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The Family in Spanish

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Learn new vocabulary about School Supplies in Spanish. You will find a lot of sentences so that you become familiar with what you have learned. Remember to practice every day.

Los miembros de la familia

(Famiy members)





In the table below you will see the nouns of the family members with their corresponding definite articles. If the gender of the noun is masculine it is represented in blue, if it is feminine it is represented in red.


English Spanish
Parents Los padres
Father El padre
Mother La madre
Dad El papá
Mom La mamá
Children Los hijos
Son El hijo
Daughter La hija
Siblings Los hermanos
Brother El hermano
Sister La hermana
Husband El esposo
Wife La esposa
Uncle El tío
Aunt La tía
Nephew El sobrino
Niece La sobrina
Cousin El primo, la prima
Grandparents Los abuelos
Grandfather El abuelo
Grandmother La abuela
Los nietos Grandchildren
El nieto Grandson
La nieta Granddaughter
Stepfather El padrastro
Stepmother La madrastra
Stepson El hijastro
Stepdaughter La hijastra
Stepbrother El hermanastro
Stepsister La hermanastra
Father-in-law El suegro
Mother-in-law La suegra
Son-in-law El yerno
Daughter-in-law La yerna
Brother-in-law El cuñado
Sister-in-law La cuñada
Godfaher El padrino
Godmother La madrina
Godson El ahijado
Goddaughter La ahijada


Family Vocabulary in Spanish

Example sentences:

  • Mi familia es muy unida.
    (My family is very close)

  • Mi esposo es ingeniero.
    (My husband is an engineer)

  • Eres el mejor papá del mundo.
    (You're the best dad in the world)

  • Mi hermano es mi mejor amigo.
    (My brother is my best friend)

  • Yo vivo con mis dos hermanas.
    (I live with my two sisters)

  • Mi abuelo tiene ochenta años.
    (My grandfather is eighty years old)

  • La mamá de Linda es muy amable.
    (Linda's mom is really nice)

  • Mi suegro me trata como si fuera su hija.
    ( My father-in-law treats me like his own daughter)

  • La hija del tío Jack, María, es mi prima favorita.
    (Uncle Jack's daughter Mary is my favourite cousin)

  • Richard es el hermano de mi madre, así que viene a ser mi tío.
    (Richard is my mother's brother, so he is my uncle)

  • Todos mis parientes se reúnen cada año para una reunión familiar.
    (All my relatives gather every year for a family reunion)


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