I am busting my brain over this homework. I read my Spanish textbook about this, but I still don’t understand it. Could anyone help me, please? Here is the picture: http://i419.photobucket.com/albums/pp277/lindsmith88/3-1.gif
La familia Vargas:
1. Maria Teresa Vargas Casona
2. Felipe Vargas Nunez
3. Alejandra Casona de Vargas
4. Gustavo Vargas Casona
5. Julia Guevara de Vargas
6. Rosita Vargas Guevara
La familia Garcia:
7. Joaquin Garcia Munoz
8. Hector Garcia Ramirez
9. Elvira Munoz de Garcia
10. Claudia Garcia de Moreno
11. Roberto Moreno Alvarez
12. Claudio Moreno Garcia
Felipe Vargas Núñez (#2) es _____ de María Teresa (#1) y Gustavo (#4). Es _____ de Alejandra Casona (#3). Es _____ de Rosita (#6). Alejandra Casona de Vargas (#3) es _____ de María Teresa (#1) y Gustavo (#4). Es _____ de Felipe (2) y _____ de Rosita (#6). Gustavo Vargas Casona (#4) es _____ de Felipe (#2) y Alejandra (#3) y _____ de María Teresa (#1). Rosita Vargas Guevara (#6) es _____ de Gustavo (#4) y Julia (#5). Es _____ de Felipe (#2) y Alejandra (#3) y _____ de María Teresa (#1).
When there are two surnames (last names), the first one is given by the father and the second one from the mother. For example, say your dad’s last name is Smith and your mother’s maiden name was Jones. Your name would be Lindsay Smith Jones. Every person in a family receives their name this way. When a woman marries, she retains only her father’s last name and adds her husband’s last name (again, father’s name only.)
Say you marry a guy whose name is Peter Johnson Brown. Your new name would be Lindsay Smith de Johnson. Your children’s last names would be Johnson Smith, and any daughter of yours who marries would take the husband’s first last name (and drop your maiden name) as you did with your husband.
To take it further, you can tell how you’re related to your cousins on both sides of the family by the last names. If both you and your cousin have the same FIRST last name, then you’re both children of brothers on your dad’s side (your dad and his brother).
If you both have the same SECOND last name, then you’re both children of sisters on your mother’s side (your mom and her sister.)
Let’s say your FIRST last name is the same as your cousin’s SECOND last name; then that would mean that your dad is the brother of your cousin’s mother.
I can see how this would give you a headache, so I’ve filled in the blanks for you.
Felipe Vargas Núñez (#2) es _padre_ de María Teresa (#1) y Gustavo (#4). Es _esposo_ de Alejandra Casona (#3). Es _abuelo_ de Rosita (#6). Alejandra Casona de Vargas (#3) es _madre_ de María Teresa (#1) y Gustavo (#4). Es _esposa_ de Felipe (2) y _abuela_ de Rosita (#6). Gustavo Vargas Casona (#4) es _hijo_ de Felipe (#2) y Alejandra (#3) y _hermano_ de María Teresa (#1). Rosita Vargas Guevara (#6) es _hija_ de Gustavo (#4) y Julia (#5). Es _nieta_ de Felipe (#2) y Alejandra (#3) y _sobrina_ de María Teresa (#1).
When there are two surnames (last names), the first one is given by the father and the second one from the mother. For example, say your dad’s last name is Smith and your mother’s maiden name was Jones. Your name would be Lindsay Smith Jones. Every person in a family receives their name this way. When a woman marries, she retains only her father’s last name and adds her husband’s last name (again, father’s name only.)
Say you marry a guy whose name is Peter Johnson Brown. Your new name would be Lindsay Smith de Johnson. Your children’s last names would be Johnson Smith, and any daughter of yours who marries would take the husband’s first last name (and drop your maiden name) as you did with your husband.
To take it further, you can tell how you’re related to your cousins on both sides of the family by the last names. If both you and your cousin have the same FIRST last name, then you’re both children of brothers on your dad’s side (your dad and his brother).
If you both have the same SECOND last name, then you’re both children of sisters on your mother’s side (your mom and her sister.)
Let’s say your FIRST last name is the same as your cousin’s SECOND last name; then that would mean that your dad is the brother of your cousin’s mother.
I can see how this would give you a headache, so I’ve filled in the blanks for you.
Felipe Vargas Núñez (#2) es _padre_ de María Teresa (#1) y Gustavo (#4). Es _esposo_ de Alejandra Casona (#3). Es _abuelo_ de Rosita (#6). Alejandra Casona de Vargas (#3) es _madre_ de María Teresa (#1) y Gustavo (#4). Es _esposa_ de Felipe (2) y _abuela_ de Rosita (#6). Gustavo Vargas Casona (#4) es _hijo_ de Felipe (#2) y Alejandra (#3) y _hermano_ de María Teresa (#1). Rosita Vargas Guevara (#6) es _hija_ de Gustavo (#4) y Julia (#5). Es _nieta_ de Felipe (#2) y Alejandra (#3) y _sobrina_ de María Teresa (#1).
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