Talking about family in Spanish will be easier if you have the vocabulary you need!
Since these words refer to people, their grammatical gender agrees with the person’s sex. That’s why in almost all cases, you can form the feminine simply by changing the o for an a.
But when they are in plural, they either have a neutral ending, like parientes (which doesn’t mean what you think), or we use the generic masculine, even if there are women involved.
You can read my article about the Spanish grammatical gender to learn more about it.
Are you ready to learn more family vocabulary in Spanish? Let’s go!
Talking about family in Spanish
You can practice the following words online or print this list and take it anywhere with you.
I suggest you try to memorize them by creating a meaningful example on your own!
Names of family members in Spanish
abuela = grandmother
abuelo = grandfather
abuelos = grandparents
ahijada = goddaughter
ahijado = godson
bisabuela = great-grandmother
bisabuelo = great-grandfather
bisabuelos = great-grandparents
cuñada = sister-in-law
cuñado = brother-in-law
esposa = wife
esposo = husband
hermana = sister
hermano = brother
hermanos = siblings
hija = daughter
hijo = son
hijastro = stepson
hijastra = stepdaugher
hijos = children
madrastra = stepmother
madre = mother
mamá = mom
madrina = godmother
nieta = granddaughter
nieto = grandson
nietos = grandchildren
novia = girlfriend
novio = boyfriend
nuera = daughter-in-law
padrastro = stepfather
padre = father
papá = dad
padres = parents
padrino = godfather
pariente = relative (you can also use the word familiar in Spanish)
parientes = relatives (you can also use the word familiares in Spanish)
primo, prima = cousin
sobrina = niece
sobrino = nephew
suegra = mother-in-law
suegro = father-in-law
tía = aunt
tío = uncle
yerno = son-in-law
And that’s all for today!
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