{"id":145060,"date":"2024-02-19T08:21:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T13:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/spanish-relative-pronouns\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T11:10:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T16:10:25","slug":"spanish-relative-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/spanish\/spanish-relative-pronouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Relative Pronouns in Spanish (Plus the 9 Main Ones)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Relative pronouns in Spanish may not sound like the most fun subject, but they&#8217;re actually super useful (and required!), so it&#8217;s a good idea to get them down early.<\/p>\n<p>This post will introduce you to the 9 different Spanish relative pronouns and how to use them correctly, so your sentences connect together more smoothly and you sound more fluent!<\/p>\n<p>[fluentu-toc]<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>What is a Spanish Relative Pronoun?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>A<\/strong> <strong>relative pronoun in Spanish is a word that refers back to a noun that comes before it, which is called the<\/strong> <strong>antecedent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Relative pronouns in Spanish are words used to introduce relative clauses, also known as dependent clauses, which are clauses that <strong>contain additional information about the main verb<\/strong>, but cannot stand alone as complete sentences. Relative clauses answer questions, like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Which man?<\/li>\n<li>What dog?<\/li>\n<li>Which car?<\/li>\n<li>Whose birthday?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Relative pronouns replace the noun and link the main clause (the main sentence) with the relative clause. They are placed <strong>directly before the verb<\/strong> <strong>in relative clauses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Spanish relative pronouns are:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-10063333\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-10063333\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Relative Pronouns <\/th><th class=\"column-2\">English<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Example Sentence<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-255b99072318c9e53dd84d92e2aa5298-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>que<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">that, which, who<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-c7bac5c876e38908882434ad9c1bf020-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>La casa <b>que<\/b> compramos es muy grande.<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">The house that we bought is very big.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-08e62a9d1a6aea3138d09086255ae079-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>quien<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">who, whom<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-4d485123f412ad4406be7807b29c1063-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>Mar\u00eda, <b>quien<\/b> vive en esa casa, es muy amable.<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Maria, who lives in that house, is very kind.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-e8fda8827b049f8f9e60f3b8b27779d5-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>el que<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">that, which, who<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-31da78bfc1a362075432b58f1b27269c-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>El libro <b>el que<\/b> te di est\u00e1 en la mesa.<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">The book that I have you in on the table.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-b32fbb116c8ccdb5aa49b3672f996fb5-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>el cual<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">that, which, who<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-b0dbad699d9e7b7ef0d72f4a065e8ea5-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>El proyecto, con <b>el cual<\/b> estamos trabajando, es muy importante.<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">The project on which we're working in very important.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-71781750e5e4054b83fb422c43978b18-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>lo que<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">what, which<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-9fed64dff72af36408ddd7bce765746e-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>No entiendo <b>lo que<\/b> dices.<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">I don't understand what you're saying.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-e7a4456d4d063ffc7824ebbdc92f7fa4-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>lo cual<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">what, which<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-49f05b1dc63f3e934df2b46b3666c2ad-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>Hab\u00eda una situaci\u00f3n dif\u00edcil, <b>lo cual<\/b> complicaba todo.<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">There was a difficult situation, which complicated everything.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-3ff20a0cccf52a6eacd321c3b022524e-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>cuyo<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">whose<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-0bdeb8d8df14a36861d76ca2756b712c-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>El hombre, <b>cuyo<\/b> coche se averi\u00f3, estaba preocupado.<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">The man, whose car broke down, was worried.