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Vocabulary (18)

 La familia: The family (Spanish)

Mi familia vive en España.

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My family lives in Spain. Show

La familia

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The family Show

 La madre: The mother (Spanish)

Mi madre vive en España con nosotros.

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My mum lives in Spain with us. Show

La madre

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The mother Show

 El padre: The father (Spanish)

Mi padre juega al fútbol los domingos.

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My father plays football on Sundays. Show

El padre

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The father Show

 El hijo: The son (Spanish)

Su hijo vive en Madrid.

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Your child lives in Madrid. Show

El hijo

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The son Show

 El hermano: The brother (Spanish)

Mi hermano vive en España.

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My brother lives in Spain. Show

El hermano

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The brother Show

 El abuelo: The grandfather (Spanish)

Mi abuelo es un hombre muy sabio.

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My grandfather is a very wise man. Show

El abuelo

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The grandfather Show

 El tío: The uncle (Spanish)

Mi tío vive cerca de mi casa.

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My uncle lives near my house. Show

El tío

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The uncle Show

 El primo: The cousin (Spanish)

Su primo vive en Madrid.

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His cousin lives in Madrid. Show

El primo

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The cousin Show

 La hija: The daughter (Spanish)

¿Cuántos años tiene mi hija pequeña?

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How old is my younger daughter? Show

La hija

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The daughter Show

 La hermana: The sister (Spanish)

Su hermana vive en Madrid.

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His sister lives in Madrid. Show

La hermana

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The sister Show

 La abuela: The grandmother (Spanish)

Mi abuela cocina la mejor tortilla de patatas.

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My grandmother cooks the best Spanish omelette. Show

La abuela

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The grandmother Show

 La tía: The aunt (Spanish)

Mi tía vive en Madrid y le gusta la ciudad.

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My aunt lives in Madrid and likes the city. Show

La tía

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The aunt Show

 La prima: The cousin (Spanish)

Mi prima vive en Valencia.

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My cousin lives in Valencia. Show

La prima

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The cousin Show

 El amigo: The friend (Spanish)

Su amigo vive cerca de mi padre.

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His friend lives near my father. Show

El amigo

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The friend Show

 El novio: The fiancé (Spanish)

Mi novio es muy simpático.

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My fiancé is very nice. Show

El novio

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The fiancé Show

 El marido: The husband (Spanish)

Mi hermano es su marido.

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My brother is her husband. Show

El marido

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The husband Show

 La mujer: The woman (Spanish)

Mi madre es una mujer muy talentosa.

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My mother is a very talented woman. Show

La mujer

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The woman Show

 Soltero: Single (Spanish)

Mi hermana es soltera y viaja mucho.

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My sister is single and travels a lot. Show

Soltero

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Single Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Describa las relaciones indicadas entre los miembros de la familia. (Describe the indicated relationships between the family members.)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Juliette es la esposa de Mark.

Juliette is the wife of Mark.

Alexis y Louise son los abuelos de Anna.

Alexis and Louise are the grandparents of Anna.

Marco es el hijo de Birgit y Stephan.

Marco is the son of Birgit and Stephan.

El niño y la niña son hermanos.

The boy and the girl are siblings.

Caitlin es la madre de dos niñas.

Caitlin is the mother of two girls.

La chica tiene dos hermanos.

The girl has two brothers.

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Exercise 2: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
hija | ¿Cuántos | tiene | mi | pequeña? | años
¿Cuántos años tiene mi hija pequeña?
(How old is my younger daughter?)
2.
vienen a | la comida | familiar. | Mis primos
Mis primos vienen a la comida familiar.
(My cousins are coming to the family lunch.)
3.
los | visitan | domingos. | nos | abuelos | Nuestros
Nuestros abuelos nos visitan los domingos.
(Our grandparents visit us on Sundays.)
4.
novio | muy | Mi | simpático. | es
Mi novio es muy simpático.
(My fiancé is very nice.)
5.
vive | Su | Madrid. | hijo | en
Su hijo vive en Madrid.
(Your child lives in Madrid.)
6.
prima | simpática. | es | muy | Tu
Tu prima es muy simpática.
(Your cousin is very nice.)
7.
vive cerca | padre. | de mi | Su amigo
Su amigo vive cerca de mi padre.
(His friend lives near my father.)

Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

La hermana


The sister

2

La prima


The cousin

3

El marido


The husband

4

La mujer


The woman

5

El tío


The uncle

Exercise 4: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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tenéis, visito, visitas, tiene, visitáis, visita, tienes, visitamos

1.
Tú ... un coche nuevo.
(You have a new car.)
2.
Tú ... a tus primos en españa.
(You visit your cousins in Spain.)
3.
Él ... dos hermanos.
(He has two brothers.)
4.
Yo ... a mi abuela cada semana.
(I visit my grandmother every week.)
5.
Nosotros ... a nuestro tío en italia.
(We visit our uncle in Italy.)
6.
Él ... a su padre los domingos.
(He visits his father on Sundays.)
7.
Vosotros ... un perro.
(You all have a dog.)
8.
Vosotros ... a la familia en verano.
(You visit the family in summer.)

Exercise 5: Los adjetivos posesivos

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Possessive adjectives

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tu, Nuestros, Mis, Mi, Nuestras, tus, vuestro, Vuestra

1.
¿Cómo se llaman ... hermanos?
(What are your brothers called?)
2.
¿Cuántos años tiene ... abuela?
(How old is your grandmother?)
3.
¿Dónde vive ... primo?
(Where does your cousin live?)
4.
... familia es muy grande.
(Your family is very big.)
5.
... tías son muy graciosas.
(Our aunts are very funny.)
6.
... padres tienen un perro.
(My parents have a dog.)
7.
... tíos viven en Madrid.
(Our uncles/aunts live in Madrid.)
8.
... padre vive en Valencia.
(My father lives in Valencia.)

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Tener to have

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Spanish English
yo tengo I have
tú tienes you have
él/ella tiene he/she has
nosotros/nosotras tenemos we have
vosotros/vosotras tenéis you have
ellos/ellas tienen they have

Exercises and examples phrases

Visitar to visit

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Spanish English
yo visito I visit
tú visitas you visit
él/ella visita he/she visits
nosotros/nosotras visitamos we visit
vosotros/vosotras visitáis you visit
ellos/ellas visitan They visit

Exercises and examples phrases

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