Learning Spanish With Jc 08

Lesson 8: The Family

¡Hola! Yo soy Juan Carlos tengo seis hermanas, tres he rm a nos y ci n co s obr i nos. ¡Hi! I am Juan Carlos and I have six sist er s, thre e b roth er s a nd f ive nep h e ws. Welcome to learning Spanish with JC, the podcast created for all the independent learners of Spanish. In this lesson you are going to learn:  Describing my family  Conversational phrases  A quick grammar review. The possessive adjectives and pronouns  Vocabulary  Quiz

Describing my family Describiendo a mi familia (by your host Juan Carlos Azofeifa) ¡Hola! Yo me llamo Juan Carlos Azofeifa, tengo seis hermanas y 3 hermanos, es decir en total somos diez hijos incluyéndome, en total somos una familia de doce personas contando a mi papá y a mi mamá. Yo soy el segundo contando de arriba hacia abajo, es decir únicamente tengo un hermano mayor y ocho menores que yo. Mi hermano mayor se llama Asdrúbal tiene 34 años, es casado y tiene dos hijos Anthony y Leslie, y su esposa se llama Hazel. Después de mi hermano sigo yo, igualmente estoy casado pero no tengo hijos aún. Luego de mí siguen tres hermanas María, Nelly y Flor, de ellas únicamente Nelly está casada y también tiene dos hijos Justin y Sofía, y su esposo se llama Alonso. Después de mis tres hermanas siguen otros dos hermanos Brian y Erick, Erick vive en unión libre con su novia y ya tienen un hijo que se llama Jonathan, seguido de mis dos hermanos hay otras tres hermanas que son Katia, Karina y Yendry, Yendry la menor de todas solamente tiene 9 años. Mi papá se llama José Manuel y tiene 64 años, mi mamá se Ana María y tiene 50 años, todos ellos viven en Costa Rica. Describing my family (by your host Juan Carlos Azofeifa) ¡Hi! My name is Juan Carlos Azofeifa, I have six sisters and three brothers, this mean in total we are 10 sons including me, totally in the family we are twelve people counting my father and mother. I am the second starting from the eldest to the youngest, this mean only I have one brother oldest than me and eight youngest than me. My oldest brother name is Asdrúbal he is 34 years old, is married and he has two kids Anthony and Leslie, and his wife name is Hazel. I continue after my oldest brother, equally I am married but still I don’t have kids. After me they are three sisters Maria, Nelly and Flor, of them Nelly is only married and too she has Page 1 Learning Spanish with JC: Lesson 8. http://learningspanishwithjc.blogspot.com (download the mp3 files in the blog web page) Please send your comments or recommendations to [email protected] Skype user juankazofeifa

Lesson 8: The Family two kids Justin and Sofia, and her husband name is Alonso. Next to my three sisters they are two brothers Brian and Erick, Erick lives in free union (with her girlfriend in the same house without married) with his girlfriend and they already have a son his name is Jonathan, follow to my two brothers I have another three sisters Katia, Karina and Yendry, Yendry is the youngest of all us, she only have 9 years old. My father name is José Manuel and he has 64 years old, my mother name is Ana Maria and she is 50 years old, all of them lives in Costa Rica.

Conversational Phrases The following are very useful conversational phrases or sentences used for talk about the family.

Español

English

Juan tiene todas las facciones de su padre.

Juan has all of the features of his father.

Me dicen que tengo la boca de mi abuela.

They tell me that I have my grandmother's mouth.

Tengo los pies de mi abuelo.

I have my grandpa's feet.

Me dicen que tengo la panza igual a la de mi viejo.

They tell me that I've got the same belly as my old man.

Te pareces mucho a tu padre, pero tienes la nariz de tu madre.

You look a lot like your father, but you have your mother's nose.

Mis hermanos y yo tenemos piernas largas igual que nuestro papá.

My brothers and I have long legs just like our dad.

No sé de dónde haya sacado los ojos azules.

I don't know where I got my blue eyes from.

Dicen que soy igual de terco que mi papá, pero no es cierto.

