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People & Family in Spanish

Spanish speakers often ask about your family soon after meeting you, with questions like ¿Tienes hermanos? These words cover relatives, friends, and jobs, and many have a masculine and a feminine form, like el tío and la tía.

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  1. 1Familynounla familia
  2. 2Mothernounla madre
  3. 3Fathernounel padre
  4. 4Momnounmamá
  5. 5Dadnounpapá
  6. 6Friendnounel amigo / la amiga
  7. 7Brothernounel hermano
  8. 8Sisternounla hermana
  9. 9Sonnounel hijo
  10. 10Daughternounla hija
  11. 11Husbandnounel esposoalso: el marido
  12. 12Wifenounla esposa
  13. 13Boyfriendnounel novio
  14. 14Girlfriendnounla novia
  15. 15Grandmothernounla abuela
  16. 16Grandfathernounel abuelo
  17. 17Babynounel bebé
  18. 18Childnounel niño / la niñaalso: la criatura
  19. 19Boynounel niño
  20. 20Girlnounla niña
  21. 21Mannounel hombre
  22. 22Womannounla mujer
  23. 23Parentsnounlos padres
  24. 24Unclenounel tío
  25. 25Auntnounla tía
  26. 26Cousinnounel primo / la prima
  27. 27Nephewnounel sobrino
  28. 28Niecenounla sobrina
  29. 29My lovephrasemi amor
  30. 30Sweetheart (honey)nounmi amoralso: cariño
  31. 31Best friendnounel mejor amigo / la mejor amiga
  32. 32Grandsonnounel nieto
  33. 33Granddaughternounla nieta
  34. 34Peoplenounla gente
  35. 35Personnounla persona
  36. 36Neighbornounel vecino / la vecina
  37. 37Colleaguenounel colega / la colega
  38. 38Bossnounel jefe / la jefa
  39. 39Teachernounel maestro / la maestraalso: el profesor / la profesora
  40. 40Studentnounel estudiante / la estudiante
  41. 41Father-in-lawnounel suegro
  42. 42Mother-in-lawnounla suegra
  43. 43Brother-in-lawnounel cuñado
  44. 44Sister-in-lawnounla cuñada
  45. 45Siblingsnounlos hermanossisters only: las hermanas
  46. 46Twinnounel gemelo / la gemela
  47. 47Partnernounla parejaalso: el compañero / la compañera
  48. 48Fiancé(e)nounel prometido / la prometida
  49. 49Couplenounla pareja
  50. 50Relativenounel pariente / la pariente
  51. 51Weddingnounla boda
  52. 52Birthdaynounel cumpleaños
  53. 53Anniversarynounel aniversario
  54. 54Agenounla edad
  55. 55First namenounel nombre
  56. 56Last namenounel apellido
  57. 57Adultnounel adulto / la adulta
  58. 58Teenagernounel adolescente / la adolescente
  59. 59Elderly personnounla persona mayor
  60. 60Strangernounel desconocido / la desconocida
  61. 61Guestnounel invitado / la invitada
  62. 62Classmatenounel compañero de clase / la compañera de clase
  63. 63Roommatenounel compañero de cuarto / la compañera de cuarto
  64. 64Lawyernounel abogado / la abogada
  65. 65Engineernounel ingeniero / la ingeniera
  66. 66Chef (cook)nounel chef / la chefalso: el cocinero / la cocinera
  67. 67Police officernounel policía / la policía
  68. 68Drivernounel conductor / la conductoraalso: el chofer
  69. 69Farmernounel agricultor / la agricultora
  70. 70Artistnounel artista / la artista
  71. 71Musiciannounel músico / la música
  72. 72Writernounel escritor / la escritora
  73. 73Employeenounel empleado / la empleada
  74. 74Mr.nounel señor
  75. 75Mrs.nounla señora
  76. 76Missnounla señorita
  77. 77Kingnounel rey
  78. 78Queennounla reina
  79. 79Princenounel príncipe
  80. 80Princessnounla princesa
  81. 81Friendshipnounla amistad
  82. 82Divorcedadjectivedivorciado/a
  83. 83Widownounla viudawidower: el viudo
  84. 84Retiredadjectivejubilado/a
  85. 85Only childnounel hijo único / la hija única
  86. 86This is my friendphrasete presento a mi amigofemale: te presento a mi amiga
  87. 87Do you have children?phrase¿Tienes hijos?
  88. 88Do you have any brothers or sisters?phrase¿Tienes hermanos?
  89. 89I'm marriedphraseestoy casado/a
  90. 90I'm singlephraseestoy soltero/a
  91. 91I live with my parentsphrasevivo con mis padres
  92. 92What do you do? (for work)phrase¿A qué te dedicas?
  93. 93I work as a…phrasetrabajo como…
  94. 94Where do you live?phrase¿Dónde vives?
  95. 95I'm a studentphrasesoy estudiante
  96. 96We're friendsphrasesomos amigos
  97. 97Happy Mother's Day!phrase¡Feliz Día de las Madres!
  98. 98Happy Father's Day!phrase¡Feliz Día del Padre!
  99. 99I miss my familyphraseextraño a mi familiaES: echo de menos a mi familia
  100. 100Grandparentsnounlos abuelos

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People & Family in Spanish: common questions

Does padres mean parents or fathers?

Usually parents: mis padres means my parents. It is the plural of padre. A group of only mothers would be las madres.

What is the difference between esposo and marido?

Both mean husband. Esposo is the everyday word across Latin America. Marido is also correct and a bit more common in Spain. The matching words for wife are esposa and mujer.

How do I say mom and dad?

Mamá and papá are what children and many adults say. Madre and padre sound more formal, or they name the role rather than the person you are talking to.

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