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Spanish: Talking about family

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Learn how to introduce your family with these handy words and phrases.

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Family members in Spanish

MasculineFeminine
- a father - a mother
- a brother - a sister
- a grandfather - a grandmother
- an uncle - an aunt
- a cousin (male) - a cousin (female)

(To say 'a' use if it’s a masculine noun and if it’s a feminine noun)

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Saying 'I have'

To say 'I have' you can use (from the verb ).

For example:

  • - I have a brother
  • - I have a mother
  • - I have two cousins
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'I don't have'

To say you don't have something, you can use the phrase (I don't have
)

  • - I don't have brothers
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Asking names

To ask 'What is your
 called?' use the question:

for one person (singular)

or

for two or more people (plural)

For example:

  • - What’s your mum called?

  • - What’s your dad called?

  • - What are your brothers called?

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Giving names

To talk about one person’s name (singular), use – He / She is called

For example:

  • - He is called Angus

  • - She is called Maria

To talk about two or more people’s names (plural) use - They are called
 and


For example:

  • - They are called Sally and Paul
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Saying 'My'

'My' in Spanish is either (singular) or (plural).

This means 'my brother' would be and 'my brothers' would be .

You can then add either (singular) or (plural) to the person’s name.

For example:

  • - My dad is called Jakob
  • - My sister is called Alisha
  • - My parents are called Farha and Donald
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The 'Ă­' sound

You might have noticed that some letters in Spanish have an accent, such as Ă­.

The accent is always above a vowel, as in (uncle), and it lets you know to put stress on this part of the word.

The í sound is pronounced as an ‘ee’.

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