abuela

/aˈbwela/, [aˈβ̞we.la], /aˈwela/, [aˈwe.la], /aˈɡwela/, [aˈɣ̞we.la]

grandma, grandmother


Examples
  • ¿Te acuerdas del nombre de pila de tu abuela? No, yo siempre la llamaba abuelita.

    Do you remember the first name of your grandmother? - No, I just always called her granny.

  • "Abuela, ¿estas bayas qué son?" "Grosellas." "¿Y por qué son rojas?" "Porque todavía no han madurado."

    "Granny, what kind of berries are these?" "Black currants." "But why are they red?" "Because they are green."

  • Mi abuela tiene 75 años.

    My grandma is 75 years old.

  • La abuela de ella vivió hasta los 88 años.

    Her grandmother lived to be eighty-eight years old.

  • A la abuela le gusta ver televisión.

    Grandma likes watching TV.

  • Voy a la casa de mi abuela.

    I'm going to my grandmother's.

  • Abuela fue a recoger unos arándanos.

    Granny went to pick some blueberries.

  • Enviaron a mi abuela a un hospital en Alemania.

    My grandmother was sent to a hospital in Germany.

  • Tengo un vago recuerdo de mi abuela.

    I have a dim memory of my grandmother.

  • Estoy visitando a mi abuela en el hospital.

    I'm visiting my grandmother in the hospital.

  • Mi abuela cuida a los niños durante el día.

    My grandmother looks after the children during the daytime.

  • ¡Cuéntaselo a tu abuela!

    Tell it to the marines!

  • La mujer sentada en el sofá es mi abuela.

    The woman who is sitting on the sofa is my grandmother.

  • Mi abuela materna vive en Osaka.

    My grandmother on my mother's side lives in Osaka.

  • Mi abuela tiene miedo de caer.

    My grandmother is afraid to fall.

  • Su abuela luce saludable.

    His grandmother looks healthy.

  • Los niños estaban contentos de ver al abuelo y a la abuela que no veían hace tiempo.

    The children were happy to see their grandfather and grandmother, whom they hadn't seen for some time.

  • Solo tengo una fotografía de mi abuela.

    I have only one picture of my grandmother.

  • He pasado el fin de semana con la abuela.

    I spent the weekend with my grandma.

  • No hemos podido averiguar nada acerca del abuelo y la abuela.

    We haven't been able to find out anything about Grandma and Grandpa.


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