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Spanish Relations Trivia Quiz

As a social worker carrying a caseload near the Mexican border, I learned the vocabulary of interpersonal and interfamilial relations. Do you know these family relations in Spanish? If you're fluent, you may get a chuckle from some of the choices.

A multiple-choice quiz by Marshame. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Marshame

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
316,613

Updated
Jun 02 23

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. "I'm pregnant." In Spanish, I would say: Hint

Estoy embarazada

Soy esperando

Tengo est�mago grande

Estoy casada

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Question 2 of 10

2. "My cousin" (female). In Spanish, it is: Hint

Mi prima

Mi hermanita

Mi cocina

Mi gatita

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Question 3 of 10

3. "I was born in San Diego." In Spanish I would say: Hint

Fui nacido en San Diego

Nac� en San Diego

Empec� mi adventura en San Diego

V� la luz en San Diego

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Mother-in-law." In Spanish, it is: Hint

Madre-en-ley

Eso mujer

Diablo de mi vida

Suegra

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Grandpa died last night." In Spanish, I would say: Hint

El padre de me padre no est� respirando desde ayer

El viejo pas� de la vida en la noche de ayer

Mi abuelito se muri� anoche

Abuelo no parece bien

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Question 6 of 10

6. "My sister-in-law told me that." In Spanish, you would say: Hint

Mi perro tiene pulgas

Mi esposo's hermana dijo eso a mi

Mi cu�ada me dijo eso

La hermana de mi marido no est� hablando conmigo

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Step-son". In Spanish it is: Hint

Dolor de cabeza

Putativo

Hijastro

Hijo con pelo rojo

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Question 8 of 10

8. "My relatives." In Spanish, I would call them: Hint

Mis familiares

Los borrachos de mi casa

Mis relativos

Los pesados

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Question 9 of 10

9. "I am going to my niece's fifteenth birthday party." In Spanish: Hint

Asisto a la partida de campo n�mero quince

Vengo a la boda de mi sobrina para sus cumplea�os

Voy al baile en la quincaller�a para mi muchacha

Voy a la quincea�era de mi sobrina

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Question 10 of 10

10. This holiday is always celebrated on May 10 in Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala: Hint

Cinco de mayo

Dia de madres

Dia de padres

Besa de primavera

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "I'm pregnant." In Spanish, I would say:

Answer: Estoy embarazada

The adjective for pregnant is "embarazada", which can sound, to the novice, like you are saying you are embarrassed. While you may be married (casada) and waiting or hoping (esperando) for a baby, and you may have a big stomach, you aren't pregnant unless you're "embarazada". The verb form "estar" would be used, not "ser" to describe a temporary condition like pregnancy.

2. "My cousin" (female). In Spanish, it is:

Answer: Mi prima

The word for cousin is "primo/prima". "Cocina" is kitchen. "Hermanita" is little sister, and "gatita" is kitty cat. If you picked "cocina", you are relying too much on cognates!

3. "I was born in San Diego." In Spanish I would say:

Answer: Nac� en San Diego

In English, we use a reflexive form, saying "I was born", while in Spanish, it is direct. So "yo nac� en San Diego", rather than the passive, reflexive form of "yo fui nacido" (literally I was born) which makes sense in English, but sounds awkward in Spanish. "V� la luz" means "I saw the light".

A lovely Spanish euphemism for giving birth is "dar a luz" or "give light", but this choice didn't say "I FIRST saw light" so it doesn't necessarily mean "I was born". The same logic goes for the choice "Empec� mi adventura" which means "I began my adventure."

4. "Mother-in-law." In Spanish, it is:

Answer: Suegra

Mother-in-law is "suegra", although she could also, in some cases, be the "devil of your life" or "that woman". If you ever said "madre-en-ley", literally mother-in-law, you would get nothing but quizzical looks.

5. "Grandpa died last night." In Spanish, I would say:

Answer: Mi abuelito se muri� anoche

To die (morirse) is a reflexive verb, so "Abuelito se muri�". Last night is "anoche". The other choices are all torturous translations that Grandpa's not doing too well.

6. "My sister-in-law told me that." In Spanish, you would say:

Answer: Mi cu�ada me dijo eso

Sister-in-law is "cu�ada". The other choices are pure silliness.

7. "Step-son". In Spanish it is:

Answer: Hijastro

Step-son is "hijastro". Step-daughter is "hijastra". They always make for interesting family dynamics.

8. "My relatives." In Spanish, I would call them:

Answer: Mis familiares

"Familiares" are family members, household members, and those who are "familiar" to me. It is a broader connotation in Spanish, and can even include acquaintances, whereas in English, we tend to think of relatives as "related by blood or marriage." In Spanish, "relativo" is an adjective, and not a noun. "Mis parientes" in Spanish is also a broader term than the English equivalent "my parents."

9. "I am going to my niece's fifteenth birthday party." In Spanish:

Answer: Voy a la quincea�era de mi sobrina

A tradition in the Mexican culture is to celebrate a girl's 15th birthday with a "quincea�era", or 15th birthday celebration. Since it is like a rite of passage, it can have all the elaborate trappings of a wedding, including processional, gowns, attendants, flowers, etc.

It does lack a groom, however. Niece is "sobrina". "Boda" is wedding. "Muchacha" is girl. "Baile en la quincaller�a" is dance is the hardware store. "Una partida de campo" is a picnic.

10. This holiday is always celebrated on May 10 in Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala:

Answer: Dia de madres

While Mothers Day is celebrated as the second Sunday in May in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and most of Europe, this date is not universal. Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala, as well as India and Saudi Arabia, celebrate Mothers Day each year on May 10.

Source: Author Marshame

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