Quote Originally Posted by Calandra View Post
Hi all,
2. Sister - Tatiana - Goes by Tanya in the UK to most people. Dmitri thinks of her as Tanya, but occasionally calls her Tanusha in conversation. If he's mad at her, would call her [Tanya?]
5. Mother - in conversation with British people he just refers to her as Marina.
When Dmitri is mad he should call her Tan'ka (Танька), Taniukha (Танюха), or (formally) Tatiana depending on the context , otherwise (with Tanya or Tanusha) he would sound like a wuss. Mothers are normally called as "mama" (мама) by their sons and almost never by their first names. Hope it helps.