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Lesson 3 Family & Everyday Objects

Core vocabulary, and the possessive pattern Spanish doesn't have.

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Lesson: 3 of 10 — Family & Everyday Objects Clips: 47 Parts: 7

Part 1

Family Vocabulary

Both the formal and casual forms of each word, said together — casual is what you'll actually hear.

Mother.
Mom.
Father.
Dad.
Brother.
Sister.
Son.
Daughter.
Grandmother.
Grandma.
Grandfather.
Grandpa.
Husband.
Wife.
Family.

Part 2

Possessive Adjectives

My, your, his, her, our, their — practiced here as real sentences about your own family, not abstract grammar.

My mother.
Your father.
His brother.
Her sister.
Our family.
Their grandmother.

Part 3

Everyday Objects

Short and physical — point at each one in the room as you listen. Vocabulary sticks faster when it's attached to something you can touch.

Book.
Phone.
Bag.
Chair.
Table.
Keys.
Computer.
Pen.

Part 4

Possessive 'S — A New Structure

Spanish expresses possession through "de" — "el libro de mi hermana." English reverses the whole order and adds an apostrophe + s directly onto the owner: "my sister's book." There's no word-for-word mapping here — listen and copy the sound rather than translating.

1 · Possessive 'S

"My sister's book."

2 · Possessive 'S

"Carlos's phone."

After a name already ending in "s," the sound glides toward a soft "z" or just an added apostrophe — don't over-formalize it.

3 · Possessive 'S

"My parents' house."

Part 5

Model Dialogue

Read aloud as a pair, then swap roles.

Line by Line

A "Is this your family?"
B "Yes! This is my mother, and this is my father."
A "And who is this?"
B "That's my sister. This is her phone — she left it on the table."
A "Nice! Where's your brother?"
B "He's not here. That's his bag, though."

Part 6

Practice: Check Your Answers

Try each one yourself first, then press play to hear the correct answer.

1 · Fill in the Blank

"This is Ana. ___ (her/his) brother is Carlos."

Answer: her.

2 · Fill in the Blank

"We love ___ (our/their) family."

Answer: our.

3 · Fill in the Blank

"Is this ___ (your/my) book?"

Answer: your.

4 · Fill in the Blank

"Carlos and Ana visit ___ (his/their) grandmother every Sunday."

Answer: their.

5 · Rewrite Using Possessive 'S

"the phone of my sister" →

Answer: my sister's phone.

6 · Rewrite Using Possessive 'S

"the house of my parents" →

Answer: my parents' house.

7 · Rewrite Using Possessive 'S

"the bag of Carlos" →

Answer: Carlos's bag.

Part 7

Speaking Practice

Listen to the prompt, then pause the audio and answer out loud in your own words.

1 · Practice Prompt

"Tell me about your family."

Pause after listening and answer out loud.

2 · Practice Prompt

"Whose is this?"

Have your instructor point to a real object and answer using a possessive.