People & family (Personas y familia)

EscenaThis is my brother

Who's in the photo? ¿Quién está en la foto?

Leo Hi! Are you my new neighbour? ¡Hola! ¿Eres mi nueva vecina?

Mia Yes! I'm Mia. ¡Sí! Soy Mia.

Leo I'm Leo. Who's that in the photo? Soy Leo. ¿Quién es la persona de la foto?

Mia This is my brother. His name is Dan. Este es mi hermano. Se llama Dan.

Leo And that's your sister? ¿Y esa es tu hermana?

Mia No, that's my mom! ¡No, es mi madre!

EscenaThe family photo

Meet Zoe's family. Conoce a la familia de Zoe.

Zoe Look, this is my family. Mira, esta es mi familia.

Zoe This is my dad. He's a teacher. Este es mi padre. Es profesor.

Zoe This is my mom. She's a doctor. Esta es mi madre. Es médica.

Mia And who's this? ¿Y quién es?

Zoe That's my dog, Max. He's the boss! Ese es mi perro, Max. ¡Es el jefe!

PalabraHer

One little word for “she”. Una pequeña palabra para “she”.

Palabra her /hɜːr/ — It belongs to a woman or a girl. su /hɜːr/ — Pertenece a una mujer o una niña.

• Her name is Zoe. Se llama Zoe.
• This is her dog. Este es su perro.

ErrorStop saying “Zoe and his mother”

Stop saying “Zoe and his mother”. Deja de decir “Zoe and his mother”.

Por qué: In English, his and her are about the owner. A man: his. A woman: her. En inglés, his y her dependen de a quién pertenece. Un hombre: his. Una mujer: her.

• Leo and his sister. Leo y su hermana.
• Zoe and her dad. Zoe y su padre.
• Mia and her brother. Mia y su hermano.

SonidosShe or see?

Two sounds, two words. Dos sonidos, dos palabras.

Palabra she /ʃiː/ / see /siː/ s /ʃiː/ / ver /siː/

• Astuce (she) : For “she”, round your lips and say “shh”. Astuce (ella): Para “she”, rodea tus labios y di “shh”.
• Astuce (see) : For “see”, smile and say “sss”. Astuce (ver) : Para “see”, sonría y diga “sss”.

QuizFamily quiz

Family quiz: 4 questions! Test de la familia: ¡4 preguntas!