Spanish ............................................Prounounce
It................................English
.......................................................(Emphasis
on bold-faced syllable)
La familia ..........................................................lah
fah-mee-lee-ah .......................................The
family
abuelo/abuela .....................................................ah-bweh-loh/lah...........................................
grandfather/grandmother
papá (padre).......................................................
pah-pah, pah-dreh .......................................father
mamá (madre) ..................................................mah-mah,
mah-dreh.....................................mother
hijo, hija .............................................................ee-hoh,
ee-hah .............................................son,
daughter
hermano, hermana .............................................air-mah-noh/nah...........................................brother,
sister
primo, prima......................................................
pree-moh/mah .............................................cousin
sobrino, sobrina..................................................soh-bree-noh/nah
.........................................nephew, niece
tío, tía .................................................................tee-oh,
tee-ah ...............................................uncle,
aunt
cuñado, cuñada ..................................................koon-yah-doh/dah
........................................brother-in-law, sister-in-law
esposo, esposa ...................................................es-poh-soh/sah
.............................................husband, wife
suegro, suegra ...................................................sweh-groh,
sweh-grah ..................................father-in-law,
mother-in-law
nuera .................................................................nweh-rah
.......................................................daughter-in-law
yerno.................................................................
yer-noh..........................................................son-in-law
To form the plural of any of the above, just add an "s"
at the end of the word. Example: abuelos can mean grandpa and
grandma together or it can mean two grandfathers.
¿Cómo está su abuela? ......................................koh-moh
ess-tah soo ah-bweh-lah ....................How
is your grandmother?
Mi abuela está bien, gracias. ..............................mee
ah-bweh-lah ess-tah byen, .........................My
grandmother is fine,
............................................................................grah-see-us........................................................thank
you.