Vocabulary - marital status and partnership
Marriage and partnership is something that a lot of people will think about at some point in their lives. Here are some key verbs to help get you started on this topic:
casarse | to get married |
comprometerse | to get engaged |
divorciarse | to get divorced |
enamorarse | to fall in love |
estar enamorado/a | to be in love |
separarse | to separate |
tener hijos | to have children |
casarse |
to get married |
comprometerse |
to get engaged |
divorciarse |
to get divorced |
enamorarse |
to fall in love |
estar enamorado/a |
to be in love |
separarse |
to separate |
tener hijos |
to have children |
Use the verb estar (to be) to describe marital status:
estar comprometido/a | to be engaged |
estar casado/a | to be married |
estar divorciado/a | to be divorced |
estar separado/a | to be separated |
estar soltero/a | to be single |
estar comprometido/a |
to be engaged |
estar casado/a |
to be married |
estar divorciado/a |
to be divorced |
estar separado/a |
to be separated |
estar soltero/a |
to be single |
Here are some more key words to get you talking about marriage and partnership:
el anillo (de compromiso) | (engagement) ring |
el amor | love |
la boda/el casamiento | wedding |
la esposa/mujer | wife |
el esposo/marido | husband |
el estado civil | marital status |
la felicidad | happiness |
la luna de miel | honeymoon |
el matrimonio | marriage/married couple |
el novio | groom/boyfriend |
la novia | bride/girlfriend |
la pareja | couple/partner |
el anillo (de compromiso) |
(engagement) ring |
el amor |
love |
la boda/el casamiento |
wedding |
la esposa/mujer |
wife |
el esposo/marido |
husband |
el estado civil |
marital status |
la felicidad |
happiness |
la luna de miel |
honeymoon |
el matrimonio |
marriage/married couple |
el novio |
groom/boyfriend |
la novia |
bride/girlfriend |
la pareja |
couple/partner |
Question
Translate these sentences about this topic into English.
- Mis abuelos est谩n separados y no viven juntos.
- En el futuro quisiera casarme y tener una familia muy grande.
- Mi hermano mayor no est谩 casado, pero creo que va a comprometerse con su novia el a帽o que viene.
- En mi opini贸n, el amor es m谩s importante que un anillo.
- Mi t铆a se cas贸 el verano pasado y la boda cost贸 mucho dinero.
- My grandparents are separated and don't live together.
- In the future, I would like to get married and have a very big family.
- My older brother isn't married, but I think he is going to get engaged to his girlfriend next year.
- In my opinion, love is more important than a ring.
- My aunt got married last summer and the wedding cost a lot of money.