familia
nounBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “familia” mean in English?
family
Example sentences
Mi familia es grande.
My family is big.
La familia López vive aquí.
The López family lives here.
Toda la familia está aquí.
The whole family is here.
How to use it
Familia means 'family'. Feminine: la familia. Singular when referring to a family unit; the verb is also singular ('mi familia es grande'), even though English may use plural ('my family are big').
Common mistake
British English may say 'my family are' (plural verb); Spanish always treats familia as singular: 'mi familia es', not 'mi familia son'.
Topics
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.