📖 Grammar Lessons

Tier 2

Family Members

Family Members 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Immediate Family

Spanish	English
la madre	mother
el padre	father
el hermano	brother
la hermana	sister
el hijo	son
la hija	daughter
el esposo / marido	husband
la esposa / mujer	wife

Extended Family

Spanish	English
el abuelo	grandfather
la abuela	grandmother
el tío	uncle
la tía	aunt
el primo	cousin (m)
la prima	cousin (f)
el sobrino	nephew
la sobrina	niece

Key Notes

padres = parents (not just fathers!)

hermanos = siblings (brothers AND sisters)

hijos = children (sons and daughters)

Spanish uses diminutives: abuelito, hermanito, mami, papi

Possessive

mi madre = my mother

tu padre = your father

su hermano = his/her brother

Examples

Mi madre se llama María

Tengo dos hermanos

Mi abuela tiene ochenta años

¿Cuántos primos tienes?

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