Spanish Vocabulary - Family And People

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This page lists Spanish words that describe members of a family and people in general.

Note: 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.

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

Note: 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.


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