Describing Family
Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 4.3.9
Hablando de tu Familia - Talking About Your Family
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.
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 m 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.
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
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.
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.
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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