La familia (Family)
Great respect is given to grandparents.
The family unit is very important in Spanish culture. Families are close-knit and usually live close to each other. It is not unusual for the grandparents to live with one of their married children and their grandchildren. This is called an extended family . Great respect is given to grandparents. The children of the family are often very close to their grandparents. The grandparents offer advice and are thought of as wise.
When a woman marries, most Spanish-speaking Spanish-speaking countries handle the issue of last names differently than in the United States. The woman will take her husband’s last name, but then follow it with her maiden name. Example:
Families are close-knit and usually live close to each other.
María Sanchez marries Juan Gonzalez . Her official name then becomes María Sanchez de Gonzalez. De means belonging to. Her children will all have the last name of Gonzalez Sanchez .
In the United States, it is usually the name of the father that is carried through the generations. In most Spanish-speaking families, it is the name of the mother that is carried c arried down. The idea is the same in both cases—it helps record your roots.
The family unit is very important in Spanish culture.
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Below is the family tree of María’s immediate family. (See María at the bottom of the family tree.) On the following page, there are other important relationships in a family that you should also know. María’s Family Tree La familia García (The García Family) mis abuelos
Ana mi abuela (grandmother)
José mi abuelo (grandfather)
mis padres
mis tíos
Rosa Alberto mi mamá mi papá (mom) (dad) mis hermanos
Carlos mi hermano (brother)
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Luisa mi hermana (sister)
María yo (I)
Luz mi tía (aunt)
Antonio mi tío (uncle) mis primos
Pablo mi primo (cousin, male)
Pilar mi prima (cousin, female)
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Who Could Be in a Family? How large is your family? Many teenagers in Spanish-speaking countries live in large, close knit families. Below are some immediate and extended family relationships. los padres (parents) el padre (el papá) la madre (la mamá)
father (dad) mother (mom)
el padrastro la madrastra
stepfather stepmother
los hijos (sons and daughters) el hijo la hija
son daughter
el hijastro la hijastra
stepson stepdaughter
los hermanos (brothers and sisters) el hermano la hermana
brother sister
el medio hermano la media hermana
half brother half sister
el hermanastro la hermanastra
stepbrother stepsister
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los abuelos, los nietos, los bisabuelos, y los bisnietos (grandparents, grandchildren, great-grandparents, and great-grandchildren) el abuelo la abuela
grandfather grandmother
el nieto la nieta
grandson granddaughter
el bisabuelo la bisabuela
great-grandfather great-grandmother
el bisnieto la bisnieta
great-grandson great-granddaughter
los tíos, los sobrinos, y los primos (uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, and cousins) el tío la tía
uncle aunt
el sobrino la sobrina
nephew niece
el primo la prima
cousin, male cousin, female
los esposos (other relationships—spouses)
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el esposo la esposa
husband wife
el suegro la suegra
father-in-law mother-in-law
el yerno la nuera
son-in-law daughter-in-law
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Práctica (Practice) Listen and repeat as the teacher models names of family member relationships in Spanish.
escuchen (listen) repitan (repeat) el padre (el papá) ................... father (dad) la madre (la mamá) ............... mother (mom) el padrastro ............................ stepfather la madrastra ............................ stepmother el hijo ...................................... son la hija ....................................... daughter el hijastro ................................ stepson la hijastra ................................ stepdaughter el hermano .............................. brother la hermana .............................. sister el medio hermano ................. half brother la media hermana ................. half sister el hermanastro ....................... stepbrother la hermanastra ....................... stepsister
Now, listen and repeat the family member relations again .
When speaking of parents (a mother and a father), children—sons and daughters, and siblings—brothers and sisters, use the masculine plural form of the word. Parents are called los padres , children are los hijos , and brothers and sisters are los hermanos.
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Práctica (Practice) Listen and repeat as the teacher models names of family member relationships in Spanish.
escuchen (listen) repitan (repeat) el abuelo ................................ grandfather la abuela ................................. grandmother el nieto ................................... grandson la nieta .................................... granddaughter el bisabuelo ........................... great-grandfather la bisabuela ........................... great-grandmother el bisnieto .............................. great-grandson la bisnieta .............................. great-granddaughter
Now, listen and repeat the family member relations again .
When speaking of grandparents (a grandfather and a grandmother), greatgrandparents (a great-grandfather and a great-grandmother), grandchildren (a grandson and a granddaughter), granddaughter), and great-grand great-grand parents (a great-grandmother and a great-grandfather), use the masculine plural masculine plural form of the word. Grandparents are called los abuelos , great-grandparents are los bisabuelos , grandchildren are los nietos , and great-grandchildren great-grandchildren are los bisnietos.
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Práctica (Practice) Listen and repeat as the teacher models names of family member relationships in Spanish.
escuchen (listen) repitan (repeat) el tío ............................................ uncle la tía ............................................ aunt el sobrino ................................... nephew la sobrina ................................... niece el primo ...................................... cousin, male la prima ...................................... cousin, female
Now, listen and repeat the family member relations again .
When speaking of aunts and uncles, all male or a mixed group of cousins, and nieces and nephews, use the masculine plural form of the word. Aunts and uncles are called los tíos , cousins are los primos , and nieces and nephews are los sobrinos .
