Spanish for Beginners
Lesson 4 of 4 6 min +30 XP

Family & Describing People

Name your family and describe them.

What you'll learn

  • Name family members in Spanish
  • Use simple adjectives
  • Notice adjective agreement
The photo on the fridge

Point at the family photo — mi madre, mi hermano, the tall one with curly hair. Naming family and describing people is one of the first real conversations you'll have, turning vocabulary into stories about who you love.

La familia

Family words: madre (mother), padre (father), hermana (sister), hermano (brother), abuela (grandmother), abuelo (grandfather). To describe people you use adjectives like alto/alta (tall) and simpático/simpática (nice) — and they change ending to match whether the person is male or female.

Adjectives agree

In Spanish, adjectives match the noun's gender: 'mi hermano es alto' but 'mi hermana es alta'. The ending -o/-a shifts to agree.

Simulation · Vocabulary flashcards
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Drill the family words and simple adjectives.

Knowledge Check

+10 XP / correct

1. What does 'hermana' mean?

2. How do you say 'my sister is tall'?