Family & People Sentences

Describe your loved ones! Complete sentences about parents, siblings, and friends while learning possessive rules.

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Familia y Personas

¡Describe a tus seres queridos! Completa oraciones sobre padres, hermanos y amigos.

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People & Family in Spanish

When talking about family in Spanish, you use possessive adjectives which match the number (singular/plural) of the person being owned, not the owner.

Grammar Tips: Family & Age

Possessive Adjectives: Use Mi (my) for singular (mi padre) and Mis for plural (mis hermanos). Similarly: Tu/Tus (your) and Su/Sus (his/her/their).

Asking Age: In Spanish, you "have" years, you "are" not years old. To ask age: ¿Cuántos años tienes? (How many years do you have?). To answer: Tengo ... años.

Vocabulary Reference
Spanish Word English Meaning
MadreMother
PadreFather
HermanaSister
HermanoBrother
Amigo / AmigaFriend
FamiliaFamily