Family in Spanish
Family in Spanish is familia (fah-MEE-lyah). It's feminine: la familia, plural las familias.
- Spanish
- la familia
- Say it
- lah fah-MEE-lyah
- Gender
- Feminine: la familia
- Plural
- las familias
- Also
- la familia in Spanish Cognates
One of 46 words in Family Members in Spanish: learn them step by step and practise them all.
Close family members in Spanish
The other words in step 1 of Family Members in Spanish.
- los padresparents · lohs PAH-drehs
- la madremother · lah MAH-dreh
- el padrefather · el PAH-dreh
- el hijoson · el EE-hoh
- la hijadaughter · lah EE-hah
- los hijoschildren (sons and daughters) · lohs EE-hohs
- el hermanobrother · el ehr-MAH-noh
- la hermanasister · lah ehr-MAH-nah
- los hermanossiblings · lohs ehr-MAH-nohs
- el esposohusband · el ehs-POH-soh
- la esposawife · lah ehs-POH-sah
Questions about familia
How do you say family in Spanish?
Family in Spanish is la familia. In spanish cognates, family is la familia.
How do you pronounce familia?
Say it fah-MEE-lyah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: MEE. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is familia masculine or feminine in Spanish?
familia is feminine, so it takes la: la familia. The plural is las familias.
What does familia mean in English?
In English, la familia means family.
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