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"Dad" is a noun which is often translated as "el papá", and "host mom" is a noun which is often translated as "la mamá anfitriona". Learn more about the difference between "dad" and "host mom" below.
dad(
dahd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (relative)
c. el papi (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Dad, come play with me!¡Papi, ven y juega conmigo!
host mom(
host
mam
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (colloquial) (mother in a host family)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la mamá anfitriona (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Emily's host mom picked her up at the airport when she arrived in Uruguay.La mamá anfitriona de Emily la recogió en el aeropuerto cuando llegó a Uruguay.
