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Esta es mi familia This is my family
The possessives mi/tu/su and the demonstratives este/ese. Possessives agree in number (mi hermano, mis hermanos). Demonstratives agree in gender and number: este/esta (this), ese/esa (that) — "esta es mi familia" (familia is feminine). New vocabulary: family, father, mother, child, big, small. Pronunciation corner: the soft "d" and the accent marks.
Dialogue
Esta es mi familia — This Is My Family
- Carlos Esta es mi familia. Este es mi padre. This is my family. This is my father.
- Mike El familia es grande. ¿Esa es tu madre? The family is big. Is that your mother? (slip: el familia, should be la)
- Carlos Es "la familia", es femenina. Esa es mi madre. It's "la familia", it's feminine. That is my mother.
- Mike Ah, la familia. Tu familia es grande. Ah, la familia. Your family is big.
Dialogue
¿Esta o esa? — This One or That One?
- Lucía Mike, esta es mi madre y ese es mi padre. Mike, this is my mother and that is my father.
- Mike Tu familia es pequeño. Your family is small. (slip: pequeño, should be pequeña)
- Lucía Es "pequeña", femenina. Sí, mi familia es pequeña. It's "pequeña", feminine (to match familia). Yes, my family is small.
- Mike Mi familia también es pequeña. Este es mi padre. My family is also small. This is my father.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| familia | n.f. | family (f) | |
| padre | n.m. | father (m) | |
| madre | n.f. | mother (f) | |
| este / esta | det. | this (m / f) | |
| ese / esa | det. | that (m / f) | |
| mi | det. | my | |
| tu | det. | your | |
| su | det. | his/her/your (formal) | |
| niño / niña | n. | child (m / f) | |
| grande | adj. | big | |
| pequeño / pequeña | adj. | small (m / f) |
Grammar
Posesivos + demostrativos (este/ese) Possessives + demonstratives (este/ese)
Los posesivos mi/tu/su concuerdan en NÚMERO con la cosa poseída, no con el dueño: mi hermano, mis hermanos (no cambian por género en singular). Los demostrativos concuerdan en GÉNERO y NÚMERO: este/esta (this), ese/esa (that). Por eso decimos "Esta es mi familia" — familia es femenina, así que esta. Y "Este es mi padre" — padre es masculino.
The possessives mi/tu/su agree in NUMBER with the thing owned, not the owner: mi hermano, mis hermanos (they don't change by gender in the singular). The demonstratives agree in GENDER and NUMBER: este/esta (this), ese/esa (that). So we say "Esta es mi familia" — familia is feminine, hence esta. And "Este es mi padre" — padre is masculine.
- Esta es mi familia. This is my family. (familia is feminine → esta)
- Este es mi padre y esta es mi madre. This is my father and this is my mother.
- Ese niño es mi amigo. That child is my friend.
pronunciation
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