hermanas
/eɾmanas/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for sisters is hermanas.
hermanas refers to female siblings or girls and women who share one or both parents.
Which one should you use?
While hermanas is used exclusively when the group consists only of females, the form hermanos is used to refer to a group of siblings that includes both brothers and sisters.
How does it change in a sentence?
To specify age, you can use hermanas mayores for older sisters and hermanas menores for younger sisters.
How do you pronounce it?
/eɾmanas/
Did you know?
- While hermanas means sisters, the word hermandad describes a brotherhood or sisterhood, often referring to the organized guilds that carry floats during Holy Week processions.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, women often call their close female friends hermanas or even hermanita to signify a bond that is as deep as biological kinship.
- When addressing a group of women as 'sisters' in a spiritual or sorority sense, the word hermanas is used, but the word hermanas de sangre is specifically reserved for biological sisters.
Examples in context
- Llama a tus hermanas.Call your sisters.This sentence demonstrates how to use hermanas in an imperative command.Tatoeba #1237370 by Shishir, translation #2230176 by jgauthier
- Yo no tengo hermanas.I don't have any sisters.This sentence shows how to use hermanas when expressing possession.Tatoeba #10647401 by Shishir, translation #249753 by CK
- Ana no tiene hermanas.Ann doesn't have any sisters.This sentence shows how to use hermanas in a third-person negative statement.Tatoeba #1180492 by Shishir, translation #413310 by CN
- Te presento a mis hermanasI introduce you to my sisters
- Mis hermanitas son adorablesMy little sisters are adorable
- Mis hermanas y yo somos uña y carneMy sisters and I are inseparable
- Mis hermanos y hermanas son maravillososMy brothers and sisters are wonderful
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Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are catching up at a cafe.
- Javier¿Cómo están tus hermanas, Sofía?How are your sisters, Sofía?
- SofíaMis hermanas están muy bien, gracias.My sisters are doing very well, thanks.
- JavierMe alegra mucho saber eso.I am very happy to know that.
- SofíaGracias, Javier, eres muy amable.Thanks, Javier, you are very kind.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
