Sister in Spanish

“Sister” in Spanish is la hermana: a feminine noun, pronounced /eɾˈma.na/.

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Two young Latin American women with similar features, clearly sisters, pose together smiling with arms linked at a Venezuelan market full of flowers. — la hermana /eɾˈma.na/ · feminine noun Hear the word

In a sentence

Mi hermana y yo estamos juntas y sonrientes en el mercado de flores.

My sister and I are together and smiling at the flower market.

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Grammar note

El hermano is a brother. Mis hermanas is my sisters. Mis hermanos can be my brothers, or my brothers and sisters.

How to remember it

The h is silent, so it's er-MA-na. The -a ending is the woman's version, the same as in hija and maestra.

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Sister in Spanish

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