Mi Familia Favorita (My Favorite Family)

Learning Objectives Identify at least 6 common family members in Spanish. Describe a family member using two adjectives with correct gender agreement. Use the present tense of -AR verbs (yo, él, ella) to describe what a family member does. Correctly match masculine and feminine adjectives to nouns. State a favorite food that their family eats together. Form a simple 4-5 word sentence describing a family member. Who is in your family and what is your favorite thing to do together? 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Let's learn how to share all about your amazing family in Spanish! In this lesson, we will learn the Spanish words for family members like 'mamá' and 'abuelo'. We will also learn how to use describing words (adjectives) and action words (verbs) to talk about wha...

TermDefinitionExample Miembros de la Familia (Family Members)These are the words we use for the people in our family.madre (mother), padre (father), hermano (brother), hermana (sister), abuelo (grandfather), abuela (grandmother). Adjetivos (Adjectives)Words that describe people, places, or things. They tell us 'what kind'.alto (tall), baja (short), simpático (nice), graciosa (funny). Concordancia de Género (Gender Agreement)Making sure our describing words match the person we are talking about. In Spanish, words can be masculine (ending in -o) or feminine (ending in -a).Mi hermano es altO. Mi hermana es altA. Verbos -AR (-AR Verbs)These are action words that end in -AR, like 'to talk' or 'to sing'.hablar (to talk), cantar (to sing), cocinar (to cook), mirar (...

Adjective Gender Agreement Adjective ending must match the noun's gender: -o for masculine, -a for feminine. When you describe a boy or a man (like padre, hermano, abuelo), the adjective usually ends in -o. When you describe a girl or a woman (like madre, hermana, abuela), the adjective usually ends in -a. Present Tense of -AR Verbs (él/ella) Drop the -AR and add -A. To say what one other person (like 'he' or 'she') does, you take an -AR verb, remove the -AR, and add an -a at the end. For example, 'cocinar' becomes 'cocina'. Present Tense of -AR Verbs (yo) Drop the -AR and add -O. To say what 'I' do, you take an -AR verb, remove the -AR, and add an -o at the end. For example, 'cantar' becomes 'cant...