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Scene illustrating a Spain Spanish-language asking about someones family conversation

Key Phrases

Preguntar cómo está alguien y responder

Asking how someone is doing and responding

Hablar sobre hermanos (tener un hermano/hermana o ser hijo único)

Talking about siblings (having a brother/sister or being an only child)

Describir diferencias de edad entre hermanos

Describing age differences between siblings

Skills You'll Learn

Greeting someone and exchanging pleasantries in Spanish

Saludar a alguien e intercambiar cortesías en español

Asking and answering questions about family members

Preguntar y responder sobre miembros de la familia

Using comparative adjectives (older/younger) and saying goodbye

Usar adjetivos comparativos (mayor/pequeño) y despedirse

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you bump into your friend Lucía on the street in Spain. You stop for a quick chat and get curious about her family. Ask her if she has any brothers or sisters, find out whether they're older or younger, and then tell her a little about your own family before you say goodbye and head off.

¡Hola, Lucía! ¿Qué tal?

Hi, Lucía! How's it going?

¡Hola, Emily ! Muy bien, ¿y tú?

Hi, Emily! Very well, and you?

Bien, gracias. Oye, ¿tienes hermanos?

Good, thanks. Hey, do you have any brothers or sisters?

Sí, tengo un hermano y una hermana.

Yes, I have a brother and a sister.

¡Qué bien! ¿Son mayores o pequeños?

How nice! Are they older or younger?

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

❓👋

¿Qué tal?

keh tahl

How's it going?

🇪🇸 A casual greeting between people who already know each other a bit. It's usually answered briefly, not with a real update on your life.

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👍😊

Muy bien

mooy bee-EHN

Very well

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😄❓

Muy bien, ¿y tú?

mooy bee-EHN ee too

Really good, and you?

💬 tú is the informal 'you'. With someone you'd address formally, swap to ¿y usted?.

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👍🙏

Bien, gracias.

bee-EHN GRAH-syahs

Good, thanks.

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👋

Oye

OH-yeh

Hey

🇪🇸 In Spain oye is a friendly way to grab attention or change topic mid-chat, not rude. It's very common between neighbours and acquaintances.

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❓👫

¿Tienes hermanos?

tee-eh-nehs er-MAH-nohs

Do you have any brothers or sisters?

💬 hermanos covers brothers and sisters together, so you don't need to ask about each separately. The same thing happens with hijos "children" and padres "parents".

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✋👦1️⃣

Tengo un hermano

TEN-go oon ehr-MAH-noh

I have a brother

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Una hermana

OO-nah ehr-MAH-nah

A sister

💬 The h in hermana is silent: (air-MAH-nah). It's never pronounced in Spanish, as in hola and hijo.

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✅👦➕👧

Sí, tengo un hermano y una hermana.

see TEN-go oon ehr-MAH-noh ee OO-nah ehr-MAH-nah

Yes, I have a brother and a sister.

💬 No word for "any" or "a" is needed in the question, but you do add un or una when answering about one sibling. Swap in dos hermanas "two sisters" for more.

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