tía

/ˈtia/, [ˈt̪i.a]

aunt


Examples
  • Estaban apenados por la enfermedad de su tía.

    They were grieved by the illness of their aunt.

  • Mi tía puede hablar chino e inglés.

    My aunt can speak both Chinese and English.

  • Esta muñeca es un regalo de mi tía.

    This doll is a gift from my aunt.

  • Mi tía murió de cáncer de pulmón.

    My uncle died of lung cancer.

  • Ella visitó a su tío y a su tía.

    She visited her uncle and aunt.

  • Su tía cuida de su perro durante el día.

    His aunt takes care of his dog during the day.

  • Ella visitó a su tía ayer.

    He visited his aunt yesterday.

  • La hermana de mi madre es mi tía.

    The sister of my mother is my aunt.

  • Mi primo viajó a España hace dos días, sin embargo aún no se ha comunicado con mi tía.

    My cousin traveled to Spain two years ago, however my aunt has not yet heard from him.

  • ¿Qué hace tu tía?

    What does your aunt do?

  • ¿El ex-esposo de mi tía es mi ex-tío?

    Is my aunt's ex-husband my ex-uncle?

  • Él se quedó en casa de su tía.

    He stayed at his aunt's house.

  • Cuando él declaró abiertamente que se iba a casar con Pablo, a su abuela casi le dio un infarto y a su tía se le salieron los ojos de las órbitas; sin embargo, su hermana pequeña sonrió con orgullo.

    When he openly declared he would marry Pablo, he almost gave his grandmother a heart attack and made his aunt's eyes burst out of their sockets; however, his little sister beamed with pride.

  • No tuve tiempo de ir al hospital a ver a mi tía.

    I lost no time in visiting my aunt in the hospital yesterday.

  • Se quedó en casa de su tía.

    He stayed at his aunt's house.

  • Mi tía murió siendo una vieja solterona.

    My aunt died an old spinster.

  • Mi tía llevó una vida feliz.

    My aunt lived a happy life.

  • Ayer compré un perro. Por desgracia, mi tía lo cocinó para la cena.

    Yesterday I bought a dog. Sadly my aunt cooked it for dinner.

  • Mi tía vive en una casa solitaria en el campo.

    My aunt lives in a lonely house in the country.

  • La hermana de mi padre es mi tía.

    The sister of my father is my aunt.


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