Spanish Family Vocabulary

The 20 beginner words (A1–A2) for family, with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.

Family Basics

A1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
brotherhermanonounA1
daughterhijanounA1
fatherpadrenounA1
grandfatherabuelonounA1
grandmotherabuelanounA1
mothermadrenounA1
sisterhermananounA1
sonhijonounA1

Family Intermediate

A1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
aunttíanounA1
childniñonounA1
cousinprimonounA1
husbandesposonounA1
parentprogenitornounA1
uncletíonounA1
wifeesposanounA1

Family Advanced

A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
ancestorantepasadonounA2
generationgeneraciónnounA2

Life Events

A1–A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
birthnacimientonounA1
childhoodinfancianounA2
deathmuertenounA2

The A1–A2 words are here. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The family packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

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