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Vocabulario de la familia

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👪 Family, Friends & Social Life · Lesson 2 of 11

Lesson note

Memory tip: Pick one word from this lesson, say it out loud, then use it in a tiny sentence. Try starting with mamá / madre, papá / padre, hijo.

Tip: turn pronunciation off to test yourself.

👨‍👩‍👧 Parents & children · Padres e hijos
baby
bebébeh-BEH
boy / girl
niño / niñaNEE-nyoh / NEE-nyah
dad / father
papá / padrepah-PAH / PAH-dreh
daughter
hijaEE-hah
husband
esposoehs-POH-soh
mom / mother
mamá / madremah-MAH / MAH-dreh
son
hijoEE-hoh
wife
esposaehs-POH-sah
👵 Grandparents & relatives · Abuelos y parientes
aunt
tíaTEE-ah
cousin (male / female)
primo / primaPREE-moh / PREE-mah
grandfather
abueloah-BWEH-loh
grandmother
abuelaah-BWEH-lah
grandson / granddaughter
nieto / nietaNYEH-toh / NYEH-tah
nephew / niece
sobrino / sobrinasoh-BREE-noh / soh-BREE-nah
uncle
tíoTEE-oh
🧒 Brothers & sisters · Hermanos y hermanas
brother
hermanoehr-MAH-noh
little brother
el hermanitoehl ehr-mah-NEE-toh
little sister
la hermanitalah ehr-mah-NEE-tah
older
mayormah-YOHR
sister
hermanaehr-MAH-nah
younger
menormeh-NOHR
💞 Other people · Otras personas
boyfriend / girlfriend
novio / noviaNOH-vyoh / NOH-vyah
family
familiafah-MEE-lyah
friend (male / female)
amigo / amigaah-MEE-goh / ah-MEE-gah
neighbor (male / female)
vecino / vecinaveh-SEE-noh / veh-SEE-nah
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Answer the 5 quick questions to check what you learned.

1. What does “mamá / madre” mean?

2. What does “papá / padre” mean?

3. What does “hijo” mean?

4. What does “hija” mean?

5. What does “bebé” mean?

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