abuela

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abuela(

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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).

1. (relative)

Mi abuela murió a los cien años.My grandmother died when she was a hundred.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

La abuela nos recoge del cole.Grandma picks us up from school.

c. granny

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Quiero mucho a mi abuela.I really love my granny.

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Phrases

mi abuela	my grandmother
¿Duermen tus sobrinos en casa de tu abuela?	Do your nephews sleep at your grandmother's house?
va a pasear por la playa tu abuela	your grandmother goes for walks on the beach
¿Va a pasear por la playa tu abuela?	Does your grandmother go for walks on the beach?
mi abuela va a pasear cuando	my grandmother goes for a walk when
que usa la abuela	that grandma uses
la madre de mi madre es mi abuela	my mother's mother is my grandmother
abuela materna	maternal grandmother
tía abuela	great-aunt
¿Cómo es el pelo de la abuela?	What's grandma's hair like?
abuela bonita	beautiful grandma
te amo, abuela	I love you, Grandma
que hace la abuela	that Grandma does
¿Qué hace la abuela?	What's Grandma doing?
ella es mi abuela	she's my grandmother
mi abuela me pide que le lleve pan	my grandma asks me to bring her bread
El abuelo murió, por eso la abuela es separada.	Grandpa died, that's why Grandma is separated.
la hija de mi abuela es mi	my grandmother's daughter is my
como se llama tu abuela	like your grandmother's name
cómo se llama tu abuela	what's your grandmother's name

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