English Spanish Vocabulary – The Family La Familia Posted by Laura & Adam on Jul 6, 2016 in Learning, Spanish Vocabulary
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Today we are going to practice useful Spanish vocabulary related to The Family.
Hoy vamos a practicar vocabulario español útil relacionado con La Familia.
Use the player below to listen to and repeat the pronunciation of the words in Spanish:
The Family La Familia
El marido/El esposo: Husband
La mujer/La esposa: Wife
El padre: Father
La madre: Mother
Mamá: Mum
Papá: Dad
Mami: Mummy
Papi: Daddy
Los padres: Parents
El hijo: Son
La hija: Daughter
Los hijos: Children (sons & daughters)
El hermano: Brother
La hermana: Sister
Los hermanos: Brothers and sisters
El abuelo: Grandfather/Granddad
La abuela: Grandmother/Grandma
Los abuelos: Grandparents
El nieto: Grandson
La nieta: Grandaughter
Los nietos: Grandchildren
El tío: Uncle
La tía: Aunt
Los tíos: Uncles & aunts
El sobrino: Nephew
La sobrina: Niece
Los sobrinos: Nephews and nieces
El primo: Male cousin
La prima: Female cousin
Los primos: Cousins
El suegro: Father in law
La suegra: Mother in law
Los suegros: Parents in law
El consuegro: Father in law of one´s son or daughter
La consuegra: Mother in law of one´s son or daughter
El yerno: Son in law
La nuera: Daughter in law
El cuñado: Brother in law
La cuñada: Sister in law
El padrino: Godfather
La madrina: Godmother
Hijo único: Only child (male)
Hija única: Only child (female)
Huérfano/a: Orphan
Adoptado/a: Adopted
El padrastro: Step-father
La madrastra: Step-mother
El hijastro: Step-son
La hijastra: Step-daughter
El hermanastro: Step-brother/Half-brother
La hermanastra: Step-sister/Half-sister
El bisabuelo: Great-grandfather
La bisabuela: Great-grandmother
El bisnieto: Great-grandson
La bisnieta: Great-grandaughter
Los gemelos: Identical twins
Los mellizos: Twins
El pariente/El familiar: Relative
Los antepasados: Ancestors
Los descendientes: Descendants
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Laura & Adam have been blogging and creating online Spanish courses for Transparent Language since 2010. Laura is from Bilbao in northern Spain and Adam is from Devon in the south of England. They lived together in Spain for over 10 years, where their 2 daughters were born, and now they live in Scotland. Both Laura & Adam qualified as foreign language teachers in 2004 and since have been teaching Spanish in Spain, the UK, and online.