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La Familia - Family
Can you tell us about your family? Practise your Spanish by replying out loud to the following questions in bold. Each phrase is followed by some helpful Spanish words.
¿Cuántas personas hay en tu familia? - How many people in your family?
Somos - We are
Tengo - I have
un - one
una - one
dos - two
tres - three
cuatro - four
cinco - five
seis - six
personas - people
una persona - one person
un padre/padres - a father/fathers, parents
una madre/madres - a mother/mothers
un hermano/hermanos - a brother/brothers
una hermana/hermanas - a sister/sisters
un abuelo/abuelos - a grandfather/grandfathers
una abuela/abuelas - a grandmother/grandmothers
un tío/tíos - a uncle/uncles
una tía/tías - a aunt/aunts
un primo/primos - a male cousin/male cousins
una prima/primas - a female cousin/female cousins
un padrastro/padrastros - a stepfather/stepfathers, stepparents
una madrastra/madrastras - a stepmother/stepmothers
un hermanastro/hermanastros - a stepbrother/stepbrothers
una hermanastra/hermanastras - a stepsister/stepsisters
En mi familia somos cinco personas. Un padre, una madre, dos hermanas y un abuelo. - In my family there are five people. A father, a mother, two sisters and one grandfather.
Describe a tu familia - Describe your family
Él - He
Ella - She
Ellos - They (all male or mixed)
Ellas - They (all female)
es - is
son - are
tiene - has
tienen - have
alto/alta/altos/altas - tall (male/ female/plural male/plural female)
bajo/baja/bajos/bajas - short (height) (male/female/plural male/plural female)
moreno/morena/morenos/morenas - dark haired and dark skinned (male/female/plural male/plural female)
rubio/rubia/rubios/rubias - blonde (male/female/plural male/plural female)
pelirrojo/pelirroja/pelirrojos/pelirrojas - red haired (male/female/plural male/plural female)
pelo castaño - brown hair
pelo canoso - grey hair
pelo negro - black hair
ojos - eyes (masculine)
negros - black (male plural)
azules - blue (plural)
marrones - brown (plural)
verdes - green (plural)
grises - grey (plural)
Él tiene ojos verdes. - He has green eyes.
¿Tienes animales en casa? Do you have any pets?
Sí, tengo - Yes, I have
No, no tengo - No, I don't have
dos - two
tres - three
cuatro - four
cinco - five
un perro/perros - a dog/dogs
un gato/gatos- a cat/cats
un pájaro/pájaros - a bird/birds
un pez/peces - a fish/fish plural
No, no tengo un perro.- No, I don't have a dog.
¿Cómo es tu mascota? What does your pet look like?
Mi perro - my dog
Mi gata - my (female) cat
Mis peces - my fish (plural)
Mis pájaros - my birds (plural)
es - is
son - are
tiene - has
tienen - have
grande/grandes - big (singular/plural)
pequeño/pequeña/pequeños/pequeñas - small (male/female/plural male/plural female)
cuatro patas - four legs
un cuello - a neck
una cola - a tail
orejas - ears
manchas - spots
rayas - stripes
negro/negra/negros/negras - black (male/female/plural male/plural female)
blanco/ blanca/ blancos/ blancos - white (male/female/plural male/plural female)
gris/grises - grey (singular/plural)
marrón/ marrones - brown (singular/plural)
de colores - colourful
Mis peces son de colores. - My fish are colourful.
NB. Spanish masculine plurals include both male and female. For example, primos include both male and female cousins.
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