BEGINNERS COURSE, SPRING 2017, CLASS 2

In our second session of our beginner course, we learnt basic questions and answers related to THE FAMILY:

La familia – The family
Padre / Madre – Father /mother                      Padres – parents
Hijo / Hija – Son / Daughter                               Hijos – children
Hermano /hermana – Brother /Sister       Hermanos –brothers and sisters    

Mi padre       à       my father                             Mis padres – my parents
Tu padre       à       your father                   Tus abuelos – your grandparents
Su padre       à       his/her father                 Sus hermanos – their brothers

We learnt two basic questions about family:
¿Tienes …? - ¿Do you have any…?
¿Tienes hijos? – Do you have any children?
Sí, tengo un hijo y una hija – Yes, I have one son and one daughter
No, no tengo hijos. – No, I don’t have any children.

¿Cómo se llama…? - ¿What’s his/her name?
¿Cómo se llama tu mujer? – What’s your wife’s name?
Se llama María – Her name is María.
¿Cómo se llama tu padre? – What’s your father’s name?
Se llama Pablo – His name is Pablo.

We also learned some other terms for the family
Los nietos – grandchildren
Los abuelos – grandparents
Los tíos – uncles and aunts
Los primos - cousins


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