They say I'm just as stubborn as my dad, but it's not true.

Sin duda tiene la sonrisa de su mamá.

Without a doubt she's got her mom's smile.

Tengo dos hermanos y una hermana.

I have two brothers and one sister.

Mi hermano mayor vive en la India.

My older brother lives in India.

Mi hermano menor es maestro.

My younger brother is a teacher.

Mi mamá es viuda.

My mother is a widow.

Mi hermana es menor que yo.

My sister is younger than me.

Yo estoy casado/a.

I am married.

Yo tengo tres hijos.

I have three children.

Mi hijo mayor tiene once años.

My oldest son is 11 years old.

Mi hija menor tiene cuatro años.

My youngest daughter is 4 years old.

Mi hija es muy inteligente.

My daughter is very intelligent.

Mis abuelos viven en España.

My grandparents live in Spain.

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Lesson 8: The Family Mi abuelo es muy alto.

My grandfather is very tall.

Mi abuelita es muy baja.

My darling grandmother is very short.

Mis abuelos tuvieron diez hijos.

My grandparents had ten children.

Mis parientes viven en Costa Rica.

My relatives live in Costa Rica.

Mi nieta tiene tres años.

My grand-daughter is three years old.

Mi tía llega mañana.

My aunt arrives tomorrow.

Mi tío llega el viernes.

My uncle arrives on Friday.

Mi sobrina es muy alta.

My niece is very tall.

Mi sobrino es muy gordo.

My nephew is very fat.

Mi suegra es muy agradable.

My mother-in-law is very nice.

Mi suegro es doctor.

My father-in-law is a doctor.

Mi nuera es una bruja.

My daughter-in-law is a witch.

Mi yerno es abogado.

My son-in-law is a lawyer.

Mi cuñada es muy joven.

My sister-in-law is very young.

Mis padrinos son muy ancianos.

My godparents are very old.

Mi primo vive en Londres.

My cousin (male) lives in London.

Mi prima vive en Texas.

My cousin (female) lives in Texas.

Mi novia es hermosa.

My girlfriend is beautiful.

Mi novio es guapo

My boyfriend is handsome.

Roberto y Carlos son de la misma edad.

Roberto and Carlos are the same age.

José es mi hermano mayor.

José is my older brother.

Carla es la mayor de todas mis primas.

Carla is the oldest of all of my cousins.

José era el menor de todos mis tíos.

José was the youngest of all of my uncles.

Están divorciados desde hace un año.

They have been divorced for one year.

Mis padres se casaron cuando eran muy jóvenes.

My parents got married when they were very young.

Me llevo muy bien con mis cuñados.

I get along well with my brother and sister-in-law.

Nunca hemos tenido ninguna mascota. Ellos dedicaron sus vidas a oficios muy interesantes. Mis abuelos maternales son de Costa Rica y no hablan nada de inglés. Mi cuñado es abogado, y mi cuñada es maestra.

We've never had a pet. They dedicated their lives to very interesting occupations. My maternal grandparents are from Costa Rica and they don't speak any English. My brother-in-law is a lawyer, and my sister-in-law is a teacher.

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Lesson 8: The Family A Quick Grammar Review. The possessive adjectives and pronouns In Spanish exist diverse ways of expressing the possession: through adjectives, pronouns, prepositions or certain articles. We use the possessive adjectives and the possessive pronouns to speak of the possessed thing or the person that it possesses something. The following are the different between an adjective and a pronoun Adjective describes a noun Pronoun takes the place of a noun When we want to express possession, we use Possessive Adjectives. When we say "This is my car" or "Those are your dogs", "my" and "your" are both possessive adjectives. The possessive adjectives indicate ownership. Although they express the owners of the nouns they modify, they must match the gender and number of the nouns they describe, not the gender and number of the owners. These are the possessives adjectives in Spanish: POSEEDOR (POSSESSOR)

singular

singular masculino

femenino

plural masculino

femenino

1ª

mi (my)

mis (my)

2ª

tu (your)

tus (your)

3ª

su (his, her)

sus (his, her)

