3.1.13

Relationships

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Las Relaciones - Relationships

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Key vocab

  • Una pareja (👫) - partner, couple.
  • Un novio, una novia -a boyfriend, a girlfriend.
  • Un matrimonio - a marriage.
  • Una boda, un casamiento - a wedding.
  • Soltero/a - single.
  • Una mujer - wife, woman.
  • Un esposo, una esposa (👰) - husband, wife.
  • Un marido - husband.
  • Estar enamorado(a) (💑) - to be in love
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Estar enamorado (💑)

  • Tengo una novia.
    • I have a girlfriend.
  • Su madre está enamorada (💑) de su padre
    • His mum is in love with his dad.
  • Mi esposa (👰) es guapa.
    • My wife is beautiful.
  • Su hermana y su novio son una pareja perfecta.
    • His sister and her boyfriend are a perfect couple.
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Common phrases

  • Echar de menos - to miss.
  • Un aniversario de boda - wedding anniversary.
  • Llevarse bien/mal con - get on well/badly with.
  • Tener ganas - to feel like.
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Quiero casarme

  • ¿Tu te quieres casar?
    • Do you want to get married?
  • Sí, claro, quiero casarme con una chica (👧) muy agradable.
    • Yes, of course, I want to get married to a very nice girl.
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La personalidad

  • ¿Piensas que la personalidad es más importante que el aspecto físico?
    • Do you think that personality is more important than looks?
  • Claro que sí, la personalidad de mi futura pareja es lo más importante para mí.
    • Absolutely, the personality of my future partner is the most important thing.

'Estar'

The verb 'estar' also means 'to be' in Spanish. This verb is also very irregular:

Los Verbos Importantes - Important Verbs

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Using 'tener'

  • You use 'tener' to talk about having a partner.
    • ¿Tienes una mujer?
      • Do you have a wife?
    • Si, tengo una mujer.
      • Yes I have a wife.
    • Mi hermana tiene un novio.
      • My sister has a boyfriend.
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Using 'ser'

  • For the words which talk about if you are in a relationship, you need to use 'ser'.
    • Olivia es soltera.
      • Olivia is single.
    • Mi abuelo es viudo.
      • My grandfather is a widower.
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'Estar enamorado(a) de'

  • This is how you say that you are in love with someone.
    • Estoy enamorado de mi novia.
      • I am in love with my girlfriend.
    • Su madre está enamorada de su padre.
      • His mum is in love with his dad.
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Comprometerse - to get engaged

  • Hoy mi mejor amigo y su novia se comprometen.
    • Today my best friend and his girlfriend get engaged.

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