A2 Spanish Vocabulary Lesson
3 Words for Family
La familia
2:10 min video · 9 sentences · 3 key words
Transcript with English
Hide the English to test yourself.
- Mi madre vive en Sevilla.My mother lives in Seville.
- ¿Cómo se llama tu madre?What is your mother called?
- Mi madre no trabaja los domingos.My mother does not work on Sundays.
- Mi hermano llega mañana por la noche.My brother arrives tomorrow night.
- Mi hermano es más alto que yo.My brother is taller than me.
- No tengo hermanos, soy hijo único.I have no siblings, I am an only child.
- Hoy como con mis abuelos.Today I eat with my grandparents.
- Mi abuelo cocina muy bien.My grandfather cooks very well.
- ¿Has llamado a tu abuela esta semana?Have you called your grandmother this week?
About this lesson
Three useful family words, each in a short everyday moment with sentences to repeat and a common English speaker mistake.
How to practise
- Learn each word on its card: the word and what it means.
- Repeat every example out loud in the Te toca · Your turn pause, then check the Don't say card: how not to use the word.
- At the end, take the quick quiz on the theme's words.
la familia Family
| Word | Meaning | Don't say |
|---|---|---|
| la madre | the mother feminine noun, mi madre | Mi mamá es abogada, usted la conoce. ✗ · Mi madre es abogada, usted la conoce. ✓ Madre is neutral and polite; mamá is more affectionate, better for family talk. |
| el hermano | the brother masculine noun, plural means siblings | Tengo dos hermanos, una chica y un chico. ✗ · Tengo dos hermanos, mi hermana y mi hermano. ✓ For a brother and a sister together, use the masculine plural hermanos, not hermanas. |
| el abuelo | the grandfather masculine noun, la abuela is female | Mi abuelo es muy simpática. ✗ · Mi abuelo es muy simpático. ✓ The adjective must agree with the grandfather, so use the masculine form. |
Key words
| Spanish | English | Level |
|---|---|---|
| la madre | the mother | |
| el hermano | the brother | |
| el abuelo | the grandfather |
New A2 lessons every week
Stories, listening quizzes and conversations at your level.
Subscribe on YouTubeGet The Spanish Shadow Weekly
One email every Sunday: the week's new Spanish videos, one grammar point and one culture note. Free.
More A2 lessons
4:26A2 · Survival Spanish
At the Hairdresser
En la peluquería
1:16A2 · False friends
Carpeta, Embarazada: 2 Spanish False Friends
carpeta · embarazada
0:42A2 · Story
The Key to the Door
La llave de la puerta
1:08A2 · Word pair
Llevar vs Traer: Two Ways to Carry
llevar vs traer
1:13A2 · Level ladder
3 Levels of 'That's Expensive'
Es caro
4:23A2 · Survival Spanish
At the Market
En el mercado