Learn Spanish · Module 17
People & Relationships
I can identify and introduce important people in my life and say their relationship to me.
What you will learnName, identify, ask about, and introduce important people.
What you are learningNames can change; focus on the relationship words introduced here.
What you will showA new-situation people introduction without future-module language.
For now:Module 17 uses current G01–G04 language plus only previously learned Spanish. Proper names do not count as new vocabulary. The next module’s name-to-pronoun and third-person verb forms is not introduced here.
Lesson 1 · G01
Use a Real Person's Name
I can identify an important person in my life by name.
For now:Names can change; the names themselves are not new Spanish vocabulary. Use [NAME] + es + already learned description; do not introduce Module 18 pronouns.Not yet:Subject-pronoun replacement and new third-person verb forms remain outside Module 17.
New Spanish
[NAME] es…
[NAME] is …
The person’s name can change; it is not a new Spanish vocabulary word. Put the supplied or real name beforees, then use only an already learned description.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:English normally says “Ana is …”; Spanish can do the same with the name directly:Ana es ….
What you learned:I can identify an important person in my life by name.
Lesson 2 · G02
Partners & Friends
I can say someone's relationship to me using selected common relationship words — partners and friends.
For now:Learn each relationship noun as its actual form; do not figure out family words you have not learned yet.Not yet:Subject-pronoun replacement and new third-person verb forms remain outside Module 17.
New Spanish
amigo / amiga
male friend / female friend
Learn the actual relationship noun. Useamigofor a male friend andamigafor a female friend.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:English uses one word “friend”; Spanish marks this relationship noun with the learned masculine/feminine form.
New Spanish
esposo / esposa
husband / wife
Useesposofor husband andesposafor wife.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:Do not figure out other relationship words from this pair; only the introduced forms are learned.
New Spanish
pareja
partner
Parejais the introduced neutral relationship noun meaning partner.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:This word does not require an -o/-a switch in the current lesson.
What you learned:I can say someone's relationship to me using selected common relationship words — partners and friends.
Lesson 3 · G02
Immediate Family
I can say someone's relationship to me using selected immediate-family words.
For now:Use only hijo/hija, padre, madre, hermano/hermana plus previously learned grammar; no broader list of words.Not yet:Subject-pronoun replacement and new third-person verb forms remain outside Module 17.
New Spanish
hijo / hija
son / daughter
Usehijofor son andhijafor daughter.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:This pair follows the familiar -o/-a relationship, but that does not mean you should guess other family words.
New Spanish
padre
father
Padreis the word for father introduced here.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:Learn the whole word rather than trying to derive it from another related word.
New Spanish
madre
mother
Madreis the word for mother introduced here.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:English father/mother and Spanish padre/madre are separate vocabulary words; memorize the actual pair.
New Spanish
hermano / hermana
brother / sister
Usehermanofor brother andhermanafor sister.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:Plural forms may later be built only through the already learned plural pattern.
What you learned:I can say someone's relationship to me using selected immediate-family words.
Lesson 4 · G03
Ask Who Someone Is
I can ask who someone is.
For now:Use the introduced question ¿Quién es [NAME]?; broader person-question patterns wait.Not yet:Subject-pronoun replacement and new third-person verb forms remain outside Module 17.
New Spanish
¿Quién es [NAME]?
Who is [NAME]?
Usequiénto ask the identity or relationship of a named person. Keep the written accent in the question word.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:English “who” has no written accent; Spanish interrogativequiéndoes.
What you learned:I can ask who someone is.
Lesson 5 · G04
Introduce Someone
I can introduce another person.
For now:Use Este es [NAME] / Esta es [NAME] for person introductions; do not advance to Module 18 subject-pronoun substitution.Not yet:Subject-pronoun replacement and new third-person verb forms remain outside Module 17.
New Spanish
Este es [NAME]. / Esta es [NAME].
This is [NAME].
UseEste esfor the introduced male-person introduction andEsta esfor the introduced female-person introduction.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:English uses the same “this is” phrase; Spanish changeseste/estafor the person in this introduction use.
What you learned:I can introduce another person.
Building Blocks: -ist → -ista
Use artist ↔ artista to introduce a true high-use in a new situation people-word cognate pattern.
For now:Learn only artista as the example. after you learn the pattern, figure out only true members one at a time; do not learn in advance the list of words.Not yet:Do not preview the cognate pattern as a vocabulary list or guess guessed cognates.
Cognate example
artista
artist
Learn only the exampleartistafirst. This introduces more cognates from this pattern; later practice may figure out one true new cognate at a time.
English ↔ Spanish bridge:English-ist↔ Spanish-ista. About 60+ useful words follow this pattern. The ending-istaitself does not change for a man or woman.
What you learned:Use artist ↔ artista to introduce a true high-use in a new situation people-word cognate pattern.
Review & Reuse · 50 Practice Rolls
Recall People Language in different situations
The first 11 rolls complete any unfinished extra practice after Reveal from the Practice It Five Ways sets. The remaining Practice Rolls combine Module 17 with greetings you learned earlier, location, descriptions, comparisons, and plural patterns.
Combined Practice · 6 Practice Rolls
Combine What You Know
different situations Practice names, relationships, identity questions, introductions, and selected prior skills without adding new Spanish.
Apply & Communicate · 6 Practice Rolls
Use the Module 17 Can-Do
Perform the actual module skill: identify and introduce people, state their relationship to you, and ask who someone is.
What you learned → You can now → Show What You Can Do
You Can Now Work with Important People
You can nowUse a real or supplied name in a sentence you already know.
You can nowState introduced friend, partner, spouse, child, parent, and sibling relationships.
You can nowAsk who someone is and introduce another person.
Show What You Can Do: 0 of 6 Apply rolls without help; 0 unresolved unfinished extra practice after using Reveal.
Ready to continue:When you have finished any extra practice you needed after using Reveal and the Apply tasks show practice without help, Module 17 is ready for the next module. No next-module Spanish is previewed here.