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Meet the family

Family words come in neat masculine/feminine pairs:

Masculine Feminine English
el padre la madre father / mother
el hermano la hermana brother / sister
el hijo la hija son / daughter
el abuelo la abuela grandfather / grandmother
el tío la tía uncle / aunt
el primo la prima cousin
el marido la mujer husband / wife

At home, padre and madre are usually papá and mamá. For wife, you'll often hear mi mujer in Spain; mi esposa sounds a little more formal.

To introduce someone, say este es for a man and esta es for a woman: Este es mi padre. Esta es mi abuela.