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People (la gente)

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English	Spanish	Listen and Repeat	Write (r = response; f = first letter)
my brother	mi hermano
my sister	mi hermana
my mother	mi madre
my father	mi padre
my son	mi hijo
my daughter	mi hija
my husband	mi marido
my wife	mi esposa
my uncle	mi tío
my aunt	mi tía
my grandfather	mi abuelo
my grandmother	mi abuela
my cousin	mi primo/a
my brother-in-law	mi cuñado
my stepbrother	mi hermanastro
my sister-in-law	mi cuñada
my stepsister	mi hermanastra
my mother-in-law	mi suegra
my stepmother	mi madrastra
my father-in-law	mi suegro
my stepfather	mi padrastro
my last name	mi apellido
a friend	un/a amigo/a
my boyfriend	mi novio
my girlfriend	mi novia
a woman	una mujer
a man	un hombre
a girl	una niña
a boy	un niño

Helpful verbs

conocer ("to know"), nacer ("to be born"), morir ("to die"), e.g.:

conocer

Conozco a tu hermano = "I know your brother"

nacer

Mi padre nació en Europa = "My father was born in Europe"

morir

Mi primo murió el año pasado = "My cousin died last year"

You can use the SpanishChecker Grammar Guide to test your knowledge on a wide variety of verbs and nouns.

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Grammar Point: "to know"

Spanish has two words for the English verb "to know": saber and conocer. Saber means to know a fact or piece of information, e.g.: Mi madre sabe que la quiero ("My mother knows that I love her"), while conocer means to know or be familiar with a person, place or thing, e.g.: Conozco a un profesor que puede ayudarte ("I know a teacher who can help you"). You can learn more about saber and conocer here.