tío

/ˈtio/, [ˈt̪i.o]

uncle


Examples
  • ¿Has oído de mi tío?

    Have you heard from my uncle?

  • Su tío posee no menos que diez casas.

    His uncle owns no fewer than ten houses.

  • Mi tío tiene tres hijos.

    My uncle has three children.

  • Voy a ser tío.

    I'm going to be an uncle.

  • Mi tío me dio su coche.

    My uncle gave me his car.

  • Mi tío estaba involucrado en el accidente vial.

    My uncle was involved in the traffic accident.

  • Me estoy quedando donde mi tío en Tokio.

    I am staying with my uncle in Tokyo.

  • Mi tío tiene una familia grande.

    My uncle has a large family.

  • Mi tío me dio un regalo.

    My uncle gave me a present.

  • ¿Dónde vive tu tío?

    Where does your uncle live?

  • Fui contratado por mi tío.

    I was hired by my uncle.

  • El tío de Tim era un artillero en un helicóptero en Vietnam.

    Tim's uncle was a machine gunner on a helicopter in Vietnam.

  • Mi tío me pidió que cuidara de las gallinas.

    My uncle asked me to take care of the chickens.

  • Mis padres fueron a dejar a mi tío al aeropuerto.

    My parents have gone to the airport to see my uncle off.

  • Él es mi tío, porque mi padre es su hermano.

    He's my uncle, because my father is his brother.

  • Mi tío me dio un libro.

    My uncle gave me a book.

  • Nos quedamos donde nuestro tío.

    We stayed at our uncle's.

  • Mi tío me obsequió el reloj.

    My uncle gave me the watch.

  • Él va a pasar el fin de semana con su tío.

    He is going to stay with his uncle for the weekend.

  • Recibí un telegrama que decía que mi tío había llegado.

    I received a telegram saying that my uncle had arrived.


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