How to Talk About Your Family in Spanish

One thing that’s extremely common in Latin culture is the importance of family. In most Spanish-speaking countries, nothing is more important than family! And whether that’s the case for you or not (we hope it’s at least up there!), you’re guaranteed to be asked about your family. This post will prepare you for those conversations by giving you all the right vocab for the Spanish family words.

Your Immediate Family in Spanish

Here’s how to talk about people in your immediate family unit:

Your Relatives in Spanish

Here’s the vocab for your extended family in Spanish:

Your in-laws in Spanish

And finally, the vocab for your (hopefully awesome) in-laws:

Your Family in Spanish Quiz

Are you ready to see how well you remember the different family words in Spanish? Fill in the blanks with the right vocab for the relations.

Exercise 1

1. La madre de mi madre es mi _____. / The mother of my mother is my _____.
2. El hijo de mi tío es mi _____. / The son of my uncle is my _____.
3. La hija de mi hermano es mi _____. / The daughter of my brother is my _____.
4. El padre de mi padre es mi _____. / The father of my father is my _____.
5. La hermana de mi madre es mi _____. / The sister of my mother is my _____.

Key 1:

1. abuela / grandmother
2. primo / cousin (male)
3. sobrina / niece
4. abuelo / grandfather
5. tía / aunt

Exercise 2

1. Mi abuelo se caso con mi _____ y tuvieron un _____ y una _____.
2. Sus hijos son mis tíos, ella es mi _____.
3. Es hijo de tus padres. _____
4. Son hijos de tus abuelos y hermanos de tus padres. _____
5. Es hermana de tus tíos y madre de tus hermanos. _____ 

Key 1:

1. abuela / hijo / hija
2. abuela
3. hermano
4. tíos
5. mamá

Bonus: Pets in Spanish

Ok, we know they’re not on the same level as your uncle or your grandparents, but we’ve decided to add this bonus section in case you want to talk about your pets in Spanish. The word for a pet is una mascota. A dog is un perro or una perra, and a cat is un gato or una gata.

For more pets, including farm animals and wild animals, check out our post on animals in Spanish. We even have a vocab post with the equivalents of woof and meow in Spanish. We’re particularly fond of dogs here at BaseLang, so we also have a post on Spanish dog commands and another on common dog names in Spanish.