Name family relationships
Use , , , and . can mean parents and can mean siblings, including a mixed group. An all-female group is .
Age uses tener
Spanish says . Use , not , for age. Ask Babies’ ages use : . In a photograph, describes the person in that picture.
Whose family?
and may mean his, her, your politely or their. If this is unclear, name the owner: . The possessed noun decides singular or plural, not the owner.
Practice 1/5 · The right form
Choose the form for the message
Choose the right word for the gap.
El bebé seis meses.
The baby is six months old.
Clara tiene un hermano. Él es hermano.
Clara has a brother. He is her brother.
Mi padre y mi madre son mis .
My father and mother are my parents.
Practice 2/5 · Fill the gaps
Complete a useful exchange
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
¿Cuántos años su hija?
How old is your daughter?
Mi hermana tiene cuarenta y cuatro .
My sister is forty-four years old.
Estas son hermanas.
These are my sisters.
Practice 3/5 · Building sentences
Put the message together
Put the words in order.
Lucía’s mother is Marta.
How many months old is the baby?
My parents live in Hamburg.
Practice 4/5 · Matching
Connect the message and its meaning
Match the pairs.
Practice 5/5 · Fill the gaps
Check the contrast in a new context
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Marta es mi madre. Elvira es mi .
Marta is my mother. Elvira is my grandmother.
Unit complete
