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Galician Gender

Welcome to the fifth Galician lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Galician to help you practice your daily phrases.

man
man Audio home
woman
woman Audio muller
husband
husband Audio marido
wife
wife Audio dona
boy
boy Audio neno
girl
girl Audio nena
father
father Audio pai
mother
mother Audio nai

Gender Grammar Rules

In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.

Grammar + Rules - Galician
my son is a student
[masculine + noun] meu fillo é estudante Audio
her daughter is a student
[feminine + noun] súa filla é estudante Audio
he has a tall brother
[adjective + masculine] el ten un irmán alto Audio
she has a tall sister
[adjective + feminine] ela ten unha irmá alta Audio
his brothers are young
[plural masculine + adjective] os seus irmáns son mozos Audio
his sisters are young
[plural feminine + adjective] as súas irmás son mozas Audio

The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.

son
son Audio fillo
daughter
daughter Audio filla
brother
brother Audio irmán
sister
sister Audio irmá
grandfather
grandfather Audio avó
grandmother
grandmother Audio avoa
child
child Audio neno
children
children Audio nenos

Expressions in Galician

Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Galician, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.

English - Galician
What do you mean? que quere dicir? Audio
I don't understand non entendo Audio
I don't know non sei Audio
What is that called in Galician? como se chama iso en galego? Audio
What is this? que é isto? Audio
What does that word mean in English? que quere dicir esa palabra en inglés? Audio
Sorry (if you made a mistake) síntoo Audio

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