Spanish Family Vocabulary

A family at the beach

“Mi novia es mexicana y me ayuda a mejorar mi español.”

If you are lucky enough to have a boyfriend or girlfriend who is helping you speak Spanish, then you are definitely going to want to brush up on your Spanish family vocabulary before that important family visit.

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List of Family Members in Spanish

Here is a list of family members in Spanish that you will find in our “Family” deck. Learn these Spanish words and more when you study with Lingvist.

Spanish

English

esposa
wife

¿Quién es tu esposa? – Esa, la de pelo corto.

Who is your wife? – She's the one with short hair.

hijo
son

Mi hijo comienza el colegio mañana.

My son is starting school tomorrow.

hermano
brother

Mi hermano es estudiante en esta universidad.

My brother is a student at this university.

madre
mother

Vuestra madre es bella.

Your mother is beautiful.

abuelo
grandfather

Yo hablo italiano porque mi abuelo era italiano.

I speak Italian because my grandfather was Italian.

padre
father

¿Cómo está tu padre?

How is your father?

esposo
husband

A mi esposo le encanta pescar al amanecer.

My husband loves to go fishing at dawn.

nieto
grandson, grandchild

Nuestro nieto es nuestro pequeño rayo de sol.

Our grandson is our little ray of sunshine.

sobrino
nephew

Mi sobrino es el más reciente campeón de España de patinaje.

My nephew is the latest Spanish skating champion.

marido
husband

¡Tu marido es todo un caballero!

Your husband is an absolute gentleman!

mamá
mom

Mi mamá cocina estupendamente.

My mom cooks marvellously.

tío
uncle

Si mi tío hubiera salido antes de casa, habríamos llegado a tiempo.

If my uncle had left home earlier, we would have arrived on time.

casado
married

Mario ya lleva cinco años casado: hoy celebra su aniversario.

Mario has been married for five years. Today is his anniversary.

novia
girlfriend

Mi novia es mexicana y me ayuda a mejorar mi español.

My girlfriend is Mexican, and she is helping me improve my Spanish.

cuñado
brother-in-law

Mi cuñado es policía.

My brother-in-law is a cop.

suegra
mother-in-law

No creo que sea muy feliz viviendo con su suegra.

I don't think she'll be happy living with her mother-in-law.

papá
dad

Juan pasaba la semana con su papá y los fines de semana con su mamá.

John spent the week with his dad and weekends with his mom.

viuda
widow

La viuda del general donó la casa a niños sin hogar.

The widow of the general gave the house to the homeless children.

familia
family

Hay cinco niños en mi familia.

There are five children in my family.

primo
cousin

El príncipe Eduardo es primo de la reina.

Prince Edward is a cousin of the Queen

SpanishEnglish
esposa

¿Quién es tu esposa? – Esa, la de pelo corto.
wife

Who is your wife? – She's the one with short hair.
hijo

Mi hijo comienza el colegio mañana.
son

My son is starting school tomorrow.
hermano

Mi hermano es estudiante en esta universidad.
brother

My brother is a student at this university.
madre

Vuestra madre es bella.
mother

Your mother is beautiful.
abuelo

Yo hablo italiano porque mi abuelo era italiano.
grandfather

I speak Italian because my grandfather was Italian.
padre

¿Cómo está tu padre?
father

How is your father?
esposo

A mi esposo le encanta pescar al amanecer.
husband

My husband loves to go fishing at dawn.
nieto

Nuestro nieto es nuestro pequeño rayo de sol.
grandson, grandchild

Our grandson is our little ray of sunshine.
sobrino

Mi sobrino es el más reciente campeón de España de patinaje.
nephew

My nephew is the latest Spanish skating champion.
marido

¡Tu marido es todo un caballero!
husband

Your husband is an absolute gentleman!
mamá

Mi mamá cocina estupendamente.
mom

My mom cooks marvellously.
tío

Si mi tío hubiera salido antes de casa, habríamos llegado a tiempo.
uncle

If my uncle had left home earlier, we would have arrived on time.
casado

Mario ya lleva cinco años casado: hoy celebra su aniversario.
married

Mario has been married for five years. Today is his anniversary.
novia

Mi novia es mexicana y me ayuda a mejorar mi español.
girlfriend

My girlfriend is Mexican, and she is helping me improve my Spanish.
cuñado

Mi cuñado es policía.
brother-in-law

My brother-in-law is a cop.
suegra

No creo que sea muy feliz viviendo con su suegra.
mother-in-law

I don't think she'll be happy living with her mother-in-law.
papá

Juan pasaba la semana con su papá y los fines de semana con su mamá.
dad

John spent the week with his dad and weekends with his mom.
viuda

La viuda del general donó la casa a niños sin hogar.
widow

The widow of the general gave the house to the homeless children.
familia

Hay cinco niños en mi familia.
family

There are five children in my family.
primo

El príncipe Eduardo es primo de la reina.
cousin

Prince Edward is a cousin of the Queen

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