3.1.9

Describing Family

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Hablando de tu Familia - Talking About Your Family

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Key vocab

  • Un hijo único - only child.
  • Mayor - older.
  • Menor - younger.
  • Llevarse bien/mal con - to get on well/badly with.
  • Una barrera generacional - generation gap.
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Mi familia

  • Mi familia es pequeña. Somos tres personas; mi madre, mi padre y yo. Soy hijo único.
    • My family is small. There are three people in my family; my mum, my dad and me. I am an only child.
  • Tengo un hermano y una hermana.
    • I have one brother and one sister.
  • Flora es la hermana mayor.
    • Flora is the eldest sister.
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Mi familia

  • ¿Cuántas personas forman parte de tu familia?
    • How many people are in your family?
  • Somos seis personas en mi familia: mis padres, mis dos hermanas mayores, mi hermano menor y yo.
    • There are six people in my family: my parents, my two older sisters, my younger brother and me.

Usted y su Familia - Yourself and Your Family

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Describing yourself

  • When you are describing yourself physically, you will always use 'soy'.
    • Soy alto y delgado.
      • I am tall and thin.
    • Soy simpático y honrado.
      • I am nice and honest.
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Hair

  • To talk about your hair, you need to use 'tener'.
    • Tengo el pelo rubio.
      • I have blond hair.
  • 'Pelo' must stay in the singular.
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Describing others

  • When describing other people, you will use the 'él/ella' form or 'ellos/ellas' form of the verbs.
    • Mi hermano es bajo y gordo. Tiene el pelo rojo.
      • My brother is short and fat. He has red hair.
    • Mis hermanas son gemelas (👯). Son simpáticas.
      • My sisters are twins. They are kind.
    • Mi padre se llama Pedro.
      • My dad is called Peter.

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1The Basics

2Current & Future Study & Employment

3Identity & Culture

3.1Me, My Family & Friends

3.2Me, My Family & Friends - Translations

3.3Technology in Everyday Life

3.4Technology in Everyday Life - Translations

3.5Free Time Activities

3.6Free Time Activities - Translations

3.7Customs & Festivals in Spanish Speaking Countries

3.8Customs & Festivals - Translations

4Areas of Interest

4.1Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region

4.2Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region - Translations

4.3Social Issues

4.4Social Issues - Translations

4.5Global Issues

4.6Global Issues - Translations

4.7Travel & Tourism

4.8Travel & Tourism - Translations

5Listening Practice

6Common Tenses

7Important Verbs

8Advanced Tenses

9Extra Grammar

9.1Articles

9.2Negatives

9.3Nouns

9.4Asking Questions

9.5Adjectives

9.6Adverbs

9.7Conjunctions

9.8Pronouns

9.9By, With, From, Of

9.10Verbs

9.11Comparisons

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