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-f43d6abf2022bc789961abf7b9b985dc-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>cuando<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">when<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-dc3f524ca96ec3b97db5f4269db1e4af-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>El d\u00eda <b>cuando<\/b> nos conocimos fue muy especial.<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <\/td><td class=\"column-4\">The day when we met was very special.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-2e8b673f9b36c5e97508c82b1461717d-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>donde<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">where<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/v1-f02ae17c87739957b448deb43ad54e90-neural-Lupe.mp3\" class=\"tts-link\"><i>Este es el lugar <b>donde<\/b> nos conocimos.<\/i>        <\/a>\n    <br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">This is the place where we met.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-10063333 from cache -->\n<p>Keep in mind that these pronouns (with the exception of <em>que<\/em>, <em>cuando<\/em> and <em>donde<\/em>) have <strong>different forms, depending on the gender and number of the noun they&#8217;re referring to<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In this example sentence&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>\u00c9l es el hombre <strong>que<\/strong> vino ayer<\/em>. (He is the man <strong>who<\/strong> came yesterday.)<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00c9l es el hombre <\/em>(he is the man)\u00a0is the first clause. If you just left it as is, this phrase would make no sense.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Which man are you referring to?<\/p>\n<p>This is where the relative pronoun comes in:\u00a0<em><strong>que<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>is able to link the first clause to the second clause,\u00a0<em>vino ayer.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em><strong>que<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>is able to clarify who we are actually talking about!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Facts About Relative Pronouns in Spanish<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You cannot omit the relative pronoun. <\/strong>In English, we tend to leave out the relative pronoun (for example: I bought the pizza [that] you like), but in Spanish you must <strong>always<\/strong> include the relative pronoun.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You must keep relatives and prepositions together, unlike in English.<\/strong> If we look at the sentence &#8220;The park in which we are is very big,&#8221; we know that in English, you could also say &#8220;The park we are in is very big.&#8221; In Spanish, we cannot rearrange the relative pronouns to write the sentence differently. This sentence will <strong>always<\/strong> be written as <em>El parque en <strong>el que<\/strong> estamos es muy grande.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Spanish has more options for relative pronouns than English.\u00a0<\/strong>English relative pronouns are usually rather straightforward as they are used in certain situations. Spanish, however, has a plethora of options when it comes to which relative pronoun to use.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Main Relative Pronouns in Spanish<\/h2>\n<h3>1. <em>Que<\/em><em>\u00a0\u2014 <\/em>That, Which, Who<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>Q<\/em><\/strong><em style=\"font-weight: bold\">ue<\/em> is practically universal in Spanish because it can refer to people, animals and things, both in the singular and in the plural.<\/p>\n<p>Although it can be translated as &#8220;which&#8221; and &#8220;who,&#8221;\u00a0<em>que<\/em> can be better compared to &#8220;that&#8221; in English because of its universality:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Los libros <strong>que<\/strong> encargaste acaban de llegar.<\/em> \u2014 The books that you ordered have just arrived.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>El perro <strong>que<\/strong> ves all\u00ed es m\u00edo.<\/em> \u2014 The dog that you see over there is mine.<\/p>\n<h3>2. <em>Quien<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>\u2014 Who, Whom<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>Quien<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and its plural form <strong><em>quienes<\/em><\/strong> are used to refer back to people. These are the Spanish equivalents of the English pronoun &#8220;who&#8221; and &#8220;whom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Use <em>quien<\/em> when you have a <strong>one-word preposition <\/strong>(<em>en, con, a, de, sin, para<\/em>, etc.) before the relative pronoun and the antecedent is a person. You need to have <strong>both the preposition and the person<\/strong>, or the sentence will be grammatically incorrect.<\/p>\n<p>Here are two examples:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Los hombres con <strong>quienes<\/strong> est\u00e1 Mar\u00eda han venido a verte.<\/em> \u2014 The men Mar\u00eda is with have come to see you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Las chicas a <strong>quienes<\/strong> regal\u00e9 rosas son hermanas<\/em>. \u2014 The girls I gave roses to are sisters.<\/p>\n<p>Note that since the antecedent verbs are plural, the relative pronouns are plural, too.<\/p>\n<h3>3. <em>El Que<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>\u2014 That, Which, Who<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>El que <\/em><\/strong>is\u00a0almost as universal as <em>que\u00a0<\/em>and has multiple forms depending on number and gender: <em><strong>el que, la que, los que<\/strong>,<\/em>\u00a0and <strong><em>las<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>que<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em>It can be used with people, animals and things and it agrees in gender and number with the antecedent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, there is a little difference between <em>que<\/em> and the <em>el que<\/em> forms. <em>El que<\/em> forms <strong>require<\/strong> <strong>a preposition<\/strong> to appear in a sentence.