Spanish for English speakers School · Lesson 5

Asking about family members

Ask about siblings in Spanish — ¿Tienes hermanos y hermanas? (Do you have brothers and sisters?) — using tener for family possession.

Conversation

  1. Lindo Lindo

    ¿Tienes hermanos y hermanas?

    Do you have brothers or sisters?

    Tip: <hermanas> = sisters <hermanos> brothers

  2. Cassian Cassian

    No, no tengo hermanos

    No, I don't have siblings

    Tip: Siblings is said <hermanos> as in brothers, which include both genres

  3. Lindo Lindo

    ¿Tienes un perro o un gato?

    Do you have a dog or a cat?

    Tip: <perro> dog <gato> cat

  4. Cassian Cassian

    No, pero tengo un robot.

    No, I don't. But I have a robot

    Tip: <pero> but

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'siblings' in Spanish?

Hermanos can mean 'brothers' OR 'siblings (mixed/general)'. Use hermanas to specify sisters. ¿Tienes hermanos? generally asks about any siblings.

How do you say 'I don't have ...' in Spanish?

No tengo + noun: no tengo hermanos = 'I don't have siblings'. No tengo dinero = 'I don't have money'.

Spanish family vocabulary?

Hermano/a (brother/sister), padre/madre (father/mother), tío/a (uncle/aunt), primo/a (cousin), abuelo/a (grandparent), nieto/a (grandchild).

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