1ª Nuestro (our) Nuestra (our) nuestros(our) nuestras(our) plural

2ª Vuestro(your) vuestra(your) 3ª

su (their, your)

vuestros

vuestras

sus (their, your)

A possessive adjective accompanies a noun. Tengo que tomar mi embarque  I have to take my shipment Todo es para tu beneficio  All is for your benefit Este es nuestro arreglo  This is our arrangement Me gusta su sinceridad  I like his, her, their or your sincerity Page 4 Learning Spanish with JC: Lesson 8. http://learningspanishwithjc.blogspot.com (download the mp3 files in the blog web page) Please send your comments or recommendations to [email protected] Skype user juankazofeifa

Lesson 8: The Family Él es su padre  He is his, her, their or your father Son sus padres  They are his, her, their or your parents Son sus ahorros  They are his, her, their or your savings Possessive adjectives agree with the nouns they modify. That is, they agree with the thing possessed, not the possessor. Este es mi libro  This is my book Estos son mis libros  These are my books The “nosotros” and “vosotros” forms change in gender as well;. Ese es nuestro libro  That is our book (masculine) Esa es nuestra mesa  That is our table (feminine) Hoy llegan nuestras familias  Today our families arrive Esos son nuestros refrescos  Those are our soft drinks ¿La señorita Elena es vuestra profesora?  Ms. Elena is your teacher? ¿Dónde trabaja vuestro padre? Where does your father work? The possessive pronouns They substitute to the name and we use them to establish a possession relationship. The possessive pronouns have the same gender and number that the possessed thing and they never go before the name. Possessive pronouns are the equivalent of the English pronouns "mine," "yours," "his," "hers," "theirs" and "its," but they aren't used in exactly the same way in Spanish as they are in English.

POSEEDOR (POSSESSOR)

singular

plural

singular

plural

masculino

femenino

masculino

femenino

English

1ª

(el) mío

(la) mía

(los) míos

(las) mías

Mine

2ª

(el) tuyo

(la) tuya

(los) tuyos

(las) tuyas

yours(familiar)

3ª

(el) suyo

(la) suya

(los) suyos

(las) suyas

yours(formal) his, hers

1ª

(el) nuestro

(la) nuestra

(los) nuestros

(las) nuestras

ours

2ª

(el) vuestro

(la) vuestra

(los) vuestros

(las) vuestras yours(familiar)

3ª

(el) suyo

(la) suya

(los) suyos

(las) suyas

Yours((formal) , theirs

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Lesson 8: The Family Mi brazo es grande. (adjetivo, describe el brazo) My arm is large. (adjective, describes arm) El suyo es pequeño. (pronombre, toma el lugar del sustantivo) Yours is small. (pronoun, takes the place of noun) Su bicicleta es roja. (adjetivo, describe la bicicleta) Your bike is red. (adjective, describes bike) La mía es azul (pronombre, toma el lugar del sustantivo) Mine is blue. (pronoun, takes the place of noun) Now, let's look at each sentence a little more closely. My arm is large. My is an adjective because it modifies, or describes the noun "arm." Furthermore, it is a "possessive" adjective because it tells who owns, or possesses, the arm. Yours is small. Yours is a pronoun, because it replaces or takes the place of a noun. In this case, the previous sentence tells us that "yours" is replacing the noun "arm." Furthermore, it is a "possessive" pronoun because it tells who owns, or possesses, the noun it is replacing. Your bike is red. Your is an adjective because it modifies the noun "bike." Furthermore, it is a "possessive" adjective because it tells who owns, or possesses, the bike. Mine is blue. Mine is a pronoun, because it replaces or takes the place of a noun. In this case, the previous sentence tells us that "mine" is replacing the noun "bike." Furthermore, it is a "possessive" pronoun because it tells who owns, or possesses, the noun it is replacing. More examples: Su proyecto costó poco dinero; el nuestro costó muchísimo  Their project cost little money; ours cost very much. Aquéllas no son las tuyas  Those are not yours Los míos son mejores que los tuyos  Mine are better than yours Page 6 Learning Spanish with JC: Lesson 8. http://learningspanishwithjc.blogspot.com (download the mp3 files in the blog web page) Please send your comments or recommendations to [email protected] Skype user juankazofeifa

Lesson 8: The Family Mi piso es pequeño, el suyo es más grande  My floor is small, yours is bigger.

