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Family

Everyone asks about your family within the first ten minutes. These fifteen words cover the answer.

Quick answer

Tengo dos hermanos.

I have two brothers — or a brother and a sister. The masculine plural covers a mixed group.

The words

SpanishEnglish
la madrethe mother
el padrethe father
los padresthe parents
el hermanothe brother
la hermanathe sister
el hijothe son
la hijathe daughter
el abuelothe grandfather
la abuelathe grandmother
el tíothe uncle
la tíathe aunt
el primothe cousin
el sobrinothe nephew
la parejathe partner
el suegrothe father-in-law

The phrases you will actually say

¿Tienes hermanos?Do you have brothers or sisters?
Soy el mayor.I am the eldest.
Estoy casado. / Estoy casada.I am married.
Tengo dos hijos.I have two children.
Mis padres viven en Inglaterra.My parents live in England.

Worth knowing

Los padres means parents, not fathers. Los hermanos can be brothers or siblings — the masculine plural covers a mixed group.

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