Asking about family contains the type of Spanish phrases you need to for asking about someone's family. E.g. 'How many brothers/sisters do you have?'.
Family relationships. General
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| my family | mi familia |
| the parents | los padres |
| the grandparents | los abuelos |
| the great-grandparents | los bisabuelos |
| the great-great-grandparents | los tatarabuelos |
| the grandchildren | los nietos |
| the great-grandchildren | los bisnietos |
In Spanish bis is used instead of the English 'great' and tatara for the English 'great-great'. This makes it easy to form 'great, great-great grandparents, grandchildren and so on'. All you need to do is prefix the appropriate word with bis or tatara.
Family relationships. Male
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| my family on my fathers side | mi familia por parte de mi padre |
| on my fathers side | por parte de mi padre |
| grandson | nieto |
| great-grandson | bisnieto |
| great-great-grandson | tataranieto |
| my fathers mother | mi abuela paterna |
| grandfather | abuelo |
| great-grandfather | bisabuelo |
| great-great-grandfather | tatarabuelo |
| father | padre |
| brother | hermano |
| step-father | padastro |
| step-brother | hermanastro |
| brother-in-law | cuņado |
| god-father | padrino |
Family relationships. Female
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| my family on my mothers side | mi familia por parte de mi madre |
| on my mothers side | por parte de mi madre |
| my mothers mother | mi abuela materna |
| grandmother | abuela |
| great-grandmother | bisabuela |
| great-great-grandmother | tatarabuela |
| great-granddaughter | bisnieta |
| great-great-granddaughter | tataranieta |
| mother | madre |
| sister | hermana |
| step-mother | madrasta |
| step-sister | hermanastra |
| sister-in-law | cuņada |
| god-mother | padrina |