Asking someone about their family and if they are related: Inquiring about family background
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Key Phrases
Mucho gusto
Nice to meet you
¿Tienes hermanos o hermanas?
Do you have siblings?
¿Eres pariente de Ana?
Are you related to Ana?
Skills You'll Learn
Greeting someone and expressing pleasure when meeting them
Saludar a alguien y expresar gusto al conocerlo
Talking about family members like brothers, sisters, and cousins
Hablar de miembros de la familia como hermanos, hermanas y primos
Asking and answering simple questions about relatives and who lives with you
Hacer y responder preguntas simples sobre parientes y quién vive contigo
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are meeting someone for the first time and having a friendly conversation about their family, siblings, and a shared connection to a cousin named Ana.
Hola, mucho gusto. ¿Cómo se llama tu familia?
Hello, nice to meet you. What is your family's name?
Hola, mucho gusto. Mi familia es de aquí.
Hello, nice to meet you. My family is from here.
Qué bonito. ¿Tienes hermanos o hermanas?
How nice. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Sí, tengo un hermano y una hermana.
Yes, I have a brother and a sister.
Ah, qué bien. ¿Ellos viven contigo?
Oh, that's good. Do they live with you?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hola
OH-lah
Hello
Mucho
MOO-choh
A lot
Gusto
GOOS-toh
Pleasure
Mucho gusto
MOO-choh GOOS-toh
Nice to meet you
🇲🇽 [Mucho gusto] is standard and polite when meeting someone. In Mexico you'll also hear [mucho gusto en conocerle] in more formal situations, but [mucho gusto] is the everyday version.
See breakdown →Familia
fah-MEE-lyah
Family
Mi
mee
My
Mi familia
mee fah-MEE-lyah
My family
Es
ess
Is
De aquí
deh ah-KEE
From here
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