In this section you will learn the Spanish translations for the words used to represent people and family members, such as "boy," "girl," "mother," and "father." Keep in mind that you must make the rest of the sentence agreeable with the gender of the word you are using (el hombre, la mujer).

People

el niño (EHL NEE-nyoh) - the boy
los niños (LOHS NEE-nyohs) - the boys/the children
la niña (LAH NEE-nyah) - the girl
el bebé (EHL beh-BEH) - the baby
el hombre (EHL OHM-breh) - the man
la mujer (LAH MOO-hehr) - the woman
las mujeres (LAHS moo-HEHR-ehs) - the women
el muchacho (EHL moo-CHAH-choh) - the teenager (male)
la muchacha (LAH moo-CHAH-chah) - the teenager (female)
la persona (LAH pehr-SOH-nah) - the person
las personas (LAHS pehr-SOH-nahs) - the people
Señor (see-NYOHR) - Mr.
Señora (see-NYOHR-ah) - Mrs.
Señorita (see-nyohr-REE-tah) - Miss

Family Members

familia (fah-MEE-leeah) - family
tía (TEEah) - aunt
hermano (ehr-MAH-noh) - brother
hermanos (ehr-MAH-nohs) - brothers
cuñado (koo-NYAH-doh) - brother-in-law
primo (PREE-moh) - cousin (male)
prima (PREE-mah) - cousin (female)
hija (EE-hah) - daughter
hijas (EE-hahs) - daughters
padre (PAH-dreh) - father
suegro (sooEH-groh) - father-in-law
nieto (neeEH-toh) - grandson
nieta (neeEH-tah) - granddaughter
nietos (neeEH-tohs) - grandchildren
abuelo (ah-booEH-loh) - grandfather
abuela (ah-booEH-lah) - grandmother
abuelos (ah-booEH-lohs) - grandparents
esposo (eh-SPOH-soh) - husband
marido (mah-REE-doh) - husband
madre (MAH-dreh) - mother
suegra (sooEH-grah) - mother-in-law
sobrino (soh-BREE-noh) - nephew
sobrina (soh-BREE-nah) - niece
padres (PAH-drehs) - parents
hermana (ehr-MAH-nah) - sister
cuñada (koo-NYAH-dah) - sister-in-law
hijo (EE-hoh) - son
hijos (EE-hohs) - sons
tío (TEE-oh) - uncle
esposa (eh-SPOH-sah) - wife