<\/p>\n<p><em>El que<\/em> and\u00a0<em>quien<\/em> also mean the same thing, but remember that while <em>quien<\/em> needs a one-word preposition (or <em>para)<\/em>, <em>el que<\/em> can make use of <strong>any preposition<\/strong> in the Spanish language.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s have a look at some examples:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>El libro d<strong>el que<\/strong> te habl\u00e9 es &#8220;Alicia en el Pa\u00eds de las Maravillas.&#8221;<\/em> \u2014 The book I told you about is &#8220;Alice in Wonderland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Los ni\u00f1os para <strong>los que<\/strong> estamos construyendo este hospital tienen c\u00e1ncer.<\/em> \u2014 The children for whom we are building this hospital have cancer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Estas son las cosas sobre <strong>las que<\/strong> suelo leer.<\/em> \u2014 These are the things I used to read about.<\/p>\n<h3>4. <em>El Cual<\/em><em>\u00a0\u2014 <\/em>That, Which, Who<\/h3>\n<p>The<strong><em> el cual<\/em><\/strong> group means exactly the same thing as the <em>el que<\/em> group and also has different forms depending on number and gender: <em><strong>el cual, la cual, los cual,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<strong><em>las cual<\/em>.<\/strong> We can use it with people, animals and things, and depending on the antecedent, you will have to change the form.<\/p>\n<p><em>El cual<\/em> forms also <strong>need a preposition<\/strong> to appear in a sentence, so we can safely say that you can use the\u00a0<em>el que<\/em> and<em> el cual<\/em> groups interchangeably.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are two little things you need to remember:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>El cual<\/em> is used almost exclusively in formal language.<\/li>\n<li>Even though both <em>el que <\/em>and <em>el cual<\/em> groups work with any Spanish preposition, there is a tendency to use <em>el cual<\/em> when dealing with\u00a0<strong>compound prepositions. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A compound preposition is a simple preposition accompanied by another word that&#8217;s needed to explain the relationship. For example <em>cerca\u00a0<\/em>means &#8220;close&#8221; but is usually paired with\u00a0<em>de<\/em>\u00a0to make the compound preposition <i>cerca de<\/i> (close to).<\/p>\n<p>It would be impossible to mention all the compound prepositions in the Spanish language, but here are some examples so that you can see the <em>el cual<\/em> group at work:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Esta es la ventana a trav\u00e9s de <strong>la cual<\/strong> salt\u00f3 el ladr\u00f3n.<\/em> \u2014 This is the window through which the robber jumped.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Las chicas junto a <strong>las cuales<\/strong> est\u00e1 mi esposa son mis hijas<\/em>. \u2014 The girls to whom my wife is close are my daughters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Los coches delante de <strong>los cuales<\/strong> has aparcado son de Francia<\/em>. \u2014 The cars in front of which you have parked are from France.<\/p>\n<h3>5. <em>Lo Que<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>\u2014 What<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>Lo que<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>lo cual<\/em><\/strong> are <strong>neuter relative pronouns,\u00a0<\/strong>so they\u00a0will not refer to any specific masculine or feminine antecedent (the noun described by the previous clause), but to a situation, a concept or a whole sentence.<\/p>\n<p>You have to use <strong><em>lo que<\/em><\/strong> when you <strong>don&#8217;t have an antecedent<\/strong> in the sentence:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>No puedo decirte<strong> lo que<\/strong> quieres o\u00edr porque ser\u00eda una mentira<\/em>. \u2014 I cannot tell you what you want to hear because it would be a lie.<\/p>\n<h3>6. <em>Lo Cual<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Which<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>Lo cual<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>works the same as <em>lo que<\/em>, but for sentences that contain an antecedent.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that if you already <strong>have an antecedent in the sentence<\/strong>\u00a0you can use either of them, and both will be correct:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Llegamos muy tarde, <strong>lo cual<\/strong> preocup\u00f3 a mam\u00e1<\/em>. \u2014 We came back very late, which worried Mom.<br \/>\n<em>Llegamos muy tarde, <strong>lo que<\/strong> preocup\u00f3 a mam\u00e1<\/em>. \u2014 We came back very late, which worried Mom.<\/p>\n<h3>6. <em>Cuyo<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Whose<\/h3>\n<p>I have included<strong><em>\u00a0cuyo<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(whose) in this post because it is a relative. However,\u00a0<em>cuyo<\/em> is not actually a relative pronoun, but a <strong>relative adjective<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And as every adjective in Spanish, it has to agree in number and gender with a noun.<\/p>\n<p>But (and please pay attention because this is utterly important)\u00a0<em>cuyo\u00a0<\/em>and its forms\u00a0<strong>don\u2019t agree with the antecedent, but with the noun they modify.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here you have some examples:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>En un lugar de la Mancha, de <strong>cuyo<\/strong> nombre no quiero acordarme\u2026<\/em> \u2014 In a village of La Mancha, the name of which I have no desire to call to mind\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>La casa <strong>cuyas<\/strong> ventanas son verdes es de mi hermano.<\/em> \u2014 The house of which the windows are green is my brother&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Este es Mario, <strong>cuyos<\/strong> libros han sido vendidos en todo el mundo.