tío

/ˈtio/, [ˈt̪i.o]

uncle


Examples
  • Pasé una semana en la casa de mi tío.

    I spent a week at my uncle's.

  • Mi tío sabe hablar alemán.

    My uncle can speak German.

  • ¡A ese tío le falta un tornillo!

    That guy has a screw loose!

  • Mi tío vive en Nueva York.

    My uncle lives in New York.

  • Mi tío compró un perro ayer.

    Yesterday my uncle bought a dog.

  • Mi tío estudia inglés en la universidad.

    My uncle studies English at the university.

  • Vi a mi tío cuando iba a la escuela.

    I saw my uncle on the way to school.

  • Mi tío está delgado, pero mi tía está gorda.

    My uncle is slim, but my aunt is fat.

  • Mi tío me visita de vez en cuando.

    My uncle comes to see me from time to time.

  • El hombre que viste ayer es mi tío.

    The man you saw yesterday is my uncle.

  • Ella tiene un tío que trabaja en un banco.

    She has an uncle who works in a bank.

  • ¿Es ésta la llave que busca tu tío?

    Is this the key your uncle is looking for?

  • Soy el tío de Tom.

    I'm Tom's uncle.

  • Ella se encontró con su tío en la tienda.

    She met her uncle at the shop.

  • Mi tío murió de cáncer hace dos años.

    My uncle died of cancer two years ago.

  • La casa con el techo rojo es de mi tío.

    That red-roofed house is my uncle's.

  • Un tío mío es doctor.

    An uncle of mine is a doctor.

  • Preferiría que nuestro tío nos visitara.

    I would rather our uncle visited us.

  • Mi tío tuvo una vida feliz y murió pacíficamente.

    My uncle lived a happy life and died a peaceful death.

  • ¿Qué tan viejo es tu tío?

    How old is your uncle?


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