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THE FAMILY - Semana3
THE FAMILY - Semana3
MY FAMILY
IMMEDIATE FAMILY
Masculine Feminine
father mother
son daughter
brother sister
husband wife
DESCRPTION:
When you have children, you are a parent.
If you are a male parent, you are a father.
If you are female parent, you are a mother.
If one of your children is a boy, he is your son.
If one of your children is a girl, she is your daughter.
WHEN A COUPLE GETS MARRIED, THE MAN IS THE HUSBAND, AND THE WOMAN IS
HIS WIFE.
A brother and sister both have the same parents.
One collective word to describe brothers and sisters is siblings. However this word is normally only used in
written English, not orally.
DIFFERENT GENERATIONS
Masculine Feminine
Forefathers
Great-great grandfather Great-great grandmother
Great grandfather Great grandmother
Grandfather Grandmother
Father Mother
Son Daughter
Grandson Granddaughter
Great grandson Great granddaughter
Great-great grandson Great-great granddaughter
Descendents
STEPFATHER(PADRASTRO) : THE (NEW) HUSBAND OF YOUR MOTHER BUT NOT YOUR BIOLOGICAL FATHER
STEPMOTHER(MADASTRA) : THE (NEW) WIFE OF YOUR FATHER BUT NOT YOUR BIOLOGICAL MOTHER
STEPSON (HIJASTRO) : THE SON OF YOUR (NEW) HUSBAND / WIFE (HE IS NOT YOUR BIOLOGICAL SON)
STEPDAUGHTER(HIJASTRA) : THE DAUGHTER OF YOUR (NEW) HUSBAND / WIFE (SHE IS NOT YOUR BIOLOGICAL DAUGHTER)
STEPSISTER(HERMANASTRA): THE DAUGHTER OF YOUR STEPMOTHER OR STEPFATHER
STEPBROTHER(HERMANASTRO): THE SON OF YOUR STEPMOTHER OR STEPFATHER
Sometimes one of your parents gets married again and they have more children. There
HALF-BROTHER (MEDIO HERMANO):THE BROTHER YOU HAVE ONLY ONE PARENT IN COMMON WITH .
HALF-SISTER (MEDIA HERMANA): THE SISTER YOU ONLY HAVE ONE PARENT IN COMMON WITH.
Even if your parent didn't get married (and had the child outside of marriage), they are still your half-brother or half-
sister. However, note that it is common to still call your half-brother or half-sister just your brother or sister (without
adding the half- part).
Check out this chart comparing the relationships between different members of the family:
LIST OF VOCABULARY:
AUNT TÍA
BOYFRIEND NOVIO
BROTHER HERMANO
BROTHER-IN-LAW CUÑADO
COUSIN PRIMO/A
DAD PÁ
DADDY PAPI
DAUGHTER HIJA
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW NUERA
FATHER PADRE
FATHER-IN-LAW SUEGRO
GIRLFRIEND NOVIA
GODFATHER PADRINO
GODMOTHER MADRINA
GRANDAD ABUELITO, "ABUE"
GRANDCHILDREN NIETOS
GRANDDAUGHTER NIETA
GRANDFATHER ABUELO
GRANDMA ABUELITA, "ABUE"
GRANDMOTHER ABUELA
GRANDPA ABUELITO, "ABUE"
GRANDPARENTS ABUELOS
GRANDSON NIETO
GREAT-GRANDFATHER BISABUELO
GREAT-GRANDMOTHER BISABUELA
HUSBAND ESPOSO, MARIDO
MOTHER MADRE
MOTHER-IN-LAW SUEGRA
MOM (US) MÁ
MOMMY (US) MAMI
MUM (GB) MÁ
MUMMY (GB) MAMI
NEPHEW SOBRINO
NIECE SOBRINA
PARENTS PADRES
SIBLING HERMANO/A
SISTER HERMANA
SISTER-IN-LAW CUÑADA
SON HIJO
SON-IN-LAW YERNO
STEPDAUGHTER HIJASTRA
STEPMOTHER MADRASTRA
STEPFATHER PADRASTRO
STEPSON HIJASTRO
UNCLE TÍO
WIFE ESPOSA, MUJER
FIRSTBORN PRIMOGÉNITO
THE ELDEST EL/LA MAYOR
THE YOUNGEST EL/LA MENOR
THE BABY OF THE FAMILY EL BENJAMÍN DE LA FAMILIA
TWINS GEMELOS
ADOPTED ADOPTADO
ORPHAN HUÉRFANO/A
RELATIVE PARIENTE
ACQUAINTANCE CONOCIDO
GENERATION GENERACIÓN
ANCESTORS ANTEPASADOS
DESCENDANTS DESCENDIENTES
EXERCISES
1.FILL IN THE CORRECT FAMILY MEMBER.
MY MOTHER'S SISTER IS MY : my aunt
MY DAUGHTER'S BROTHER IS MY : my son
MY FATHER'S DAUGHTER IS MY : my sister
MY MUM AND DAD ARE MY : my parents
MY SISTER'S SON IS MY : my nephew
MY AUNT'S SON AND DAUGHTER ARE : my cousins
MY FATHER'S BROTHER IS MY : my uncle
MY MOTHER'S FATHER IS MY: my grand father
MY DAUGHTER'S SON IS MY : my grand son
MY BROTHER'S DAUGHTER IS MY : my niece
Joe is my cousin_______________________
fred and rita are my parents
kim is my sister_________________
li is my uncle_____________________
David is my brother_____________
Lisa is my cousin_________
Nina is my aunt__________________
Sara is my grand mother