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Year 3 – Spanish – Mi Familia Lesson 2 – Home Learning wk bg. 4th May 2020

Last week you learnt the names of close family members in Spanish.

How many of these do you remember?

Here is some new vocabulary for this week:

padrastro (stepfather), madrastra (stepmother), bebรฉ (baby), padras (parents)

Tasks: Please complete the questions below on the blog.

What do the words below mean?

hermano =

hermana =

hermanos =

hermanas =

1.Why do some end in ‘o’ and some in ‘a’?

2. ยฟTienes hermanos? (Do you have brothers?)

3. ยฟTienes hermanas? (Do you have sisters?)

HINT: The Spanish answer for ‘yes’ is ‘si’ and ‘no’ is ‘no’ .

Myย answer for number 2ย is:ย si, tengo dos hermanos.

My answer for number 3 is:ย no tengo hermanas.

Please answer these according to your family.

111 responses to “Year 3 – Spanish – Mi Familia Lesson 2 – Home Learning wk bg. 4th May 2020”

  1. Israa F.

    Hermano – sibling

    1. Mrs Kiani

      Hermano is brother.

  2. Israa F.

    A male always ends in o and females end in a.
    Hermano = brother
    Hermana= sister
    Hermanos = more brotherโ€™s
    Hermanas = more sisterโ€™s

    1. Mrs Sanders

      Well done for having a go Israa. If hermanos means brother what does hermanas mean?

    2. Mrs Kiani

      Good girl! Can you tell me how many brothers or sisters you have in Spanish now? Look at my examples on the blog.

  3. Kai D.

    1) Hermano – brother
    2) Hermana – sister
    3) Hermanos – brothers
    4) Hermanas – sisters
    Words that end with an o means masculine and words that end in an a means feminine

    1. Mrs Kiani

      Super Kai! Can you tell me in Spanish how many brothers or sisters you have. Look at my example above on the blog.

  4. Kevin R.

    Hermano = Brother
    Hermana = Sister
    Hermanos = Brothers
    Hermanas = Sisters

    The words for boys end in O and the words for girls end in A.

    I have 1 sister (hermana).

    1. Mrs Kiani

      Good boy Kevin but can you please tell me that you have 1 sister in Spanish…look at my example sentences on the blog.

  5. Abdul Y.

    Hermano =Bother 0
    Hermana=Sister 1
    Hermnos =Bothers
    Hermanas =Sisters

    1. Mrs Kiani

      Hermana and Hermano = brother and sister
      Why are some ending with โ€˜oโ€™ and โ€˜aโ€™?

  6. Japji K.

    hermano brother
    hermana sister
    hermanos brothers
    hermanas sisters
    The word that end with o is for boys and the word that ends with in a is for girls no tengo hermano
    si tengo harmana

    1. Mrs Kiani

      Good work Japji . Could you please add the Spanish numbers into your sentences of how many brothers or sisters you have?

  7. Nihit N.

    1. Hermano=brother
    Hermana=sister
    Hermanos=brothers
    Hermanas=sisters
    2. Some end in o and a to say man or woman. O means man and a means woman.
    3. No tengo hermanos.
    4. No tengo hermanas.

    1. Mrs Kiani

      Well done Nihit!

  8. Hammad A.

    hemano=brother
    hemana=sister
    hermaos=brothers
    hemanas=sisters
    si tengo hermano
    no tengo hermana
    o is used for male and a is used for female

    1. Mrs Kiani

      Well done Hammad! Superstar!

  9. Fariha A.

    Hermano = brother
    Hermana = sister
    Hermanos = brothers
    Hermanas = sisters

    A and O are to represent the two main genders male and female
    A represents female and o is to represent male in Spanish.

    si, tengo dos hermanos.
    No tengo hermanas.

    1. Mrs Kiani

      Wonderfully presented and explained Fariha!

  10. Amanah S.

    hermano=brother
    hermana=sister
    hermanos=brothers
    hermanas=sisters
    o is musculine and a is femenine
    tengo hermana. tengo hermano

    1. Mrs Kiani

      A good start Amanah! Look at your last two and look at my example answers on the blog and see if you can correct them.

    2. Mrs A Patel

      Very nice to hear from you Amanah.
      Good girl for trying your best with learning Spanish.

  11. Sadeen S.

    Hermano = brother.
    Hermana = sister.
    Hermanos = brothers.
    Hermanas = sisters.
    The word that end with o is for boys and the word that ends in a is for girls.
    No tengo hermano.
    Si tengo hermana.

    1. Miss Millar

      Can you add a number to show how many sisters you have?

    2. Mrs Kiani

      A good start Sadeen. Look at my modelled answers to say how many brothers or sisters I have and correct yours.

  12. Serina I.

    Hermano = brother
    Hermana = sister
    Hermanos=brothers
    Hermanas= sisters
    Because a girl in spanish has to end in a and a boy ends with an o.
    Tengo 1 hermana
    Tengo 1 hermano

    1. Mrs Kiani

      Well done Sirena! What is the Spanish for the number 1?

      1. Serina I.

        1 = Uno

        1. Mrs Kiani

          Good girl!

    2. Mrs A Patel

      You know all the numbers to 10 in Spanish. Well done Serina.

  13. Mosaver M.

    Hermano=brother
    Hermana=sister
    hermanos=brothers
    Hermanas=sisters

    1. The word that end with `o` is for male and the word that ends in `a` is for female.

    1. Mrs Kiani

      Well done Mosaver! Tienes hermanos? Tienes hermanas?

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