Sister in Spanish
Sister in Spanish is hermana (ehr-MAH-nah). It's feminine: la hermana, plural las hermanas.
- Spanish
- la hermana
- Say it
- lah ehr-MAH-nah
- Gender
- Feminine: la hermana
- Plural
- las hermanas
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.
- la familiafamily · lah fah-MEE-lyah
- 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
- los hermanossiblings · lohs ehr-MAH-nohs
- el esposohusband · el ehs-POH-soh
- la esposawife · lah ehs-POH-sah
Questions about hermana
How do you say sister in Spanish?
Sister in Spanish is la hermana.
How do you pronounce hermana?
Say it ehr-MAH-nah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: MAH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is hermana masculine or feminine in Spanish?
hermana is feminine, so it takes la: la hermana. The plural is las hermanas.
What does hermana mean in English?
In English, la hermana means sister.
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