Family, home and clothes

What holds these lists together

Everything you say about yourself and your own home: who is in the family, what is in the flat, what you wear — and how a flat is found, rented, furnished and left again. The family words hold a surprise straight away. Mis padres are my parents, not my fathers, and mis hermanos may be brothers only or brothers and sisters together, because the masculine plural covers a mixed group. The housing words split the Spanish-speaking world much as «flat» and «apartment» split English. El piso is a flat in Madrid and a floor in Buenos Aires, where anyone looking for somewhere to live looks for a departamento.

For example: la familia (the family), la casa (the house; home), la camisa (the shirt), el banco (the bench), el alquiler (the rent; the letting), el anuncio (the advertisement)

Spread across the levels

The category runs across the levels — it is an area, not a difficulty. If you practise it, you can also choose a level at the top of the practice page and then get only the part that sits there.