How do you say "family" in Mexican Spanish?

In Mexican Spanish, "family" is la familia. It is a noun.

Listen to the pronunciation:

Illustration of family from Noun Town

Pronunciation

la familia is written using the Latin alphabet. Pronounce each syllable clearly, following Mexican Spanish pronunciation rules.

Related words

Curated by Jack Ratcliffe

Practice la familia and hundreds more Mexican Spanish words in the game.

Buy on Steam

Questions about la familia

How do you say "family" in Mexican Spanish?

In Mexican Spanish, "family" is la familia. It is a noun. The word is spelled la familia and pronounced as written, following Mexican Spanish pronunciation rules.

Is la familia masculine or feminine?

la familia is typically feminine in Spanish. In Spanish, nouns have grammatical gender that affects article choice: use la (singular) or las (plural) with feminine nouns.

How is la familia used in a sentence?

Use la familia as you would use the equivalent noun in English. In Mexican Spanish, word order and agreement rules determine how la familia fits into a sentence.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Mexican Spanish language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.