Spanish: Talking about family

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A boy with his mother and sister.

Family is an important part of Spanish culture.

To introduce your family you can use the verbs (to have) and (to be called).

For example:

  • - I have a sister

  • - My sister is called Emily

  • - I have a mother

  • - My mother is called Emma

A boy with his mother and sister.

Family members in Spanish

To talk about different members of your family in Spanish, you can use the following words:

SpanishEnglish
my mother
my father
my sister
my brother
my grandmother
my grandfather
my aunt
my uncle
my cousin (male)
my cousin (female)

Masculine and feminine nouns

Remember to use the correct article with the correct noun.

If it’s a masculine noun, then use and if it’s a feminine noun use , for example:

MasculineFeminine
- a father - a mother
- a brother - a sister
- a grandfather - a grandmother
- an uncle - an aunt

The 'í' sound

You might have noticed that some letters in Spanish have an accent, such as í.

The accent is always above a vowel, as in (uncle), and it lets you know to put stress on this part of the word.

The í sound is pronounced as an ‘ee’.

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