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Práctica (Practice) Listen and repeat as the teacher models names of family member relationships in Spanish.
escuchen (listen) repitan (repeat) el esposo ................................. husband la esposa .................................. wife el suegro .................................. father-in-law la suegra .................................. mother-in-law el yerno ................................... son-in-law la nuera ................................... daughter-in-law
Now, listen and repeat the family member relations again .
When speaking of spouses (a husband and a wife), use the masculine form or the word. Spouses are called los esposos .
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Práctica (Practice) Use the García family tree on page 334 to tell if the following statements are Cierto (True) or Falso (False) . Write Cierto if the statement is correct. Write Falso if the statement is not correct. Modelo (Model):
Cierto
Pilar es mi prima. Think: Translation—Pilar is my cousin. (female)
True, Pilar is my cousin. (female)
Falso
Carlos y Luisa son primos. Think: Translation—Carlos and Luisa are cousins .
False, Carlos and Luisa are not cousins, they are brother and sister .
____ ______ ____ ____ __ 1.
Carl Carlos os es es el hijo hijo de de Alb Alber erto to..
____ _______ _____ 2.
Luzz es Lu es la la tía tía de Ana. Ana.
____ ______ ____ ____ __ 3.
El abue abuelo lo es el hijo hijo de Pila Pilarr.
____ ______ ____ ____ __ 4.
Luis Lu isaa y Pabl Pablo o son son prim primos os..
____ ______ ____ ____ __ 5.
Rosa Rosa y Albe Albert rto o son son los los abue abuelo los. s.
____ ______ ____ ____ __ 6.
Pabl Pablo o y Pil Pilar ar son son her herma mano nos. s.
____ ______ ____ ____ __ 7.
Luzz y Anto Lu Antoni nio o son son los los pad padre ress de Pabl Pablo. o.
____ ______ ____ ____ __ 8.
Albe Albert rto o es es el el hij hijo o de de Jos José. é.
____ ______ ____ ____ __ 9.
Rosa Rosa es la sobr sobrin inaa de de Luz Luz..
10. El padr padree de de mi mi mad madrre eess mi mi tío tío.. _______ 10.
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Práctica (Practice) Use the list below to complete the following statements with the correct family relationship . Then read the sentences to your partner.
abuela abuelos bisabuelos hermana
hermano madre padre
prima tía tío
1. El hijo hijo de mi madr madree es mi
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2. El padr padree de mi herm herman ano o es mi
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3. La hija hija de mi tío tío es mi
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4. La herm herman anaa de mi madr madree es mi
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5. Los padr padres es de mi padr padree son mis
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6. El herm herman ano o de mi padr padree es mi
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7. La hija hija de mi madr madree es mi
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8. La madr madree de mi madr madree es mi
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9. Los abuelo abueloss de mis mis padre padress son son mis 10. 10. La espo esposa sa de mi padr padree es mi
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Interrogative Words—Asking Questions
¿Cómo? (How? or What?)
¿Dónde? (Where?)
¿Cuál? (What? or Which one?) ¿Quién? (Who?)
preguntas (questions) ¿Qué? (What?)
¿Cuándo? (When?)
¿Cuánto(a)? (How much?)
¿Adonde? (To where?) ¿Por qué? (Why?)
Remember: All questions have an inverted question mark in front
of the sentence, followed by a question mark at the end of the sentence. All interrogative works have accent marks. ¿Quién es Isabel? Who is Isabel?
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Práctica (Practice) Below are some interrogative words used to ask questions . Listen and repeat as your teacher models the following interrogative words in Spanish. escuchen (listen) repitan (repeat) ¿adónde? ............................... (to) where? ¿dónde? ................................. where? ¿cómo? ................................... how? or what? ¿cuál? ..................................... what? or which (one)? ¿cuándo? ............................... when? ¿cuánto(a)? ............................ how much? ¿por qué? .............................. why? ¿qué? ...................................... what? ¿quién? .................................. who?
Now, listen and repeat the interrogative words again .
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Práctica (Practice) Use the García family tree on page 334 to correctly answer the following. Modelo (Model):
¿Cómo se llama el abuelo de Pilar? What is Pilar’s grandfather’s name?
Se llama José. His name is José. ___________________________________________________________ 1. ¿ Qué rela relació ción n hay entre entre Alber Alberto to y Carl Carlos? os? How are Alberto and Carlos related? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 2. ¿Quién es Luz? Who is Luz? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 3. ¿Qué ¿Qué relaci relación ón hay hay entr entree Carlos Carlos y Pablo Pablo?? ___________________________________________________________ 4. ¿Cómo ¿Cómo se se llama llaman n los los tíos tíos de de Pilar Pilar?? ___________________________________________________________ 5. ¿Qué ¿Qué relac relación ión hay entre entre Rosa Rosa y Pilar? Pilar? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Unit 6: Family, Adjectives, Likes, and Dislikes
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Práctica (Practice) Use the list below to write the correct Spanish word for each English word. la familia la hermana el hermano
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la hija el hijo
la madre el padre
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1.
brother
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2.
daughter
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3.
family
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4.
father
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5.
mother
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sister
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son
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Práctica (Practice) Use the list below to write the correct Spanish word for each English word.
la esposa el esposo
la prima el primo
la sobrina el sobrino
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1.
cous cousin in,, male male
____ _______ ________ ________ _______ ________ ____
2.
cous cousin in,, female ale
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3.
niece
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4.
nephew
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5.
husband
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6.
wife
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