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Beginner Spanish · A1

Family members in Spanish: madre, padre and more

Name the people in your family.

I can name my family.

El or la tells you

Family words come in pairs: el hermano is brother, la hermana is sister.

Always learn a word with el or la. It tells you if the word is masculine or feminine.

el hermano, la hermana
brother, sister
El padre de Lucía es profesor.
Lucía's father is a teacher.
La familia de Sam es grande.
Sam's family is big.

Useful words and phrases

la madre
mother
el padre
father
el hermano
brother
la hermana
sister
la familia
family
mi
my
  • el hermano: The h is silent.

A family photo

📸 Sam shows Lucía a photo

  1. Lucía

    ¿Es tu familia?

    Is that your family?

  2. Sam

    Sí. Mi madre, mi padre y mi hermana.

    Yes. My mother, my father and my sister.

  3. Lucía

    ¿Tienes hermanos?

    Do you have any brothers or sisters?

  4. Sam

    Tengo una hermana. Se llama Ana.

    I have one sister. Her name is Ana.

  5. Lucía

    ¡Qué bonita familia!

    What a lovely family!

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