Me, Family and Friends

Me, Family and Friends

Section: Introduction and Describing Yourself

• To ask someone’s name, say ¿Cómo te llamas?
• Me llamo… translated as “My name is…”
• Your age is expressed as Tengo … años.
• Soy de… translates to “I am from…”
• The verb Trabajar means to work.
• You can say you are a student with Soy estudiante.
• Hobbies can be shared using the phrase Mis pasatiempos son…

Section: Family Members

• Mi familia consta de… is the phrase for “My family consists of…”
• A brother and a sister are called a hermano and a hermana, respectively.
• Your mother and father are your madre and padre.
• Abuelo and abuela are the terms for grandfather and grandmother.
• Cousins, uncles, and aunts are termed as primos, tíos, and tías, respectively.

Section: Describing Family Members and Friends

• To describe someone as understanding, use comprensivo.
• Gracioso translates into funny.
• A generous person is described as generoso.
• The term for self-centred is egocéntrico.
• Use Trabajador to say someone is hardworking.
• Honesto and leal mean honest and loyal, respectively.

Section: Relationships

• Llevo bien con mi… is the phrase for “I get along well with my…”
• Nos llevamos como el perro y el gato means “We fight like cat and dog”.
• To express appreciation, say Aprecio a mi… por ser…
• Complaints can be expressed with Mi… me molesta porque siempre…

Section: Future Plans

• To express intention to marry one day, say Algun día, me gustaría casarme.
• Espero tener hijos en el futuro is a way to say “I hope to have children in the future”.
• Personal ambitions can be expressed using the phrase Mi ambición es…