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Family and relationships

Describe a simple family network and state relationships, names, ages and occupations.

Use tener for family members and possessives to show relationships. Spanish kinship terms generally use an article or possessive.

Patterns to reuse
Tengo + number + family noun
I have…
Mi/tu/su… se llama…
My/your/his/her… is called…
mee
Es el/la … de…
He/she is …’s …
ehs ehl
Watch out for
Mis parentes viven…
Mis padres viven…

Parientes means relatives; padres means parents.

La mi hermana
Mi hermana

Do not combine a normal possessive adjective with an article.

Tengo dos hijos y una hermana.
I have two children and one sister.
TEHN-goh dohs EE-hohs ee OO-nah ehr-MAH-nah
Mi mujer se llama Ana.
My wife’s name is Ana.
mee moo-HEHR seh YAH-mah AH-nah
Carlos es el hermano de Marta.
Carlos is Marta’s brother.
KAHR-lohs ehs ehl ehr-MAH-noh deh MAHR-tah
Mis padres viven en Londres.
My parents live in London.
mees PAH-drehs BEE-behn ehn LOHN-drehs
Family
madrepadrepadreshijo/ahermano/amaridomujerparejaabuelo/anieto/atío/aprimo/a
Relationship Status
soltero/acasado/aseparado/adivorciado/a
Note

padres can mean parents; parientes means relatives, not parents.

Try it out loud
production
Describe your real or invented family in six sentences.
What to include

Use at least four kinship words.

mapping
Explain three relationships in a family tree.
What to include

Use es el/la … de…

question
Ask about siblings, children and relationship status politely.
What to include

¿Tienes hermanos/hijos?

Happy with all of this?
  • I can explain who is who in a family.
  • I can ask and answer basic family questions.

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