Name

Your first name is el nombre in Spanish, your last name el apellido. You ask for a name with ¿Cómo te llamas? (What is your name?); you answer with Me llamo Ana. (My name is Ana.)

Age

Age is la edad. You ask about it with ¿Cuántos años tienes? (How old are you?); you answer with tengo ... años (I am ... years old): Tengo 30 años.

Origin and nationality

Your nationality is la nacionalidad. You ask about origin with ¿De dónde eres? (Where are you from?); you answer with soy de + country (I am from): Soy de España.

Nationalities like español (Spanish), alemán (German) or mexicano (Mexican) say which el país (country) you come from.

Where you live

With the verb vivir (to live) you say which la ciudad (city) or el pueblo (village) you live in: Vivo en Madrid. (I live in Madrid.)

Contact and address

Contact details include la dirección (the address), la calle (the street), el correo electrónico (the email address), el número de teléfono (the phone number) and el móvil (the mobile phone).

Marital status

Marital status is el estado civil. Common answers are soltero (single), casado (married) and divorciado (divorced).

Examples

  • Me llamo Ana.
  • Tengo 30 años.
  • Soy de España.
  • Vivo en Madrid.

Exercises

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Exercise 1 of 9

Sort personal-information vocabulary

Sort each word into the matching category.

Which category does each word belong to?

el nombre
el apellido
la edad
tengo ... años
cuántos años tienes
la nacionalidad
español
el país
la ciudad
el pueblo
vivir

Name

Age

Origin

Where you live

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Exercise 2 of 9

Match questions and answers

Practise important questions about personal information.

Match each question with the correct answer.

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Exercise 3 of 9

Marital status

Choose the matching Spanish marital status.

Carlos is not married:
Ana is married:
Pedro is divorced:
Laura is single:
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Exercise 4 of 9

A personal profile

Choose the correct words.

Me llamo Laura. 28 años. de España. en Madrid.
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Exercise 5 of 9

Contact details - match the meanings

Choose the matching meaning for each word.

Contact details in Spanish

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Exercise 6 of 9

A short introduction

Drag the words into the correct order.

Say that your name is Ana and you live in Madrid.

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Exercise 7 of 9

Give your name and age

Write one complete sentence.

Write that your name is Laura and you are 25 years old:
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Exercise 8 of 9

Flashcards: personal information

Look at the meaning and think of the matching Spanish word before revealing the solution.

Review the personal-information vocabulary

my name isme llamo
the first nameel nombre
the last nameel apellido
the agela edad
how old are youcuántos años tienes
the nationalityla nacionalidad
where are you fromde dónde eres
I am fromsoy de
the countryel país
Spanishespañol
Germanalemán
Mexicanmexicano
the cityla ciudad
the villageel pueblo
to livevivir
the addressla dirección
the streetla calle
the email addressel correo electrónico
the phone numberel número de teléfono
the mobile phoneel móvil
the marital statusel estado civil
singlesoltero
marriedcasado
divorceddivorciado
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Exercise 9 of 9

Flashcards: write the words

Read the meaning, write the Spanish word and check your answer.

Write the personal-information vocabulary

my name isme llamo
the first nameel nombre
the last nameel apellido
the agela edad
how old are youcuántos años tienes
the nationalityla nacionalidad
where are you fromde dónde eres
I am fromsoy de
the countryel país
Spanishespañol
Germanalemán
Mexicanmexicano
the cityla ciudad
the villageel pueblo
to livevivir
the addressla dirección
the streetla calle
the email addressel correo electrónico
the phone numberel número de teléfono
the mobile phoneel móvil
the marital statusel estado civil
singlesoltero
marriedcasado
divorceddivorciado