Spanish
Grade 3
15 min
¡Presentamos a la familia! (We introduce the Family!)
Practice introducing your family to the class.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Ask 'Who is this?' in Spanish using '¿Quién es él/ella?'.
Answer 'Who is this?' by identifying a family member (e.g., 'Es mi madre.').
Ask for someone's name using '¿Cómo se llama?'.
State their own name and the names of family members using 'Me llamo...' and 'Se llama...'.
Ask 'How many...?' using '¿Cuántos/as...?' for siblings.
State the number of siblings they have using the verb 'tener' (e.g., 'Tengo dos hermanos.').
Imagine you are showing a new friend a photo of your family. 📸 How would you ask them about their family in Spanish?
Today, we will learn how to ask and answer simple questions about our family members. This will help us sh...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
¿Quién?The question word for 'Who?'. We use it to ask about a person.¿Quién es ella? (Who is she?)
¿Cómo se llama?The question phrase for 'What is his/her name?'. It literally means 'How does he/she call himself/herself?'.Tu hermana es alta. ¿Cómo se llama? (Your sister is tall. What is her name?)
Se llama...The answer phrase for 'His/Her name is...'.Se llama Ana. (Her name is Ana.)
¿Cuántos/as?The question word for 'How many?'. Use 'cuántos' for masculine nouns (hermanos) and 'cuántas' for feminine nouns (hermanas).¿Cuántos hermanos tienes? (How many brothers/siblings do you have?)
Tener (yo tengo)The verb 'to have'. We use 'yo tengo' to say 'I have'.Yo tengo una herm...
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
Asking 'Who?'
¿Quién + es + él / ella?
To ask who a person is, start with the question word '¿Quién?', followed by the verb 'es' (is), and then 'él' (he) for a boy or 'ella' (she) for a girl.
Asking 'How many?'
¿Cuántos / Cuántas + [family member] + tienes?
To ask how many family members someone has, start with '¿Cuántos?' (for masculine/mixed groups) or '¿Cuántas?' (for feminine). Then say the family member, and end with 'tienes?' (do you have?).
Answering with 'Tengo'
Yo + tengo + [number] + [family member].
To say how many family members you have, start with 'Yo tengo' (I have), followed by the number, and then the family member. You can often leave out th...
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Challenging
Lee el texto: "Es el cumpleaños de mi abuela. Mi padre cocina paella. Mi hermana y yo cantamos 'Feliz Cumpleaños'. Mi madre habla con los invitados (guests)." ¿Quién canta?
A.Mi padre y mi madre.
B.Mi hermana y yo.
C.Mi abuela y los invitados.
D.Solamente (only) mi hermana.
Challenging
Mi familia es grande. "Tengo tres hermanos y dos hermanas. Mis hermanos son bajos y mis hermanas son altas." ¿Qué oración es FALSA?
A.Mis hermanos son altos.
B.Tengo cinco hermanos en total (siblings in total).
C.Mis hermanas son altas.
D.Tengo tres hermanos (brothers).
Challenging
Lee el texto: "Mi abuelo se llama Juan. La esposa de Juan es mi abuela, María. Ellos tienen un hijo, mi padre, que se llama Roberto. Roberto y mi madre, Ana, me tienen a mí." ¿Quién es la madre de Roberto?
A.Ana
B.María
C.La esposa de Juan
D.Tanto B como C son correctas.
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