SpanishA1Lesson 4.1
🇪🇸 Spanish A1 · Lesson 4.1

Mi familia — Family members

Talk about your family and say who people are.

Listen first

Someone describes their small family.

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la madrethe mother 🔊
el padrethe father 🔊
el hermanothe brother 🔊
la hermanathe sister 🔊
mi / mismy (sing./pl.) 🔊
tengoI have 🔊

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« Tengo una hermana y un hermano. » 🔊
I have a sister and a brother.
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Pronunciation

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¿Tienes hermanos? 🔊Do you have siblings?
Sí, tengo una hermana y un hermano. 🔊Yes, I have a sister and a brother.
¿Y tus padres? 🔊And your parents?
Mi madre es profesora y mi padre es médico. 🔊My mother is a teacher and my father is a doctor.
Grammar in focus · mi / mis

« Mi » becomes « mis » before a plural noun: mi hermano → mis hermanos. Possessives agree in number with the thing owned, not the owner.

Write it yourself

Write 2–3 sentences about your family: who they are and what one of them does.

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Tip for this task
¡Muy bien! Use « mis » before plurals: « mis padres ».

Quick check

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1. “My sister” is…
2. « Tengo » means…
3. Plural of « mi »?
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