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Thursday, February 13, 2014

One of the questions you'll be asked when meet a Spanish person will concern your family. Here are the names for the most common relatives and some of the uncommon ones:


  • padre: father
  • madre: mother
  • hermano: brother
  • hermana: sister
  • suegro: father-in-law
  • suegra: mother-in-law
  • cuñado: brother-in-law
  • cuñada: sister-in-law
  • esposo, marido: husband
  • esposa, mujer: wife
  • abuelo: grandfather
  • abuela: grandmother
  • bisabuelo: great-grandfather
  • bisabuela: great-grandmother
  • hijo: son
  • hija: daughter
  • nieto: grandson
  • nieta: granddaughter
  • bisnieto: great-grandson
  • bisnieta: great-granddaughter
  • tío: uncle
  • tía: aunt
  • primo: cousin (male)
  • prima: cousin (female)
  • sobrino: nephew
  • sobrina: niece
  • padrastro: stepfather
  • madrastra: stepmother
  • hijastro: stepson
  • hijastra: stepdaughter
  • hermanastro: stepbrother
  • hermanastra: stepsister
  • prometido, novio: fiance, boyfriend, groom
  • prometida, novia: fiancee, girlfriend, bride
  • compañero: male partner in a couple relationship
  • compañera: female partner in a couple relationship
  • padrino: godfather
  • madrina: godmother
  • ahijado: godson
  • ahijada: goddaughter
  • amigo: friend (male)
  • amiga: friend (female)
  • conocido: acquaintance (male)
  • conocida: acquaintance (female)


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