{"id":2121,"date":"2010-12-08T22:08:22","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T22:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=2121"},"modified":"2010-12-08T22:08:22","modified_gmt":"2010-12-08T22:08:22","slug":"beginner-9-family-verb-%e2%80%9cser%e2%80%9d-and-possessive-determiners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/beginner-9-family-verb-%e2%80%9cser%e2%80%9d-and-possessive-determiners\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Lesson Beginner 9 Family, the verb \u201cser\u201d and possessive determiners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spanish Lesson Beginner 9 The Family, Verb &quot;To be&quot; &amp; Possessive Adjectives\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y7zey_QWPFw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hola! \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1is?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today, we will see how to speak about the family in Spanish using el verbo \u201cser\u201d, which is the verb &#8220;to be&#8221; in English, and possessive determiners. There is some very useful and fundamental information in this lesson. I hope you find it interesting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First, let\u00b4s see some vocabulary related to the family in Spanish:<\/p>\n<p>Marido: husband<br \/>\nMujer\/Esposa: wife<br \/>\nPadre: father<br \/>\nMadre: mother<br \/>\nPadres: parents<br \/>\nHijo: son<br \/>\nHija: daughter<br \/>\nHijos: children<br \/>\nHermano: brother<br \/>\nHermana: sister<br \/>\nHermanos: brothers and sisters<br \/>\nAbuelo: grandfather<br \/>\nAbuela: grandmother<br \/>\nAbuelos: grandparents<br \/>\nNieto: grandson<br \/>\nNieta: grandaughter<br \/>\nNietos: grandchildren<br \/>\nT\u00edo: uncle<br \/>\nT\u00eda: aunt<br \/>\nT\u00edos: uncle &amp; aunt<br \/>\nSobrino: nephew<br \/>\nSobrina: niece<br \/>\nSobrinos: nephews and nieces<br \/>\nPrimo: cousin (male)<br \/>\nPrima: consin (female)<br \/>\nPrimos: cousins<\/p>\n<p>el \/ la: the<br \/>\nlos \/ las: the<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you would like to talk about and describe your family in Spanish you will need to use the verb \u201cto be\u201d \u2013 el verbo \u201cser\u201d. This is the equivalent to \u201cI am\u201d, \u201cyou are\u201d, \u201che\/she\/it is\u201d, \u201cwe are\u201d, \u201cyou are\u201d and \u201cthey are\u201d in English and is one of the most important and fundamental verbs to master:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Yo) soy: I am<br \/>\n(T\u00fa) eres: You are (one person \/ informal)<br \/>\n(Usted) es: You are (one person \/ formal)<br \/>\n(\u00c9l) es: He is<br \/>\n(Ella) es: She is<br \/>\n(Nosotros) somos: We are<br \/>\n(Vosotros) sois: You (group) are(informal)<br \/>\n(Ustedes) son: You (group) are (formal)<br \/>\n(Ellos\/ellas) son: They are<\/p>\n<p>Soy Laura: I am Laura<br \/>\n\u00bfEres Antonio?: Are you Antonio?<br \/>\n\u00bfSois Antonio y Ana?: Are you Antonio and Ana?<br \/>\nNo soy: I am not<\/p>\n<p><strong>You should note that in Spanish we do not use possessive apostrophes. With this I mean that if you want to say \u201cI am Ana\u00b4s sister\u201d you will have to say \u201cI am the sister of Ana\u201d which is \u201cSoy la hermana de Ana\u201d.\u00a0 Let\u00b4s see some other examples of this type sentence:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00bfEres el hijo de Pablo?: Are you Pablo\u2019s son?<br \/>\nPedro es el t\u00edo de Miguel: Pedro is Miguel\u2019s uncle<br \/>\nSomos los nietos de Tina: We are Tina\u2019s grandchildren.<br \/>\n\u00bfSois los hermanos de Juan? Are you Juan\u2019s brother and sister?<br \/>\nClara y Roberto son marido y mujer: Clara and Roberto are husband and wife.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It is also important to be familiar with the possessive determiners. In English the possessive determiners are my, your, his, her, our and their. Let\u2019s see how they are in Spanish:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mi\/ mis: my<br \/>\nSonia es mi prima: Sonia is my cousin<br \/>\nAntonio y Patricia son mis sobrinos: Antonio and Patricia are my nephew and niece<\/p>\n<p>Tu\/tus: your (informal\/one person)<br \/>\n\u00bfMar\u00eda es tu prima?\/ \u00bfEs Mar\u00eda tu prima?: Is Mar\u00eda your cousin?<br \/>\n\u00bfSon Pedro y Rosa tus hermanos?: Are Pedro and Rosa your bother and sister?<\/p>\n<p>Su\/ sus: your (formal\/one person and group), his, her, their<br \/>\nSara es su madre: Sara is his mother<br \/>\nEllos no son sus padres: They are not his parents<\/p>\n<p>Nuestro\/a\/os\/as: our<br \/>\nJos\u00e9 es nuestro padre: Jos\u00e9 is our father<br \/>\nVuestro\/a\/os\/as: your (informal\/group)<br \/>\n\u00bfSon vuestras hermanas?: Are they your sisters?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Well, this is all for today. I hope this information helps you to feel more confident when making your own sentences in Spanish. Try to give it a go and write a paragraph about your family using these types of sentences and read them out loud to also practice the pronunciation. This will help you to remember the vocabulary and it will give you confidence for when you need to use them in a real situation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I wish you a lovely week and look forward to our next lesson.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Adi\u00f3s!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a1Hola! \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1is? Today, we will see how to speak about the family in Spanish using el verbo \u201cser\u201d, which is the verb &#8220;to be&#8221; in English, and possessive determiners. There is some very useful and fundamental information in this lesson. I hope you find it interesting. 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