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A woman talking about her family.

Hablar sobre la familia Talking about family

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Billie Cejka Risnes

Translated by Ibsen Hernández

Read by Oscar Javier Buitrago Espíndola

Language Spanish

Level Level 3

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A woman talking to another woman.

“¿Tienes familia?”

“Do you have any family?”


A woman talking about her family.

“Sí, mi esposo y yo tenemos dos hijas y un hijo”.

“Yes, my husband and I have two daughters and a son.”


A woman talking about her family.

“También tengo dos hijas, pero estoy divorciada”.

“I also have two daughters, but I’m divorced.”


A woman with her palms open.

“¿Qué edades tienen tus hijas?”

“How old are your daughters?”


A girl holding up four fingers standing next to a girl holding up ten fingers.

“Mina tiene cuatro años. Ella está en preescolar. Miriam tiene diez años, ella asiste a la primaria”.

“Mina is four years old. She goes to preschool. Miriam is ten, so she goes to school.”


A boy holding a book and rolled scroll, and two girls holding books.

“Todos mis hijos van a la secundaria. Mi hijo se graduará el próximo año”.

“All of my children are in school. My son will graduate next year.”


A woman talking.

“¡Qué bien! Crecen tan rápido. ¿Qué quiere hacer después?”

“That is great! They grow up so fast. What does he want to do afterwards?”


A man thinking about money standing next to a woman holding a book.

“Él quiere trabajar, pero yo le digo que debería ir a la universidad”.

“He wants to get a job, but I tell him he should go to university instead.”


A woman talking to another woman.

“Es una buena idea. También espero que mis hijas vayan a la universidad algún día”.

“That’s a good idea. I also hope my children will go to university someday.”


Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Illustrated by: Billie Cejka Risnes
Translated by: Ibsen Hernández
Read by: Oscar Javier Buitrago Espíndola
Language: Spanish
Level: Level 3
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