Uncle, guy - Tío (The 988th Most Common Spanish Word)

The Spanish translation for Uncle, guy is Tío. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 988th most common word in Spanish. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about family & relationships, people. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: uncle, guy

Spanish: tío

Examples


My uncle gave me a book.	Mi tío me dio un libro.
I live in my uncle's house.	Vivo con mi tío.
My mother's sister's husband is my uncle.	El marido de la hermana de mi madre es mi tío.
My father's sister's husband is my uncle.	El marido de la hermana de mi padre es mi tío.
My uncle gave his car to me.	Mi tío me dio su coche.
My uncle lives next to the school.	Mi tío vive cerca de la escuela.
The man you saw yesterday was my uncle.	El hombre que viste ayer es mi tío.
I have a rendezvous with my uncle tomorrow.	He quedado con mi tío mañana.

My uncle gave me a gift.	Mi tío me dio un regalo.
My uncle comes to see me once in a while.	Mi tío me visita de vez en cuando.
My uncle gave me a pair of shoes.	Mi tío me dio un par de zapatos.
It took about five minutes to get to my uncle's house from the station.	Desde la estación a la casa de mi tío nos tomó unos cinco minutos.
These houses are my uncle's.	Esas casas son de mi tío.
Her uncle is a famous doctor.	Su tío es un médico famoso.
I spoke to my uncle on the telephone.	Hablé por teléfono con mi tío.
My uncle made a fortune.	Mi tío hizo una fortuna.
I spent a week at my uncle's.	Pasé una semana en la casa de mi tío.
I spent the major part of my vacation at my uncle's.	Pasé la mayor parte de mis vacaciones en la casa de mi tío.
My uncle's car is faster than mine.	El carro de mi tío es más rápido que el mío.
My uncle has a deep interest in art.	Mi tío tiene un gran interés por el arte.
My uncle comes back from America next Monday.	Mi tío volverá de América el lunes que viene.