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Beginner Spanish · Friends and relationships
Friends and Relationships in Spanish
Some of the most useful Spanish words are the ones that help you introduce the people in your life. Learn how to talk about friends and partners, then add a few words for affection, friendship, trust, and respect.
Your next small win: introduce a friend or partner, recognize common masculine and feminine word pairs, and say a few simple things about the people who matter to you.
Start with who the person is
Friends and Partners
These words help you identify someone and explain their relationship to you.
A flexible word: in this lesson, pareja is used for “partner.” It can be useful when you do not need to specify boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife.
Introduce a friend
You are introducing your female best friend. Say “She is my best friend.”
Es mi mejor amiga.
Notice the matching forms
Masculine and Feminine Pairs
Several relationship words come in closely related masculine and feminine forms. Learning them as pairs makes them easier to recognize.
Different pattern: pareja does not switch between forms such as parejo and pareja when you mean “partner.” The lesson uses pareja.
Change the friend
If amigo refers to a male friend, which form from the lesson refers to a female friend?
Amiga.
Add words for connection
Friendship, Trust, and Affection
These words describe feelings, connections, and things that can be part of friendships and relationships.
More connection words
Talk about trust
Say “Trust is important” in Spanish.
La confianza es importante.
Put the vocabulary into sentences
Talking About Relationships
A relationship word becomes much easier to remember when you connect it to a complete thought.
Describe a friend
Say that she is a good friend.
Ella es una buena amiga.
Use the words with another person
Everyday Conversations
Relationship vocabulary often appears when making introductions or answering simple questions about the people in your life.
Making an introduction
Talking about a partner
About pareja
In the lesson, pareja is the general word for a partner. It can be useful when marital status is not the important part of what you are saying.
You may also see pareja used when talking about a couple. Context tells you how the word is being used.
Your turn · 8 quick questions
Practice: Friends and Relationships
Choose the word or phrase that fits each situation. The questions focus on the main people, word pairs, and expressions from the lesson.
Practice complete
Your relationship vocabulary is growing.
A few words to revisit
One last step: introduce someone without choices.
Imagine introducing a friend or partner. Say who the person is, then add one more sentence about them or your relationship.
Es mi mejor amiga.
Ella es una buena amiga.
Someone asks who she is, and she is your best friend. What do you say?
- Es mi mejor amiga.
- Es mi mejor amigo.
- Es mi novia.
- Es mi esposa.
Amiga is the female form of amigo. Es mi mejor amiga means “She's my best friend.”
Es mi mejor amiga. = She's my best friend.
You want to say that she is a good female friend. Which sentence fits?
- Ella es una buena amiga.
- Ella es un buen amigo.
- Ella es una buena esposa.
- Ella es mi mejor novio.
Amiga is the female form, and buena agrees with the feminine noun amiga.
Ella es una buena amiga. = She is a good friend.
You want a general word for “partner.” Which word from the lesson fits?
- pareja
- novio
- esposo
- amistad
Pareja is used in this lesson as the general word for partner.
pareja = partner
You want to say that you love your partner very much. Which sentence fits?
- Quiero mucho a mi pareja.
- La confianza es importante.
- Nos dimos un abrazo.
- Es mi mejor amiga.
Quiero mucho a mi pareja expresses strong affection for your partner.
Quiero mucho a mi pareja. = I love my partner very much.
A friend asks if you live with your partner. You have lived together for two years. Which answer matches the lesson?
- Sí, desde hace dos años.
- Sí, desde dos años.
- Sí, durante hace dos años.
- Sí, hace pareja dos años.
Desde hace dos años expresses that the situation began two years ago and continues now.
desde hace dos años = for two years now
You and another person hugged. Which sentence matches?
- Nos dimos un abrazo.
- Nos dimos un beso.
- La confianza es importante.
- Es mi mejor amiga.
Abrazo means hug. Nos dimos un abrazo means “We gave each other a hug.”
Nos dimos un abrazo. = We gave each other a hug.
You want to say that trust is important. Which sentence fits?
- La confianza es importante.
- El respeto es un beso.
- La amistad es mi novio.
- El matrimonio es un abrazo.
Confianza means trust. La confianza es importante means “Trust is important.”
La confianza es importante. = Trust is important.
Which pair correctly shows the masculine and feminine forms?
- novio / novia
- amigo / esposa
- pareja / parejo
- abrazo / abraza
Novio and novia are a masculine and feminine pair, just like amigo / amiga and esposo / esposa.
novio / novia = boyfriend / girlfriend