Family and People in Spanish
Tip: In the Spanish language, nouns have gender: either masculine (el) or feminine (la). The Spanish nouns listed here are preceded by their associated definite articles.
Tip: In Spanish, groups consisting of males and females are referred to using the masculine form of the noun. For example, a group of brothers and sisters is called los hermanos, while a group of sisters only would be las hermanas.
el abuelo
grandfather
la abuela
grandmother
el esposo
husband
la esposa
wife
la familia
family
el hermano
brother
la hermana
sister
el hijo
son
la hija
daughter
la madre
mother
el nieto
grandson
la nieta
granddaughter
el padre
father
los padres
parents
el pariente
relative
el primo
male cousin
la prima
female cousin
el sobrino
nephew
la sobrina
niece
el tío
uncle
la tía
aunt
el amigo
male friend
la amiga
female friend
el chico
boy
la chica
girl
el hombre
man
la mujer
woman
el muchacho
boy
la muchacha
girl
el niño
male child
la niña
female child
el novio
boyfriend
la novia
girlfriend
el abogado
male attorney
la abogaga
female attorney
el médico
male doctor
la médica
female doctor
el hombre de negocios
businessman
la mujer de negocios
businesswoman
la casa
house
el coche
car
el carro
car
el auto
car
November 5th, 2007 | Posted in Free online Spanish Lessons, Basic Spanish Words | No Comments
Learn Basic Spanish Words: The Four Seasons in SpanishA list of the four seasons in Spanish.
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el invierno
la primavera
el verano
el otoño |
winter
spring
summer
fall, autumn |
September 16th, 2007 | Posted in Basic Spanish Words | No Comments
Learn Basic Spanish Words: Countries Where Spanish Is Spoken
The Spanish language is the second most spoken languages in the world!
Here is a list of countries where Spanish is the most spoken language:
España (Spain)
México
Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panamá
Cuba
La República Dominica (Dominican Republic)
Puerto Rico
Columbia
Venezuela
El Ecuador
El Perú
Chile
Bolivia
El Paraguay
La Argentina
El Uruguay |
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Learn Basic Spanish Words: Telling Time in SpanishIn the Spanish language, the clock is divided in half. During the first 30 minutes after the hour, give the hour just past, then y (and), followed by the number of minutes.If the time is between 1:00 and 1:30, precede the time with es la. If it is after 1:30, precede the time with son las. A few Spanish words and phrases that relate to the time
la hora the hour, the time
¿Qué hora es? What time is it?
cuarto a quarter (after or before)
media half past the hour
de la mañana AM (morning)
de la tarde PM (afternoon)
de la noche PM (evening)
Es el mediodía. It is 12:00 noon.
Es la medianoche. It is midnight.
It’s 2:15 in the afternoon.
Son las dos y cuarto de la tarde. It’s 1:00 in the morning.
Es la una de la mañana. It’s noon.
Es el mediodía.
It’s 5:30.
Son las cinco y media. It’s 10 minutes till 8 in the evening.
Son las ocho menos diez
del la noche.
It’s 20 minutes till 12.
Son las doce menos veinte.
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Learn Basic Spanish Words: The Days of the Week in SpanishIn the Spanish language, the days of the week are not capitalized.
To indicate on (ie. on Wednesday), the Spanish definite article el or los is used.
Examples:
el jueves (on Thursday)
los martes (on Tuesdays)
lunes
martes
miércoles
jueves
viernes
sábado
domingo |
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday |
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Learn Basic Spanish Words: The Months of the Year in SpanishThe Spanish calendar is the same as the English calendar except that the names are different and the names of the months aren’t capitalized in the Spanish language.
enero
febrero
marzo
abril
mayo
junio
julio
agosto
septiembre
octubre
noviembre
diciembre |
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December |
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Learn Basic Spanish Words:The Spanish Alphabet
In the Spanish language The alphabet has 30 letters, these include the 26 that are in English and 4 additional Leters. Although these additional letters appear to be a combination of two letters, in the Spanish Language they are actually treated as a single letter.Here is a list of the Spanish language letters and their names:
| a (a) |
j (jota) |
r (erre) |
| b (be) |
k (ka) |
rr (erre) * |
| c (ce) |
l (ele) |
s (ese) |
| ch (che) * |
ll (elle) * |
t (te) |
| d (de) |
m (eme) |
u (u) |
| e (e) |
n (ene) |
v (ve) (uve) |
| f (efe) |
ñ (eñe) * |
w (ve doble) |
| g (ge) |
o (o) |
x (equis) |
| h (hache) |
p (pe) |
y (i griega) |
| i (i) |
q (cu) |
z (zeta) |
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Learn Basic Spanish Words: The Weather in Spanish common Spanish expressions concerning the weather. tiempo weather
¿Qué tiempo hace?
What’s the weather like?Hace mal tiempo.
The weather is bad.
Hace mucho frío.
It is very cold.¡Hace mucho calor!
It’s very hot!Hace buen tiempo.
The weather is nice.Hace fresco.
It is cool.
Hace viento.
It’s windy.Llueve.
It’s raining. Nieva.
It is snowing.Hace sol.
It’s sunny.la lluvia
rainla nieve
snow
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Learn Basic Spanish Words: Spanish Numbers This page lists the numbers used in the Spanish language. Spanish numbers use the Spanish word y (and) instead of a dash (-) to join the compound numbers.
Example:
veinte y nueve
twenty-nine (29)
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
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25
26
27
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29
30
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50
60
70
80
90
100
101
102
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
2000
100,000
200,000
1,000,000
2,000,000 |
cero
uno
dos
tres
cuatro
cinco
seis
siete
ocho
nueve
diez
once
doce
trece
catorce
quince
diez y seis (dieciséis)
diez y siete (diecisiete)
diez y ocho (dieciocho)
diez y nueve (diecinueve)
veinte
veinte y uno (veintiuno)
veinte y dos (veintidós)
veinte y tres (veintitrés)
veinte y cuatro (veinticuatro)
veinte y cinco (veinticinco)
veinte y seis (vientiséis)
veinte y siete (veintisiete)
veinte y ocho (veintiocho)
veinte y nueve (veintinueve)
treinta
cuarenta
cincuenta
sesenta
setenta
ochenta
noventa
cien (ciento)
ciento uno
ciento dos
doscientos
trescientos
cuatrocientos
quinientos
seiscientos
setecientos
ochocientos
novecientos
mil
dos mil
cien mil
doscientos mil
un millón
dos millones |
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Learn Basic Spanish Words
Spanish Colors
negro black
blanco white
rojo red
verde green
azul blue
amarillo yellow
anaranjado orange
púrpuro purple
morado purple
rosa pink
gris grey
violeta violet marrón brown
castaño brown
moreno brown
café brown
pardo brown
September 15th, 2007 | Posted in Basic Spanish Words | No Comments