Tu madre y la mía no pueden cantar.  Your mother and mine can't sing No me gustan los carros rojos. El mío es verde.  I don't like red cars. Mine is green.

Este libro no es mío. Es tuyo.  This book isn't mine. It's yours. ¿Dónde está mi mochila? La tuya está aquí.  Where is my backpack? Yours is here.

Mis calcetines son blancos. Los suyos son rojos.  My socks are white. His/hers/yours/theirs are red.

Amo a mi esposa. Él no ama a la suya.  I love my wife. He doesn't love his. Este carro es nuestro.  This car is ours. ¿Te gusta tu casa? No me gusta la nuestra.  Do you like your house? I don't like ours.

Nuestra casa es muy vieja. ¿Y la vuestra?  Our house is very old. And yours? No me gustan los carros de vuestros competidores. Prefiero los vuestros. I don't like your competitors' cars. I prefer yours. Lo mío es el fútbol  Mine is the soccer.

Lesson Vocabulary

Español Parientes (p) Nietos (p) Nieta (f) Nieto (m) Tía (f) Tío (m) Sobrina (f) abuelo (m) abuela (f) Sobrino (f) Suegra (f) Suegro (m) Nuera (f) Yerno (m) Cuñada (f) Cuñado (m) Padrinos (p) marido (m) Primo (m) Prima (f) Primo hermano (m) Prima hermana (f) Padrastro (m) madrastra (f)

English relatives grandchildren granddaughter grandson aunt uncle niece grandfather grandmother nephew mother-in-law father-in-law daughter-in-law son-in-law sister-in-law brother-in-law godparents husband cousin (male) cousin (female) first cousin (male) first cousin (female) stepfather stepmother Page 7

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Lesson 8: The Family Hermanastro (m) Novia (f) Novio (m) esposo/a (m/f) madrina (f) mamá (f) más pequeño (adj) materno (adj) mayor (adj) menor (adj) padre (m) padrino (m) paterno (adj) casado/a (m/f) soltero/a (m/f) divorciado/a (m/f) separado/a (m/f) viudo/a (m/f) barbilla (f) boca (f) cabello (m) estatura (f) facciones (f) frente (f) hombro (m) mano (f) nariz (f) ojo (m) oreja (f) panza (f) pie (m) pierna (f) sonrisa (f)

stepbrother girlfriend boyfriend spouse godmother mom youngest maternal older younger father godfather paternal married single divorced separated widowed chin mouth hair height (facial) features forehead shoulder hand nose eye ear (outer) belly foot leg smile

Quiz Choose the correct option for complete the sentences. 01. Los lentes oscuros son ____. a. Suyos b. Suyas. c. nuestro. 02. La bicicleta azul es _____. a. nuestras. b. suya.

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Lesson 8: The Family c. suyo. 03. El boleto para Inglaterra es _____. a. suya. b. nuestro. c. suyas. 04. ________ casa es grande. a. Su b. tus c. sus 05. _______ alumnos son inteligentes. a. nuestras. b. tu c. nuestros. 06. _______ vitaminas las tomo todos los días. a. Su b. mi c. mis Translate to English 07. Mi suegro es alto. a. My father-in-law is tall. b. My brother-in-law is tall. c. My son-in-law is tall. 08. Mi sobrina tiene los ojos verdes. a. My cousin has the eyes green. b. My nephew has the eyes green. c. My niece has the eyes green. 09. A mí me gusta jugar con mis primos. a. I like to play with my nephews. b. I like to play with my cousins. c. I like to play with my nieces. 10. Mi padrino es mayor que mi abuelo. a. My godfather is older than my grandfather. b. My grandfather is older than my godfather. c. My godfather is older than my father-in-law.

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