Talk About Loved Ones in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to talk about loved ones in Spanish! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• describe people’s personalities

• talk about a person’s civil status

• describe your relationship with your partner

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Nouns

Spanish	English
el amor	love
el esposo	husband
la esposa	wife
la llave	key
la pareja	partner

examples
Mi pareja es responsable. My partner is responsible.
Arlo es mi esposo. Arlo is my husband.
Mi esposa es simpática. My wife is nice.

Adjective

Spanish	English
amable	kind
antipático	unfriendly
casado	married
divorciado	divorced
feliz	happy
feo	ugly
fuerte	strong
inteligente	intelligent
responsable	responsible
romántico	romantic
simpático	nice
soltero	single
trabajador	hardworking

examples
Mi madre es trabajadora. My mother is hardworking.
Silvia es antipática. Silvia is unfriendly.
Somos felices juntos. We're happy together.

Plurality Tip: Feliz

For adjectives that end in z in the singular, change the z to a c before adding the plural ending -es.

examples
Soy feliz con Ana. I'm happy with Ana.
Somos felices juntos. We're happy together.

Adverbs

Spanish	English
fácilmente	easily
juntos	together

examples
Te enamoras fácilmente. You fall in love easily.
Nos reímos mucho juntos. We laugh a lot together.

Preposition

Spanish	English
sin	without

examples
Mi vida sin él es aburrida. My life without him is boring.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Ayudar

Ayudaris a regular -ar verb that means to help.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	ayudo	I help
tú	ayudas	you help	informal singular you
vos	ayudás	you help	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	ayuda	he, she helps
usted	ayuda	you help	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	ayudamos	we help
vosotros, vosotras	ayudáis	you help	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	ayudan	they help
ustedes	ayudan	you help	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Desear

Desearis a regular -ar verb that means to wish.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	deseo	I wish
tú	deseas	you wish	informal singular you
vos	deseás	you wish	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	desea	he, she wishes
usted	desea	you wish	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	deseamos	we wish
vosotros, vosotras	deseáis	you wish	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	desean	they wish
ustedes	desean	you wish	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Enamorarse

Enamorarseis a pronominal verb that means to fall in love.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me enamoro	I fall in love
tú	te enamoras	you fall in love	informal singular you
vos	te enamorás	you fall in love	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se enamora	he, she falls in love
usted	se enamora	you fall in love	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos enamoramos	we fall in love
vosotros, vosotras	os enamoráis	you fall in love	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se enamoran	they fall in love
ustedes	se enamoran	you fall in love	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Ofrecer

Ofreceris an -er verb with an irregular yo form that means to offer.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	ofrezco	I offer
tú	ofreces	you offer	informal singular you
vos	ofrecés	you offer	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	ofrece	he, she offers
usted	ofrece	you offer	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	ofrecemos	we offer
vosotros, vosotras	ofrecéis	you offer	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	ofrecen	they offer
ustedes	ofrecen	you offer	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Reírse

Reírse(to laugh) is both a pronominal verb and a stem-changing verb.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me río	I laugh
tú	te ríes	you laugh	informal singular you
vos	te reís	you laugh	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se ríe	he, she laughs
usted	se ríe	you laugh	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos reímos	we laugh
vosotros, vosotras	os reís	you laugh	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se ríen	they laugh
ustedes	se ríen	you laugh	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
Arlo es mi esposo.	Arlo is my husband.
¿Estás soltera?	Are you single?
Te deseo mucho amor.	I wish you a lot of love.

Quiz Yourself!

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Spanish Conversation

Fantastic! Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.

Ana:

¡Hola, Manuel! ¿Cómo estás? ¿Estás soltero todavía?

Hi, Manuel! How are you? Are you still single?

Manuel:

Hola, Ana. ¡No! Estoy casado. María es mi esposa. Somos felices juntos.

Hi, Ana. No! I’m married. María is my wife. We’re happy together.

Ana:

¡Muy bien! María es simpática. Te deseo mucho amor.

Great! Maria is nice. I wish you a lot of love.

Manuel:

Gracias, Ana. ¿Y tú? ¿Estás soltera todavía?

Thanks, Ana. And you? Are you still single?

Ana:

Sí y no. Estoy divorciada, pero tengo un novio nuevo. Se llama Pedro. Mi pareja es romántico y trabajador.

Yes and no. I’m divorced, but I have a new boyfriend. His name is Pedro. My partner is romantic and hardworking.

Manuel:

¿Pedro? ¿Pedro Muñoz? ¿Mi amigo Pedro? Es muy simpático. Nos reímos mucho juntos.

Pedro? Pedro Muñoz? My friend Pedro? He’s really nice. We laugh a lot together.

Want to learn more about how to talk about family in Spanish? Check out the following articles!

• Ways to Say “Love” in Spanish

• How to Say "I Love You" in Spanish

• Meaning of "Mi Amor"