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3.2

Vocabulary

The family

  • familiaf./faˈmilja/

    family

  • padrem./ˈpaðɾe/

    father

  • madref./ˈmaðɾe/

    mother

  • padresm./ˈpaðɾes/

    parents; fathers

    Mis padres viven en Chicago. — My parents live in Chicago.

  • hermanom./eɾˈmano/

    brother

  • hermanaf./eɾˈmana/

    sister

  • hijom./ˈixo/

    son

  • hijaf./ˈixa/

    daughter

  • hijo único / hija única/ˈixo ˈuniko / ˈixa ˈunika/

    only child

  • abuelom./aˈβwelo/

    grandfather

  • abuelaf./aˈβwela/

    grandmother

  • tíom./ˈtio/

    uncle

  • tíaf./ˈtia/

    aunt

  • primo / primam./ˈpɾimo / ˈpɾima/

    cousin (man / woman)

  • sobrino / sobrinam./soˈβɾino / soˈβɾina/

    nephew / niece

  • maridom./maˈɾiðo/

    husband

  • mujerf./muˈxeɾ/

    woman; wife

  • parejaf./paˈɾexa/

    partner, couple

  • niño / niñam./ˈniɲo / ˈniɲa/

    child, boy / girl

  • perrom./ˈpero/

    dog

Describing people

  • tener/teˈneɾ/

    to have

    Tengo dos hermanos. — I have two brothers.

  • añom./ˈaɲo/

    year

  • ¿cuántos años tienes?/ˈkwantos ˈaɲos ˈtjenes/

    how old are you?

  • alto / alta/ˈalto / ˈalta/

    tall

  • bajo / baja/ˈbaxo / ˈbaxa/

    short (height)

  • joven/ˈxoβen/

    young

  • mayor/maˈʝoɾ/

    older; elderly

  • rubio / rubia/ˈruβjo / ˈruβja/

    blond

  • moreno / morena/moˈɾeno / moˈɾena/

    dark-haired; tanned

  • guapo / guapa/ˈɡwapo / ˈɡwapa/

    good-looking, pretty

  • simpático / simpática/simˈpatiko / simˈpatika/

    nice, friendly

  • divertido / divertida/diβeɾˈtiðo / diβeɾˈtiða/

    fun, funny

  • serio / seria/ˈseɾjo / ˈseɾja/

    serious

  • médico / médicam./ˈmeðiko / ˈmeðika/

    doctor

Numbers 21–100

  • veintiuno/beinˈtjuno/

    21

  • veintidós/beintiˈðos/

    22

  • veintitrés/beintiˈtɾes/

    23

  • veintiséis/beintiˈseis/

    26

  • treinta/ˈtɾeinta/

    30

  • treinta y uno/ˈtɾeinta i ˈuno/

    31

  • cuarenta/kwaˈɾenta/

    40

  • cincuenta/θiŋˈkwenta/

    50

  • sesenta/seˈsenta/

    60

  • setenta/seˈtenta/

    70

  • ochenta/oˈtʃenta/

    80

  • noventa/noˈβenta/

    90

  • cien/θjen/

    100

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Family pairs

Match each word with its partner.