Talking About Family in Spain
Introduce your family, talk about brothers, sisters, in-laws and grandparents, and share family news in Spanish.
Family is a constant topic in Spain: people ask about your kids, your siblings and "tu pueblo" within minutes. Grandparents often look after the children, and Sunday lunch with parents or in-laws ("los suegros") is a fixture. The cards follow a foreign father in Salamanca at a children's birthday party and later at the school gate.
- 1
Esta es mi mujer, y esta es mi hija.
This is my wife, and this is my daughter.
- 2
Llevamos casi diez años casados.
We've been married for almost ten years.
- 3
Tengo dos hermanos mayores.
I've got two older brothers.
- 4
Yo soy el pequeño.
I'm the youngest.
- 5
¿Tiene hijos?
Does he have kids?
- 6
Mis padres viven en un pueblo cerca de Soria.
My parents live in a village near Soria.
- 7
Mis suegros vienen a comer el domingo.
My in-laws are coming for lunch on Sunday.
- 8
Mi cuñada está embarazada.
My sister-in-law is pregnant.
- 9
¿Cuánto tiempo lleváis juntos?
How long have you two been together?
- 10
Nos conocimos en la universidad.
We met at university.
- 11
La abuela se queda con los niños por la tarde.
Grandma looks after the kids in the afternoon.
- 12
Nos llevamos muy bien.
We get on really well.
- 13
Mi hermano vive fuera.
My brother lives abroad.
- 14
Yo no tengo hermanos, soy hijo único.
I don't have any brothers or sisters, I'm an only child.
- 15
Su pareja es de Valencia.
Her partner is from Valencia.
- 16
Nos vemos todos los domingos.
We see each other every Sunday.
- 17
¿Cuántos años tiene tu hija?
How old is your daughter?
- 18
La mayor tiene siete y el pequeño cuatro.
The older one is seven and the little one is four.
- 19
Es igualita a su padre.
She looks just like her dad.
- 20
Nos casamos el año que viene.
We're getting married next year.