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Spanish Family Names: Family Members in Spanish

Published Saturday, December 27, 2008

Here are a list of various family members (relatives) names in Spanish. You can use them to say the names of your family members in Spanish. The names for male members are masculine and end with the letter "o", and the names for female members are feminine and end with the letter "a". So you replace the last letter in a family name with "a" or "o" depending on if the relative is female or male, respectively. If you are naming a family member group that has both male and female relatives then you use the masculine form.

Names of Family Relatives in Spanish

padre: ______________________ father
madre:______________________ mother
hermano:____________________ brother
hermana:____________________ sister
suegro:______________________ father-in-law
suegra:______________________ mother-in-law
cuñado: _____________________ brother-in-law
cuñada: _____________________ sister-in-law
esposo, marido:_______________ husband
esposa, marida:_______________ wife
abuelo:______________________ grandfather
abuela:______________________ grandmother
bisabuelo: ___________________ great-grandfather
bisabuela: ___________________ great-grandmother
tatarabuelo: _________________ great-great-grandfather
tatarabuela: _________________ great-great-grandmother
hijo: ________________________ son
hija: ________________________ daughter
nieto: _______________________ grandson
nieta: _______________________ granddaughter
bisnieto:_____________________ great-grandson
bisnieta:_____________________ great-granddaughter
tataranieto:__________________ great-great-grandson
tataranieta:__________________ great-great-granddaughter
tío: _________________________ uncle
tía: _________________________ aunt
tío abuelo: ___________________ great-uncle
tía abuela: ___________________ great-aunt
primo:_______________________ cousin (male)
prima:_______________________ cousin (female)
primo carnal, prima carnal:_____ first cousin
primo segundo, prima segunda:__ second cousin
sobrino:______________________ nephew
sobrina:______________________ niece
padrastro:____________________ stepfather
madrastra: ___________________ stepmother
hijastro:______________________ stepson
hijastra:______________________ stepdaughter
hermanastro:__________________ stepbrother
hermanastra:__________________ stepsister
medio hermano, hermano de padre, hermano de madre: _ half brother
media hermana, hermana de padre, hermana de madre: _ half sister

Some other terms used to say your family members name in Spanish

papá ______________________ dad
mamá _____________________ mum
mis padres _________________ my parents
mis papás __________________ my mum and dad

concuñado: ______________________ husband of one's spouse's sister
concuñada: ______________________ wife of one's spouse's brother
prometido, novio: _________________ fiance, boyfriend, groom
prometida, novia: _________________ fiancee, girlfriend, bride

Friend and Acquaintance

amigo: ______________________ friend (male)
amiga: ______________________ friend (female)
conocido: ____________________ acquaintance (male)
conocida: ____________________ acquaintance (female)

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Basic Spanish and English: Days of the Week and Month of the Year

Published Saturday, February 03, 2007

Here are some few Spanish and English words for the Days of the Week and the Month of the Year. If you know the language then test yourself to see if you can get all of them correct and for those who know little or no Spanish, you might just learn some basic words from the language using the calendar.

Interestingly, If you observe the table below showing the Days of the Week, you will notice that the days of the week begins with lunes (Monday) and not domino (Sunday). This is because in Spanish-speaking countries, the week begins on Monday. Also, they do not capitalize months or days of the week.

Days of the Week in English and Spanish

Days of the Week in English	Days of the Week in Spanish
Monday	lunes

Tuesday	martes

Wednesday	miércoles

Thursday	jueves

Friday	viernes

Saturday	sábado

Sunday	domingo

Month of the Year in English and Spanish

Month of the Year in English	Month of the Year in Spanish
January	enero

February	febrero

March	marzo

April	abril

May	mayo

June	junio

July	julio

August	agosto

September	septiembre

October	octubre

November	noviembre

December	diciembre

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Basic Spanish and English Words: Family Names in English and Spanish

Published Saturday, December 30, 2006

Here are some few family names in Spanish and their English counterpart. If you know the language then test yourself to see if you can get all of them correct and for those who know little or no Spanish, you might just learn a few family names in Spanish here. Learning a second language can be fun and at the same challenging. However, you don’t have to speak a language in order to know and use any of its word/s that can come in very handy when you least expect it. Now check out the few family names in Spanish listed below. You might be able to the find these names using a translator software or an English- Spanish dictionary but you sure will not find them listed like this, under one group name - Family Names.

Family Name in English	Family Name in Spanish
husband	esposo, marido
wife	esposa
children	niños
son	hijo
daughter	hija
father	padre, papá (informal)
mother	madre, mamá (informal)
brother	hermano
sister	hermana
grandfather	abuelo
grandmother	abuela
uncle	tío
aunt	tía
nephew	sobrino
niece	sobrina
cousin	primo (m), prima (f)
brother-in-law	cuñado
sister-in-law	cuñada
father-in-law	suegro
mother-in-law	suegra
son-in-law	yerno
daughter-in-law	nuera