Grandmother in Spanish
Grandmother in Spanish is abuela (ah-BWEH-lah). It's feminine: la abuela, plural las abuelas.
- Spanish
- la abuela
- Say it
- lah ah-BWEH-lah
- Gender
- Feminine: la abuela
- Plural
- las abuelas
- Note
- Abuelita is a warm, everyday form.
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Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins in Spanish
The other words in step 2 of Family Members in Spanish.
- los abuelosgrandparents · lohs ah-BWEH-lohs
- el abuelograndfather · el ah-BWEH-loh
- el nietograndson · el NYEH-toh
- la nietagranddaughter · lah NYEH-tah
- el tíouncle · el TEE-oh
- la tíaaunt · lah TEE-ah
- el primocousin (male) · el PREE-moh
- la primacousin (female) · lah PREE-mah
- el sobrinonephew · el soh-BREE-noh
- la sobrinaniece · lah soh-BREE-nah
Questions about abuela
How do you say grandmother in Spanish?
Grandmother in Spanish is la abuela. Abuelita is a warm, everyday form.
How do you pronounce abuela?
Say it ah-BWEH-lah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: BWEH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is abuela masculine or feminine in Spanish?
abuela is feminine, so it takes la: la abuela. The plural is las abuelas.
What does abuela mean in English?
In English, la abuela means grandmother.
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