Lingoda 003 Mis amigos y mi familia
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brother-in-law
el cuñado
sister-in-law
la cuñada
to fall
caer (caigo)
How do we use caer to express liking or disliking someone?
It works something like gustar. We don't like or dislike someone in Spanish. They fall well or bad(ly) on I (me), we (nos), they (les), etc. Caer is conjugated according to person or people being liked. Ella me cae bien. I like her.
I like my brother-in-law very much (use great).
Mi cuñado me cae genial. (my brother-in-law falls greatly on me.)
on the other hand, however
en cambio
My co-workers, on the other hand, I don't like.
Mis compañeros de trabajo, en cambio, no me caen bien. (notice caen because "they don't fall well on me". caer conjugated for mis compañeros.)
pleasant
agradable
unpleasant
desagradable
to be left, to stay
quedar
outside, out of
fuera de
They are very unpleasant and we almost never stay away from work
Son muy desagradables y casi nunca quedamos fuera del trabajo.
On Thursday I have an appointment with Luis. What a horror!
El jueves tengo una cita con Luis. ¡Qué horror!
niece
la sobrina
cousin
el primo, la prima
grandson
el nieto
stepmother
la madrastra
wife
la mujer, la esposa
to get married (reflexive)
casarse
My mother has married a second time
Mi madre se ha casado por segunda vez
stepfather
el padrastro
single (not married)
soltero, soltera
mother-in-law
la suegra
father-in-law
el suegro
I have the best mother-in-law in the world.
Tengo la mejor suegra del mundo.
distant
lejano, lejana
On Christmas, I meet with my distant relatives.
En Navidad, me reúno con mis parientes lejanos (reunirse u - ú)
to meet (reflexive)
reunirse (u - ú)
meeting
la reunión
relative
el pariente, la pariente, el familiar, la familiar
Describe words and your teacher or classmate guesses them
Describe palabras y tu profesor o compañero las adivina
only child
el hijo único
single father
el padre soltero
single mother
la madre soltera
My mother has raised me alone
Mi madre me ha criado sola
to raise
criar
We love it!
nos encanta
son-in-law
el yerno
to smile
sonreír (e - í everywhere including sonreímos)
daughter-in-law
la nuera
my daughter in law always smiles.
Mi nuera siempre sonríe
widower and widow (in that order)
el viudo, la viuda
romantic couple, partner
la pareja
I like Marta very much. (use bien)
Marta me cae muy bien. (marta falls very well on me)
terrible, awful
fatal
I don't like your parents (use fatal)
Tus padres me caen fatal (caen used because "your parents fall terribly on me")
bossy
mandón, mandona
My grandmother is very bossy
Mi abuela es muy mandona
affectionate
cariñoso, cariñosa
My aunt is very affectionate
Mi tía es muy cariñosa
grumpy
gruñón, gruñona
angry
enfadado, enfadada, enojado, enojada
My sister is very grumpy. She's always angry.
Mi hermana es muy gruñona. Siempre está enfadada.
nice
simpático, simpática, amable, agradable
Sara is very nice. She's always in a good mood.
Sara es muy agradable. Siempre está de buen humor.
friendly
simpático, simpática, amable, cordial
Juan is a friendly boy.
Juan es un chico cordial.
My brother-in-law is very stingy. He never wants to pay.
Mi cuñado es muy tacaño. Nunca quiere pagar.
cheap, stingy
tacaño, tacaña
cheap, inexpensive
barato, barata
I like you
me caes bien (you fall well on me)
maternal family
la familia materna
medical appointment
la cita médica
I don't know my neighbor
No conozco a mi vecino.
for many years
desde hace muchos años, durante muchos años
I have known them for many years
Yo los conozco desde hace muchos años (not sure why this translates correctly with present tense but it does)
My sister's boyfriend is my brother-in-law
El novio de mi hermana es mi cuñado. (this is correct with Spanish. Not with English.)
Can cuñado refer to a sister's boyfriend?
yes (and cuñada can refer to a brother's girfriend. They don't have to be married.)
If "me gusta" is used to say someone is pleasing, does it imply romantic feelings?
yes (me cae = he, she, usted fall on me. me caes = you fall on me.)