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Introducing Others by Cari Luna

If friends or family are with you, you'll certainly want to include them in the conversation. Introduce them as fol-lows: Este/a es mi … (EH-steh/stah ehs mee), which means “This is my …”

Family Members <tgroup cols="2"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="50%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="50%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <tbody> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>wife</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>esposa</emphasis></p> <p>ehs-POH-sah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>husband</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>esposo, marido</emphasis></p> <p>ehs-POH-soh, mah-REE-doh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>girlfriend</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>novia</emphasis></p> <p>NOH-vee-ah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>boyfriend</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>novio</emphasis></p> <p>NOH-vee-oh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>fiancé(e)</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>prometido/a</emphasis></p> <p>proh-meh-TEE-doh/dah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>daughter</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>hija</emphasis></p> <p>EE-hah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>son</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>hijo</emphasis></p> <p>EE-hoh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>mother</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>madre</emphasis></p> <p>MAH-dreh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>father</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>padre</emphasis></p> <p>PAH-dreh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>sister</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>hermana</emphasis></p> <p>ehr-MAH-nah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>brother</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>hermano</emphasis></p> <p>ehr-MAH-noh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>grandmother</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>abuela</emphasis></p> <p>ah-BWEH-lah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>grandfather</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>abuelo</emphasis></p> <p>ah-BWEH-loh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>aunt</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>tía</emphasis></p> <p>TEE-ah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>uncle</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>tío</emphasis></p> <p>TEE-oh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>cousin</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>primo/a</emphasis></p> <p>PREE-moh/mah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>niece</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>sobrina</emphasis></p> <p>soh-BREE-nah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>nephew</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>sobrino</emphasis></p> <p>soh-BREE-noh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>stepmother</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>madrastra</emphasis></p> <p>mah-DRAHS-trah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>stepfather</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>padrastro</emphasis></p> <p>pah-DRAHS-troh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>stepdaughter</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>hijastra</emphasis></p> <p>ee-HAS-trah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>stepson</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>hijastro</emphasis></p> <p>ee-HAS-troh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>stepsister</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>hermanastra</emphasis></p> <p>ehr-mah-NAHS-trah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>stepbrother</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>hermanastro</emphasis></p> <p>ehr-mah-NAHS-troh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>granddaughter</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>nieta</emphasis></p> <p>nee-EH-tah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>grandson</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>nieto</emphasis></p> <p>nee-EH-toh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>mother-in-law</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>suegra</emphasis></p> <p>SWEH-grah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>father-in-law</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>uegro</emphasis></p> <p>SWEH-groh</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>sister-in-law</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>cuñada</emphasis></p> <p>koo-NYAH-dah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>brother-in-law</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>cuñado</emphasis></p> <p>koo-NYAH-doh</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <bridgehead>Friends, Coworkers, and Others</bridgehead> <table frame="all" width="100%"> <title/> <tgroup cols="2"> <colspec colname="col1" colnum="1" colwidth="50%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <colspec colname="col2" colnum="2" colwidth="50%" colsep="0" rowsep="0" align="center"/> <tbody> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>friend</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>amigo/a</emphasis></p> <p>ah-MEE-goh/gah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>neighbor</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>vecino/a</emphasis></p> <p>veh-SEE-noh/nah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>boss</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>jefe/a</emphasis></p> <p>HEH-feh/fah</p></td> </tr> <tr> <entry valign="top"><p>coworker</p></td> <td><p><emphasis>colega</emphasis></p> <p>koh-LEH-gah</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> <div class="npsb"> <h2> ALERT!</h2> <p>The use of the familiar <emphasis>tú</emphasis> and the formal <emphasis>usted</emphasis> varies widely from country to country, and even from region to region within countries. 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