Relationships
Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 4.3.11
Las Relaciones - Relationships
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
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.
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.
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.
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:
Estoy - I am
Estás - you are
Está - he/she is
Estamos - we are
Estáis - you are
Están - they are
Test yourself on Relationships
How do you say 'my wife' in Spanish?
Which of the following word endings are correct?
How do you say 'you are' in Spanish?