Family Members in Spanish
Family words in Spanish: la madre (mother), el padre (father), el hermano (brother), la hermana (sister), el hijo (son), la hija (daughter). Below are all 36 family words from lessons 131, 132 and 133 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.
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Lesson 131 · Family & Friends 12 words
- la madre mother
Queremos mucho a nuestra madre.
We love our mother very much.
- el padre father
Él quiere mucho a su padre.
He loves his father very much.
- los padres parents
Esa familia tiene padres cariñosos.
That family has loving parents.
- el hermano brother
¿Tu hermano también se va?
Is your brother also leaving?
- la hermana sister
Tengo una hermana genial.
I have a great sister.
- el hijo son
Ella ama a su único hijo.
She loves her only son.
- la hija daughter
Él quiere a su única hija.
He loves his only daughter.
- el esposo husband
Ese es su cariñoso esposo.
That is her loving husband.
- la esposa wife
¿Cómo conociste a tu esposa?
How did you meet your wife?
- el compañero partner
Tenemos un buen compañero.
We have a good partner.
- el vecino neighbor
Mi vecino tiene un perro amigable.
My neighbor has a friendly dog.
- el amigo friend
Ella tiene un buen amigo ahora.
She has a good friend now.
Lesson 132 · Extended Family & Relationships 12 words
- la abuela grandmother
Este es el jardín de su abuela.
That is her grandmother's garden.
- el abuelo grandfather
Él quiere mucho a su abuelo.
He loves his grandfather very much.
- los abuelos grandparents
Visitamos a nuestros abuelos a menudo.
We visit our grandparents often.
- el tío uncle
¿Tu tío también es de Canadá?
Is your uncle also from Canada?
- la tía aunt
Mi tía hace buenas galletas.
My aunt makes good cookies.
- el primo cousin
Tiene un primo en la escuela.
She has one cousin in school.
- la sobrina niece
Esa chica es mi sobrina.
That girl is my niece.
- pariente relative
Mi pariente vive lejos.
My relative lives far away.
- el novio boyfriend
Mi novio quiere sentarse enfrente de mí.
My boyfriend wants to sit across me.
- la novia girlfriend
Esta es la flor favorita de mi novia.
This is my girlfriend's favorite flower.
- la nuera in-law
Le gusta su nueva nuera.
She likes her new in-law.
- el sobrino nephew
Él quiere mucho a su pequeño sobrino.
He loves his little nephew.
Lesson 133 · Family — Roles & Life Events 12 words
- la familia family
Amo a mi familia.
I love my family.
- el niño child
El niño bebe agua.
The child drinks water.
- el padrastro stepfather
Vivo con mi padrastro.
I live with my stepfather.
- la nieta granddaughter
Ella abrazó a su nieta.
She hugged her granddaughter.
- el nieto grandson
El hombre ama a su nieto.
The man loves his grandson.
- casado married
Mi hermana está casada.
My sister is married.
- el apellido surname
Se me olvidó su apellido.
I forgot his surname.
- el gemelo twin
Ella quiere mucho a su gemelo.
She loves her twin.
- soltero single
Mi hermano está soltero.
My brother is single.
- el hermano sibling
Tengo un hermano.
I have one sibling.
- el hijo único only child
El niño es hijo único.
The boy is an only child.
- la generación generation
Enseñamos a la próxima generación.
We teach the next generation.
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