Relationships (AQA GCSE Spanish): Revision Note
Exam code: 8692
Relationships
For the topic of relationships, you need to be able to talk about your family and friends in more detail
This includes describing their personality and saying whether you get along with them or not
You could even give information about your future plans relating to relationships, e.g. by talking about marriage and/or children
You will learn about essential grammar points like reflexive pronouns and verbs
Relationships: vocabulary
Some useful words and phrases for the topic of relationships are:
Category | Spanish | Part of speech | English |
Describing personality | alegre | adj | pleasant, nice |
gracioso/a | adj | fun, funny | |
independiente | adj | chatty, talkative | |
listo | adj | clever, intelligent | |
nervioso/a | adj | nervous | |
perezoso/a | adj | lazy | |
serio/a | adj | serious | |
simpático/a | adj | nice, kind, friendly | |
tonto/a | adj | silly | |
trabajador(a) | adj | hard-working | |
triste | adj | sad | |
Describing relationships | bi(sexual) | adj | bi(sexual) |
casado/a | adj | married | |
soltero | adj | single, unmarried | |
gay | adj | gay | |
hetero(sexual) | adj | heterosexual | |
tradicional | adj | traditional | |
amor | n (m) | love | |
confianza | n (f) | confidence, trust | |
discusión | n (f) | discussion, argument | |
matrimonio | n (m) | marriage | |
novia | n (f) | girlfriend, bride | |
novio | n (m) | boyfriend, groom | |
pareja | n (m) | couple, partner | |
relación | n (f) | relationship | |
problema | n (m) | problem | |
sentimiento | n (m) | feeling | |
Key verbs | apoyar | v | to support |
casarse | v | to get married | |
comunicar | v | to communicate | |
cuidar | v | to take care of | |
discutir | v | to discuss / to argue | |
divorciarse | v | to get divorced | |
entenderse | v | to get on / get along | |
separar(se) | v | to separate |
Higher tier only
These words are only required for Higher tier.
Category | Spanish | Part of speech | English | Examples | |
Describing personality | comprensivo/a | adj | understanding | Es importante tener amigos comprensivos. | It is important to have understanding friends. |
estricto/a | adj | strict | En mi familia, las reglas son bastante estrictas. | In my family the rules are quite strict. | |
fiel | adj | faithful / loyal | Mi amigo es muy fiel. | My friend is very loyal. | |
sensible | adj | sensitive | Soy una persona muy sensible. | I am a very sensitive person. | |
Describing relationships | cariño (m) | n (f) | affection, / love | Mi perro me da mucho cariño. | My dog gives me a lot of affection. |
conflicto (m) | n (m) | conflict | Los conflictos familiares son normales. | Family conflicts are normal. | |
culpa (f) | n (m) | blame / fault | Siempre acepta la culpa. | He always accepts the blame. | |
soledad (f) | n (m) | loneliness / solitude | La soledad puede ser triste. | Loneliness can be sad. | |
Key verbs | confiar | v | to trust / to confide | Confío mucho en mi abuelo. | I trust my grandfather a lot. |
comprender | v | to understand | Mis padres me comprenden bien. | My parents understand me well. | |
enamorarse (de) | v | to fall in love (with) | Se enamoraron en la universidad. | They fell in love at university. | |
relacionarse con | v | to get on with | Me relaciono bien con mi tía. | I get on well with my aunt. | |
Sensible is a false friend - it doesn’t mean ‘sensible’!
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