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SPANISH FAMILY MEMBERS

by Brian * Neil * Lexie * Jordan * Seitske * Nick * Josh * Amanda * Ashley * Carter * Linda * Ashley

¡Bienvenidos! Imagine if you got married to somebody from Spain and you had to learn how to say some Spanish words. You would need to know how to have a conversation with them about their family. For example, if you meet your wife's or husband's family you would need to know how to say family members. Here are some words that you should know. Spanish is spoken all over the world.

Click on the to hear the words in that row. The pronunciations will open in a new window. You can resize the window and move it so you can see the words as you hear the pronunciations.


HERMANA PEQUEÑA baby sister	HERMANO PEQUEÑO baby brother	ABUELO grandfather	ABUELA grandmother

PADRE father	MADRE mother	GATO cat	MADRASTRA stepmother

PERRO dog	HERMANA sister	TORTUGA turtle	PRIMO cousin

TÍA aunt	SOBRINO nephew	SOBRINA niece	HIJA daughter

PADRASTRO stepfather	HEMANASTRO stepbrother	TÍO uncle	HERMANO brother

BISABUELO great grandfather	BISABUELA great grandmother	CONEJILLO DE INDIAS guinea pig	RATÓN mouse

NIÑERA nanny	PAPÁ papa	NOBIO boyfriend	NOBIA girlfriend

CUÑADO brother-in-law	CUÑADA sister-in-law	SUEGRA mother-in-law	SUEGRO father-in-law

Tip #1 :One of the ways to remember mother in Spanish is that it begins with ma. . Madre.

Tip #2 : To remember how to say father in Spanish, just remind yourself that it begins with pa. . Padre.

Tip #3 : To remember the word for niece in Spanish, just remember the show Sabrina the Teenage Witch. She's the niece of the two aunts that she lives with.

Tip#4 : To remember the words for grandmother and grandfather just remember that they have the exact same first five letters.

Tip#5 : To remember the word for turtle just remember that the begining of it is tort- just like tortoise.

Tip#6 : To remember the word for dog just remember that perro is like pair. A pair of dogs were walking down the street.

Tip#7 : To remember the words for uncle and aunt just remember that they are the same words except that aunt ends with the letter 'a' and uncle ends with the letter 'o'. Tío and tía.

Game

Match the English names with the Spanish names.

abuela

grandfather

madre

niece

tía

cousin

abuelo

father

hermana

brother

padre

grandmother

sobrina

mother

tío

aunt

primo

sister

hermano

uncle

See the dictionary up above for the answers in case you aren't sure, but you should know them all. They are important!

abuela	grandfather
madre	niece
tía	cousin
abuelo	father
hermana	brother
padre	grandmother
sobrina	mother
tío	aunt
primo	sister
hermano	uncle