How to Say ‘What a close-knit family!’ in Spain Spanish
¡Qué familia tan unida!
keh fah-MEE-lyah tan oo-NEE-dah
[keh fah-MEE-lyah tan oo-NEE-dah]
💬 Usage Tip: In [¡Qué ... tan ...!], Spanish builds strong reactions with "what a/how ... so ...": [¡Qué familia tan unida!]. You can reuse it easily: [¡Qué día tan bonito!].
Phrase Breakdown
Qué familia
keh fah-MEE-lyah
What a family
Exclamative phrase expressing admiration about the family.
¡Qué familia más simpática!
What a lovely family!
Words in this phrase
Qué
[keh]
what
Used in exclamations to express emotion, similar to 'what a...!' in English.
¡Qué familia tan unida celebra todos los cumpleaños!
What a close-knit family that celebrates all the birthdays!
familia
[fah-MEE-lyah]
family
A noun referring to family members together as a group.
La familia organiza una fiesta de cumpleaños cada año.
The family organizes a birthday party every year.
Tan unida
tan oo-NEE-dah
So close / so united
Describes the family as very close and affectionate.
Son una familia tan unida.
They are such a close family.
Words in this phrase
tan
[tan]
so
An intensifier meaning 'so', used before adjectives.
Son tan felices en los cumpleaños familiares.
They are so happy at family birthdays.
unida
[oo-NEE-dah]
close-knit
Describes a person or group with strong emotional bonds; here it refers to a family.
Es una familia muy unida en cada celebración.
It is a very close-knit family at every celebration.
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