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my/her/their + grandma
使用所有格代词修饰奶奶，表示亲属关系。
My grandma lives in the countryside.
我的奶奶住在乡下。
婆婆
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
婆婆
the mother of your father or mother
My grandma lives in the countryside.
我的奶奶住在乡下。
奶奶或外婆
the mother of your father or mother
My grandma lives in a small town by the sea.
我的奶奶住在一个海边的小镇上。
I always love the cookies my grandma bakes for me.
我一直很喜欢奶奶给我烤的饼干。
We are planning a surprise party for grandma's birthday.
我们正在为奶奶的生日计划一个惊喜派对。
使用所有格代词修饰奶奶，表示亲属关系。
My grandma lives in the countryside.
我的奶奶住在乡下。
所有格形式表示奶奶的住所。
We went to grandma's house for dinner.
我们去奶奶家吃晚饭。
动词+奶奶表示对奶奶的动作。
I visit my grandma every weekend.
我每个周末都去看望奶奶。
打电话给奶奶。
Don't forget to call grandma on her birthday.
别忘了在奶奶生日那天给她打电话。
Not this
My grandma is coming to visit us. (meaning my husband's mother)
Use this
My mother-in-law is coming to visit us.
中文'婆婆'可指丈夫的母亲，但英语 grandma 仅指自己的祖母。应使用 mother-in-law 来明确表示丈夫或妻子的母亲。
Not this
That grandma over there is very helpful.
Use this
That elderly woman over there is very helpful.
中文常用'奶奶'称呼陌生的老年女性，但英语 grandma 通常只用于称呼自己的祖母或亲密的熟人。对陌生年长女性使用'elderly woman'或'lady'更合适。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
奶奶家
We spend every summer at grandma's house.
我们每个夏天都在奶奶家度过。
看望奶奶
I try to visit grandma every weekend.
我尽量每个周末去看望奶奶。
奶奶做的菜
No one can beat grandma's cooking.
没有人能比得上奶奶做的菜。
亲爱的奶奶
Dear grandma, thank you for the birthday gift.
亲爱的奶奶，谢谢您的生日礼物。
奶奶的故事
The children love listening to grandma's stories.
孩子们喜欢听奶奶讲故事。
奶奶的花园
Grandma's garden is full of beautiful roses.
奶奶的花园里开满了美丽的玫瑰。
教祖母吸鸡蛋；班门弄斧
Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs – she knows more about it than you do.
别班门弄斧了——她比你懂得多。
奶奶被驯鹿撞倒了。
This line is the chorus from the popular Christmas song 'Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer' by Elmo & Patsy, often played during the holidays.
这句歌词是埃尔莫和帕齐的热门圣诞歌曲《奶奶被驯鹿撞倒》的副歌，常在节日期间播放。
奶奶的手曾经总是给我安慰。
This is a line from Bill Withers' soulful song 'Grandma's Hands', reflecting on the comforting touch of his grandmother.
这是比尔·威瑟斯的灵魂乐歌曲《奶奶的手》中的一句歌词，表达了对奶奶温暖双手的怀念。
Use grandma naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把grandma拆成grand（伟大的）和ma（妈），就是伟大的妈妈。
语域：informal 常见场景：家庭、儿童用语 通常用于非正式场合，尤其是家庭成员之间或儿童对祖母的称呼。
The listed words share the spelling chunk 'ma', but their final vowel differs: grandma ends with /mɑ/ (like 'father'), while others end with /mə/ (schwa). So they may not rhyme exactly, but are useful for comparing the common spelling pattern.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.