Lesson 3: Family in Spanish

Learn how to talk about your family and loved ones in Spanish.

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Key Family Vocabulary

  • La familia โ€“ Family
  • El padre โ€“ Father
  • La madre โ€“ Mother
  • El hermano โ€“ Brother
  • La hermana โ€“ Sister
  • Los padres โ€“ Parents
  • El hijo โ€“ Son
  • La hija โ€“ Daughter
  • Los abuelos โ€“ Grandparents
  • El abuelo โ€“ Grandfather
  • La abuela โ€“ Grandmother
  • El tรญo โ€“ Uncle
  • La tรญa โ€“ Aunt
  • El primo โ€“ Male cousin
  • La prima โ€“ Female cousin
  • El niรฑo โ€“ Boy / child
  • La niรฑa โ€“ Girl / child
  • Los niรฑos โ€“ Children

๐Ÿ“š Grammar Tips

  • Gender & Articles: Masculine โ†’ el , Feminine โ†’ la . Plural masculine or mixed โ†’ los , plural feminine โ†’ las .
  • Plural Form: Usually add -s if the word ends in a vowel, and -es if it ends in a consonant.
    Examples:
    La madre โ†’ Las madres
    El padre โ†’ Los padres
  • Possessive Pronouns: "Mi padre" (my father), "Mi madre" (my mother). Plural: "Mis padres" (my parents).
  • Verb Agreement: โ€œMis padres son amablesโ€ (My parents are kind).

๐Ÿ’ฌ Usage in Context โ€“ Talking About Family

Tengo un hermano y una hermana.
I have a brother and a sister.

Mi padre es mรฉdico.
My father is a doctor.

Mis abuelos viven en Madrid.
My grandparents live in Madrid.

ยฟCรณmo se llama tu madre?
What is your motherโ€™s name?

Mi familia es muy grande.
My family is very big.

๐Ÿง  Fun Facts

  • In Spanish, itโ€™s common to use affectionate terms like mamรก (mom) and papรก (dad).
  • Spanish family words can vary between countries โ€” for example, โ€œpadreโ€ in Spain is sometimes replaced with โ€œpapรก,โ€ and โ€œhermanoโ€ may be โ€œbroโ€ in informal speech.
  • The word familia is feminine, so we say la familia.
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