11/19/2009
To better research your Spanish-speaking ancestors, learn these common terms.
To better research your Spanish-speaking ancestors, learn these common terms
en Español.
Numbers
| Spanish |
English |
| uno |
one |
| dos |
two |
| tres |
three |
| quatro |
four |
| cinco |
five |
| seis |
six |
| siete |
seven |
| ocho |
eight |
| nueve |
nine |
| diez |
ten |
| once |
eleven |
| doce |
twelve |
| trece |
thirteen |
| catorce |
fourteen |
| quince |
fifteen |
| dieciséis |
sixteen |
| diecisiete |
seventeen |
| dieciocho |
eighteen |
| diecinueve |
nineteen |
| veinte |
twenty |
| treinta |
thirty |
| quarenta |
forty |
| cincuenta |
fifty |
| sesenta |
sixty |
| setenta |
seventy |
| ochenta |
eighty |
| noventa |
ninety |
| cien |
one hundred |
Dates
| Spanish |
English |
| año |
year |
mesa
|
month |
| día |
day |
| enero |
January |
| febrero |
February |
| marzo |
March |
| abril |
April |
| mayo |
May |
| junio |
June |
| julio |
July |
| agosto |
August |
| septiembre |
September |
| octubre |
October |
| noviembre |
November |
| diciembre |
December |
| lunes |
Monday |
| martes |
Tuesday |
| miércoles |
Wednesday |
| jueves |
Thursday |
| viernes |
Friday |
| sábado |
Saturday |
| domingo |
Sunday |
Relationships
| Spanish |
English |
| abuela, abuelo |
grandmother, grandfather |
| bisabuela, bisabuelo |
great-grandmother, great-grandfather |
| cuñada, cuñado |
sister-in-law, brother-in-law |
| esposa, esposo |
wife, husband |
| familia |
family |
| herederos |
heirs |
| hermana, hermano |
sister, brother |
| huérfana, huérfano |
orphan |
| madrastra |
stepmother |
| madre |
mother |
| marida, marido |
wife, husband |
| nieta, nieto |
granddaughter, grandson |
| padrastro |
stepfather |
| padre |
father |
| prima, primo |
cousin |
| prometida, prometido |
fiancee, fiance |
| sobrina, sobrino |
niece, nephew |
| suegra, suegro |
mother-in-law, father-in-law |
| tía, tío |
aunt, uncle |
| tía abuela, tío abuelo |
great-aunt, great-uncle |
| tatarabuela, tatarabuelo |
great-great-grandmother, great-great-grandfather |
| viuda, viudo |
widow, widower |