Family and people
Talk about your family and use mi, tu and su
Context
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Laura
¿Tienes hermanos?
Do you have siblings?
Pedro
Sí, tengo un hermano y una hermana.
Yes, I have a brother and a sister.
Laura
¿Cómo se llaman?
What are their names?
Pedro
Mi hermano se llama Juan y mi hermana se llama Ana.
My brother is called Juan and my sister is called Ana.
Laura
¿Y tus padres?
And your parents?
Pedro
Mi padre trabaja en una escuela y mi madre es doctora.
My father works at a school and my mother is a doctor.
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Vocabulary
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el hermano
Mi hermano se llama Juan.
Brothers and sisters together are 'hermanos' (masculine plural).
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Family words and gender
Family words come in pairs by gender: hermano/hermana (brother/sister), padre/madre (father/mother), hijo/hija (son/daughter). Change the ending to change the gender.
hermano → hermana, hijo → hija, abuelo → abuela.
The plural 'hermanos' can mean 'brothers' or 'siblings'. In context it usually means siblings.
Possessive adjectives mi, tu, su
'Mi' (my), 'tu' (your) and 'su' (his/her/their/your formal) come before a noun and match its gender. They do not change for gender, only for plural nouns (mis, tus, sus).
Mi hermano, mi hermana, tu padre, su madre. Mis hermanos, tus padres.
'Su' has many meanings (his/her/their/your-formal). Context tells you who it refers to.
The verb 'tener' with family
Use 'tener' (to have) to talk about your family: 'tengo' (I have), 'tienes' (you have). Ask '¿Tienes hermanos?' to ask about someone's siblings.
Tengo un hermano. No tengo hijos. ¿Tienes hermanas?
Answer with 'sí, tengo...' or 'no, no tengo...'. Notice the double 'no': 'no, no tengo'.
Interactive practice
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Who is Ana?
Listen and choose who Ana is.
Who is Ana?
My father
Write the possessive adjective (my).
Accents optional: write "como estas" and it works.
Match family words
Connect each Spanish word with its English meaning.
Write about your siblings
Write 'I have a brother and a sister' in Spanish.
Write 'I have a brother and a sister' in Spanish.
Suggested answer: Tengo un hermano y una hermana
Repeat about your family
Listen, pause and repeat out loud, then say it about your own family.
Tengo un hermano y una hermana. Mi madre es doctora.
I have a brother and a sister. My mother is a doctor.
Listen, pause and repeat out loud. Repeat 3 times until it sounds natural.
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His sister
Write the possessive adjective (his).
Accents optional: write "como estas" and it works.
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