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🛡️ Siblings: Looking Out for Each Other

Hermanos: cuidarse unos a otros

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👪 Family, Friends & Social Life · Lesson 8 of 11

Lesson note

Big families, close bonds: Puerto Rican households often include several siblings plus cousins raised alongside them — sibling vocabulary extends easily to primos who feel like brothers and sisters.

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🛡️ Looking out for each other · Cuidándose el uno al otro
A boy was bothering my little sister.
Un niño estaba molestando a mi hermanita.oon NEE-nyoh ehs-TAH-bah moh-lehs-TAHN-doh ah mee ehr-mah-NEE-tah.
What did you do?
¿Qué hiciste?¿keh ee-SEES-teh?
I told him to leave her alone and I stayed with her.
Le dije que la dejara tranquila y me quedé con ella.leh DEE-heh keh lah deh-HAH-rah trahn-KEE-lah ee meh keh-DEH kohn EH-yah.
You did great looking out for her.
Hiciste muy bien en cuidarla.ee-SEES-teh mwee byehn ehn kwee-DAHR-lah.
👀 Watching the little one · Cuidando al más pequeño
Watch your little sister while I go to the bathroom.
Cuida a tu hermanita mientras voy al baño.KWEE-dah ah too ehr-mah-NEE-tah MYEHN-trahs voy ahl BAH-nyoh.
Okay, don't worry.
Está bien, no te preocupes.ehs-TAH byehn, noh teh preh-oh-KOO-pehs.
Don't go near the stove.
No se acerquen a la estufa.noh seh ah-SEHR-kehn ah lah ehs-TOO-fah.
No, mom, we're playing over here.
No, mami, estamos jugando aquí.noh, MAH-mee, ehs-TAH-mohs hoo-GAHN-doh ah-KEE.
🤒 When a sibling is sick · Cuando un hermano está enfermo
Your brother isn't feeling well today.
Tu hermano no se siente bien hoy.too ehr-MAH-noh noh seh SYEHN-teh byehn oy.
Should I bring him his favorite stuffed animal?
¿Le llevo su muñeco favorito?¿leh YEH-voh soo moo-NYEH-koh fah-voh-REE-toh?
Here you go, so you feel better.
Aquí tienes, para que te sientas mejor.ah-KEE TYEH-nehs, PAH-rah keh teh SYEHN-tahs meh-HOHR.
Thanks for taking such good care of him.
Gracias por cuidarlo tan bien.GRAH-syahs pohr kwee-DAHR-loh tahn byehn.
🎂 A sibling's birthday · El cumpleaños de un hermano
Happy birthday, little brother!
¡Feliz cumpleaños, hermanito!¡feh-LEES koom-pleh-AH-nyohs, ehr-mah-NEE-toh!
Thanks! Will you help me blow out the candles?
¡Gracias! ¿Me ayudas a soplar las velas?¡GRAH-syahs! ¿meh ah-YOO-dahs ah soh-PLAHR lahs VEH-lahs?
I made you a drawing as a gift.
Te hice un dibujo de regalo.teh EE-seh oon dee-BOO-hoh deh reh-GAH-loh.
I love it, thanks for thinking of me.
Me encanta, gracias por pensar en mí.meh ehn-KAHN-tah, GRAH-syahs pohr pehn-SAHR ehn mee.
💬 Talking about your siblings · Hablar de tus hermanos
He's in his room playing.
Está en su cuarto jugando.ehs-TAH ehn soo KWAHR-toh hoo-GAHN-doh.
He's my twin brother.
Es mi hermano gemelo.ehs mee ehr-MAH-noh heh-MEH-loh.
She always sticks up for me.
Ella siempre me defiende.EH-yah SYEHM-preh meh deh-FYEHN-deh.
We are only children.
Somos hijos únicos.SOH-mohs EE-hohs OO-nee-kohs.
When we grow up, we'll stay close.
Cuando crezcamos, seguiremos siendo cercanos.KWAHN-doh krehs-KAH-mohs, seh-gee-REH-mohs SYEHN-doh sehr-KAH-nohs.
Where's your little brother?
¿Dónde está tu hermanito?¿DOHN-deh ehs-TAH too ehr-mah-NEE-toh?
You're the best brother in the world.
Eres el mejor hermano del mundo.EH-rehs ehl meh-HOHR ehr-MAH-noh dehl MOON-doh.
✏️ Siblings in a sentence · Los hermanos en una oración
Yesterday you helped your sister.
Ayer ayudaste a tu hermana.ah-YEHR ah-yoo-DAHS-teh ah too ehr-MAH-nah.
You call your brother at night.
Tú llamas a tu hermano por la noche.too YAH-mahs ah too ehr-MAH-noh pohr lah NOH-cheh.
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Answer the 5 quick questions to check what you learned.

1. Which Spanish phrase means “A boy was bothering my little sister.”?

2. Choose the best English sentence for “— ¿Qué hiciste?”.

3. Which Spanish phrase means “I told him to leave her alone and I stayed with her.”?

4. Choose the best English sentence for “— Hiciste muy bien en cuidarla.”.

5. Which Spanish phrase means “Watch your little sister while I go to the bathroom.”?

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