How Do You Say Dad In English

There are basically three ways to say papa in English. In addition to some derived forms that are used in certain situations of kinship or familiarity.

Father. This is the formal way, and it is translated father and father. It is mainly used when we talk to other people about our dad. It is also the way in England is the most common way to refer to our dad in any situation.

My father lives in Manchester.

Our father build this home.

Dad. It is a familiar shape. Outside of the word father, the rest of the words that mean father are informal and derived from the babbling of newborn children. Dad is generally translated as dad.

My dad is in the living room.

Dad, how are you today?

Daddy. Diminutive of the previous word, it is translated as "papi", "papito" or "papacito". Some people also use it to mark a hierarchy, that is, when grandfather and father live in the same house, they call grandfather Dad, and father Daddy. In addition, they also use it when they want to give you a gift or ask for something:

Daddy, can you lend me the car?

Daddy is come! Daddy is come!

Dad. This form is equivalent to dad, and derives both from children's babbling and from the generalization of the use of the word in Spanish:

The mamas and the papas was a music group in the 70's.

Papa is in the garage.

Some less frequent forms are: Pops, poppy, dada, dadda, babba.

Among the derived forms, three stand out:

Grandfather. Great Father, grandfather, father of father or mother. The expressions are also used big dad or big daddy in the family environment to refer to the grandfather:

My grandfather born in 1939, in New York.

Big dad is coming!

Godfather. Father in God, Godfather, is a figure of the religious sphere, who would take charge of his godson in case of his father's absence. By similarity, it also applies to a patron or protector who supports someone for a job or degree. This expression has no diminutives:

My uncle is also my godfather.

When I begin, Mr. Smith become my godfather and teach me all about this business.

Father-in-law. Father in law, father in law. He is the father of the wife in relation to the husband or vice versa. It is also often written father-in-law, since the hyphens indicate that the word is a single expression, although many people write it without them. This word does not have diminutives either:

My father-in-law is a great person.

Is Mr. Steve your father-in-law?

Phrases of how to say papa in English:

The father’s day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June.

The father's day become in 1909, in the United States, when a woman wish to celebrate her dad, who raised she and her five little brothers without her mother, who dead in the born.

She choose June 19th, her Daddy’s birthday to celebrate.

This idea become popular, and in 1924 come an initiative to celebrate potatoes in all the country.

Was until 1966 when the President of the United States the third Sunday of June the Father’s Day.