Spanish Family Vocabulary

• padre - father

• madre - mother

• hermano - brother

• hermana - sister

• abuelo - grandfather

• abuela - grandmother

• tío - uncle

• tía - aunt

• primo - cousin (male)

• prima - cousin (female)

• sobrino - nephew

• sobrina - niece

• hijo - son

• hija - daughter

• esposo - husband

• esposa - wife

• yerno - son-in-law

• nuera - daughter-in-law

• cuñado - brother-in-law

• cuñada - sister-in-law

Quick Quiz

• 1. What is the Spanish word for “cousin”?
• yerno
• tío
• abuela
• primo

• 2. What does “hijo” mean?
• father
• son
• niece
• father-in-law

• 3. What’s the correct spelling for “daughter in law”?
• cuñada
• cuñado
• nuera
• nuero

• 4. What’s the word for “husband”?
• cuñado
• yerna
• madre
• esposo

• 5. What does “sobrina” mean?
• niece
• sister-in-law
• grandmother
• twin

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