El Árbol Genealógico
Let’s review
some vocabulary associated with ancestry and family trees.
el padre
|
father
|
la madre
|
mother
|
el hermano
|
brother
|
la hermana
|
sister
|
los hermanos
|
siblings
|
el suegro
|
father-in-law
|
la suegra
|
mother-in-law
|
el cuñado
|
brother-in-law
|
la cuñada
|
sister-in-law
|
el esposo
|
husband
|
el marido
|
husband
|
la esposa
|
wife
|
el abuelo
|
grandfather
|
la abuela
|
grandmother
|
el bisabuelo
|
great-grandfather
|
la bisabuela
|
great-grandmother
|
el hijo
|
son
|
la hija
|
daughter
|
el nieto
|
grandson
|
la nieta
|
granddaughter
|
el bisnieto
|
great-grandson
|
la bisnieta
|
great-granddaughter
|
el tío
|
uncle
|
la tía
|
aunt
|
el primo
|
cousin
|
la prima
|
cousin
|
el sobrino
|
nephew
|
la sobrina
|
niece
|
el padrastro
|
stepfather
|
la madrastra
|
stepmother
|
el hijastro
|
stepson
|
la hijastra
|
stepdaughter
|
el hermanastro
|
stepbrother
|
la hermanastra
|
stepsister
|
el medio hermano
|
half brother
|
la media hermana
|
half sister
|
el consuegro
|
father-in-law
|
la consuegra
|
mother-in-law
|
el prometido
|
fiancé
|
la prometida
|
fiancée
|
el novio
|
boyfriend
|
la novia
|
girlfriend
|
el padrino
|
godfather
|
la madrina
|
godmother
|
el ahijado
|
godson
|
la ahijada
|
goddaughter
|
With the
exception of el padre/la madre, you can tell the gender of
the person on the family tree usually by whether or not the noun ends in –o or –a.
Let’s practice
making some sentences. Can you describe your family tree in Spanish?
Mi madre es alta. My
mother is tall.
Mi padre es abogado.
My father is a lawyer.
La hermana es bonita.
The sister is pretty.
Los abuelos vienen.
The grandparents are coming.
El pardrastro tiene el
gripe. The
stepfather has the flu.
Yo soy el ahijado de
Sr. Gómez. I am
Mr. Gómez’s godson.
El Sr. Gómez es mi
padrino. Mr.
Gómez is my godfather.
¡Mi consuegra está
enojada! My
mother-in-law is angry!
¿Viene a la fiesta tu
hermanastro? Is your
stepbrother coming to the party?
Las sobrinas no tienen
las mochilas. The
nieces don’t have the backpacks.
Mi prometido hace la
cena. My
fiancé makes the dinner.
Los hijos estudian.
The sons/daughters study.
Comments
Post a Comment