SPA 2 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: False Cognate, Llama, Nexos
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Spa 002: la familia: cap tulo 5 de nexos (textbook) Otras parientes: other relatives la madrastra/ el padrastro stepmother / stepfather la hermanastra / el hermanastro the stepsister / the stepbrother la media hermana / el medio hermano the half-sister / the half- brother. Things to keep in mind: parientes sounds like parents, but don"t be fooled! It is a false cognate meaning that the word doesn"t actually mean what you think it means based on the similarity of the word to one within your own language. Parientes means relatives, los padres is the correct term for parents: to refer to a couple, you could use the term la pareja and if you want to ask about someone"s partner, you can ask: Or you can answer this question by saying: Their partner is named carlos. or su pareja es abogado.
