The family in Spanish – Vocabulary lesson – Episode 32

The family in Spanish – Vocabulary lesson

Podcast episode 32 – SEE ALL EPISODES

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

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Hi, welcome back to Speak Spanish with Maria Fernandez. I’m Maria Fernandez, a native Spanish teacher and the author of courses like Learn Spanish At Your Own Pace, which you can find on Amazon.

Today we’re going to master some family words. Our question comes from Jill, one of my newsletter subscribers. Jill contacted me to ask whether we could have a lesson about the family. So, here it is.

See also: Maria’s step-by-step Spanish courses.

The family in Spanish: 10 words

When I was learning English, I always found it easier to learn words by topic. It’s much easier to remember them. That’s why I bring you these vocabulary lessons.

In this episode, these are the 10 family words we’re going to learn and practice. Repeat after me:

el abuelo, the grandfather
la abuela, the grandmother
el padre, the father
la madre, the mother
el hijo, the son
la hija, the daughter
el hermano, the brother
la hermana, the sister
el tío, the uncle
la tía, the aunt

Let’s say them again. Repeat after me.

The family in Spanish: listening drill

Now, let’s do a listening drill. Can you tell me what these ten words mean?

el hijo, the son
la madre, the mother
el abuelo, the grandfather
el tío, the uncle
la abuela, the grandmother
el hermano, the brother
el padre, the father
la hija, the daughter
la tía, the aunt
la hermana, the sister

The family in Spanish: Speaking drill

And now, let’s do a speaking drill. Can you tell me these ten words in Spanish?

the brother, el hermano
the aunt, la tía
the mother, la madre
the uncle, el tío
the son, el hijo
the father, el padre
the grandmother, la abuela
the daughter, la hija
the sister, la hermana
the grandfather, el abuelo

The family in Spanish: let’s recap

To recap, let’s say these ten words again. Repeat after me:

el abuelo, the grandfather
la abuela, the grandmother
el padre, the father
la madre, the mother
el hijo, the son
la hija, the daughter
el hermano, the brother
la hermana, the sister
el tío, the uncle
la tía, the aunt

To make sure you’ve learned these words well, come back to this lesson every so often.

If you want to learn Spanish vocabulary fast, have a look at my course Learn Spanish At Your Own Pace. It’s a course that covers all the topics that’ll help you have a great Spanish vacation. It’s easy and it’s fun.

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