Self and relationships
Learn key vocabulary for talking about your friends and family. Practise your language skills to describe and respond to questions about those close to you.
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Marriage and partnerships
Along with friends and family relationships, marriage and partnership is something that some people may consider in their lives. Here are some key verbs:
| casarse | to get married |
| comprometerse | to get engaged |
| divorciarse | to get divorced |
| enamorarse | to fall in love |
| estar enamorado/a | to be in love |
| separarse | to separate |
| tener hijos | to have children |
| tener novio/a | to have a boyfriend/girlfriend |
| tener pareja | to have a partner |
Use the verb estar (to be) to describe marital status:
| estar comprometido/a | to be engaged |
| estar casado/a | to be married |
| estar divorciado/a | to be divorced |
| estar separado/a | to be separated |
| estar soltero/a | to be single |
- Question
Translate these sentences about the topic of partnership into English.
- Mis abuelos están separados y no viven juntos.
- En el futuro quisiera casarme y tener una familia muy grande.
- Mi hermano mayor no está casado, pero creo que va a comprometerse con su novia el año que viene.
- Mi tía se casó el verano pasado y la boda costó mucho dinero.
- My grandparents are separated and don't live together.
- In the future, I would like to get married and have a very big family.
- My older brother isn't married, but I think he is going to get engaged to his girlfriend next year.
- My aunt got married last summer and the wedding cost a lot of money.