Vocabulary Family relations
If Spanish surnames seem complicated, the exact opposite is true for the Spanish vocabulary for members of the family. There are not as many options as in English because there are very few differences between the masculine and feminine forms.
Here they all are:
| padre | father |
| madre | mother |
| hijo/hija | son / daughter |
| hermano / hermana | brother / sister |
| tío/tía | uncle / aunt |
| sobrino / sobrina | cousin |
| primo / prima | nephew / niece |
| abuelo / abuela | grandfather / grandmother |
| nieto / nieta | grandson / granddaughter |
| suegro / suegra | father-in-law / mother-in-law |
| yerno | son-in-law |
| nuera | daughter-in-law |
| cuñado / cuñada | brother-in-law / sister-in-law |
Related topics
Why are Spanish surnames so long
Spanish surnames are often impressively long. That is because a child is given the surnames of both parents at birth. The first surname is that of the father, the second of the mother. In principle, then, children never have exactly the same surnames as their parents.
About the b for vaca
One of the first things to learn in Spanish is the pronunciation of the alphabet, not for the sake of pronunciation but to be able to understand what is being said. Spanish doesn’t hold many mysteries for Dutch speakers but there is one exception that goes against the grain for the Dutch. That is the pronunciation of the letter ‘v’.
Finito
In our Spanish lessons for beginners, we often hear our course members using the word 'finito'.
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