de oct. de 2022 · As the children don't seem to be related, however, there is no reason for them to use the proper names Grandma and Grandpa. It would make more sense to use the common noun forms, preceded by possessive pronouns. I would correct the text to this: Jennifer: This is my dad and my mom. Jessica: Wow! Jennifer: This is my grandpa and my grandma ...
8 de jun. de 2008 · Agreeing with the others, and adding that sometimes the name for "Grandma" is tied to how far the grandchild's speech has developed. For example, when my grandson was just learning to talk: - If I was not present, his mother was "Mama". - If I was present, his mother became "Mommy", and I was "Mama". - My husband was "Papa".
23 de ene. de 2021 · Hello, Do you ever say 'go to grandma' when you mean 'go to grandma's'? - Where is she going next weekend? - She's going to her grandma. - She's going to her grandma's. I'd accept only the second option. What do you think?
21 de dic. de 2018 · 1. These are my grandma and my grandpa. [A boy is introducing his grandparents to his friend, they are all together in one room, near each other] 2. They are my grandma and my grandpa. [A boy is explaining who are these people on the picture or at the same room, but not near him - say, at the opposite corner of the room ] Thanks! T.
24 de feb. de 2009 · Feb 24, 2009. #2. "Omi" is a diminutive for "Oma". It is the same for Opa/Opi. I do not know if "Oma" is a diminutive. It depends on regions and family tradition, whether you use "Oma" or "Omi". I also heard "Großmutter" ("grandma") and "Großvater" ("grandpa") but it was not used in my own family. There is no difference in the names between ...
1 de nov. de 2010 · United States. Arabic-Aleppo. Nov 3, 2010. #6. Sitt is an ancient Yemenite (Himyarite) word meaning a "woman." It means "Mrs." or "grandmother" in various urban dialects. In Syria it means "grandmother," except in the north (Aleppo) where it is never used. In Aleppo we call a grandmother naane (vocative: naana), which is also used in Turkish.
26 de ene. de 2010 · Jan 27, 2010. #6. I think many middle-aged women who become grandmothers do not feel ready to be called grandma - "babcia". That is why their grand-children are taugtht to call them otherwise. The other reason for using less usual names may be that a child invents itself a name for its grandmother.
21 de jun. de 2007 · When I was growing up I couldn't understand why so many of my older relatives shared the same name, and then realized that it was the local pronunciation for Papa and Maman. Parents are addressed as Papa and Maman (accent on the first syllable); grandparents as Pepe and Meme (accent on the second syllable).
26 de oct. de 2010 · Mum (colloquial) Father. Dad (colloquial) Sister. Brother. I think mum is possibly Mami and dad Papi, but I am not sure. On a side note, I think the terms for grandparents are the following (confirmation or corrections from native speakers appreciated): grandmother: Grossmueti. grandma (colloquial): Grosi.
14 de dic. de 2019 · Dec 16, 2019. #7. dharasty said: Seeking assistance to solve a little bit of a family mystery: My grandmother elected to have her grandkids call her "Busha", which I was always told was Polish for "grandmother". Then, when my mother became a grandmother, she elected the same. Seeking to verify this (as I'm now writing my mother's eulogy), I can ...
