How is your family? Do you have brothers or cousins? In today’s lesson, you will learn to talk about your family in Spanish. You will know the basic vocabulary of the family members, and you will practice with interactive exercises. Ready?
How to talk about your family in Spanish
Soy Blanca
Te presento a mi familia: Tengo dos hermanos, Eva y Daniel. Mi madre se llama Carolina y mi padre Alfredo. Por parte de madre tengo dos tíos: el tío Antonio y la tía Ana. Por parte de padre tengo dos primos: Guillermo y Susana. Sus padres, Paco y Carmen, son mis tíos. Mis abuelos se llaman Nicolás y Enrique, y mis abuelas se llaman María y Rosa.
| Hermana + hermano = hermanos sister + brother = siblings |
| Madre + padre = padres Mother + father = parents |
| Tío + Tía = Tios Oncle + aunt = uncle and aunt |
| Primo + prima = primos cousin + cousin = cousins |
| Abuelo + abuela = abuelos grandfather + grandmother = grandparents |
Tengo dos sobrinos: Ricardo y Sara, hijos de mi hermana Eva.
Mi marido se llama Tomás. Tenemos dos hijos: Mar y Juanjo. Mar no tiene hijos, pero Juanjo sí. Tenemos dos nietos: Mi nieto Lucas y mi nieta, Aitana.
Mi nuera se llama Susana, es la esposa de mi hijo Juanjo.
Mi Yerno se llama Samuel, es el marido de mi hija Mar.
Tengo dos cuñados: Carlos, el marido de mi hermana y Begonia, la hermana de mi marido.
| Sobrino + sobrina = sobrinos Nephew + niece = nephews and nieces |
| Hijo + hija = hijos Son + daughter = children |
| Nieto + nieta = nietos Grandson + granddaughter = grandchildren |
| Marido o esposo = husband |
| Nuera = daughter-in-law |
| Yerno = son-in-law |
| Cuñado + cuñada = cuñados Brother-in-law + sister-in-law = brother-in-law and sister-in-law |
| Suegra = mother-in-law |
| Suegro = father-in-law |
How to talk about your family in Spanish
INTERACTIVE EXERCISES
Learn the vocabulary about the family in Spanish with these interactive exercises.
EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2
Look at this family tree and, complete the sentences below.
EXERCISE 3
Look at this family tree and complete the sentences below.
Congratulations! Now you know how to talk about your family in Spanish!
Do you dare to tell me a little about your family in the comments?
For example: How many brothers and sisters do you have?
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Keep practising your Spanish and see you soon! 😉