<\/em> \u2014 This is Mario, whose books have been sold worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike English, where you use \u201cwhose\u201d or \u201cwhich\u201d also to ask about the owner of an object or the relation of a person with another, <strong>you cannot make questions in Spanish by using\u00a0<em>cuyo<\/em>.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Instead, you will need to use <strong><em>\u00bfDe qui\u00e9n?:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>\u00bf<strong>De qui\u00e9n<\/strong> es este paraguas?<\/em> \u2014 Whose umbrella is this?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>\u00bf<strong>De<\/strong> <strong>qui\u00e9n<\/strong> son estos libros?<\/em> \u2014 Whose books are these?<\/p>\n<h3>7. <em>Cuando<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>\u2014 When<\/h3>\n<p>This adverb can also be used as a relative pronoun.<\/p>\n<p>You need to remember that <em>cuando,<\/em> when working as a relative pronoun, is not a question word, so you cannot use the accent mark. Have a look:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>No recuerdo el momento <strong>cuando<\/strong> te vi por primera vez<\/em>. \u2014 I cannot remember the moment when I saw you for the first time.<\/p>\n<h3>9. <em>Donde<\/em> \u2014 Where<\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>Donde <\/strong><\/em>works the same way as<em> cuando.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Esta es la escuela <strong>donde<\/strong> ense\u00f1aba mi madre<\/em>. \u2014 This is the school where my mom used to teach.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Practice Spanish Relative Pronouns<\/h2>\n<p>The quickest way to learn Spanish relative pronouns is to practice them as much as possible. Here are some tips and resources to help you do just that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Do activities and exercises. <\/strong>You can find some interesting practice exercises <a href=\"https:\/\/espanol.lingolia.com\/es\/gramatica\/estructura-de-la-oracion\/oraciones-de-relativo\/ejercicios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aprenderespanol.org\/gramatica\/relativos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Doing these types of exercises help you practice applying concepts yourself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"float: right;\" id=\"fluen-2933416037\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"FluentU New iOS App Icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/iTunesArtwork@1x.png\" alt=\"FluentU New iOS App Icon\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/iTunesArtwork@1x.png 512w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/iTunesArtwork@1x-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/iTunesArtwork@1x-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/iTunesArtwork@1x-65x65.png 65w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Try virtual immersion.\u00a0<\/strong>There are several ways of doing this, either on your own or with language learning programs.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/spanish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FluentU<\/a>, for example, uses short, culturally-relevant videos made by native speakers along with interactive subtitles to teach Spanish. It makes it easier to spot these relative pronouns (and other elements of the language) while you&#8217;re hearing them used in context. Plus, FluentU is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/app\/id917892175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iOS<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.fluentflix.fluentu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Read a Spanish book.<\/strong>\u00a0Reading Spanish books is a great way to immerse yourself in the language and you&#8217;re sure to pick up on a lot of relative pronouns as well as other vocabulary and grammar concepts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Watch a Spanish movie.<\/strong> Not only are movies entertaining, but you&#8217;ll be able to listen for those relative pronouns and hear how they&#8217;re used in natural speech.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Practice incorporating them into your own speech.<\/strong> The best way to learn how to use Spanish relative pronouns is to try using them yourself. By speaking them out loud, you&#8217;ll get a grasp on how they fit into sentences. I recommend finding a native speaker to have a conversation with so they can give you feedback on your speech!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Using relatives will make your speech and writing more fluid, so I hope this post will help you take the next step down your road to fluency!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>And One More Thing\u2026<\/h2>\r\n<p>\r\nIf you've made it this far that means you probably enjoy learning Spanish with engaging material and <strong><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> will then love FluentU<\/a>.<\/strong>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nOther sites use scripted content. FluentU uses a natural approach that helps you ease into the Spanish language and culture over time. You\u2019ll learn Spanish as it\u2019s actually spoken by real people.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nFluentU has a wide variety of videos, as you can see here:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1234 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/2\/Spanish-1.jpg\" alt=\"learn-spanish-with-videos\" width=\"320\" height=\"568\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\n<strong>FluentU brings native videos within reach with interactive transcripts.<\/strong> You can tap on any word to look it up instantly. Every definition has examples that have been written to help you understand how the word is used. If you see an interesting word you don\u2019t know, you can add it to a vocab list.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/2\/Spanish-2.png\" alt=\"learn-spanish-with-interactive-subtitled-videos\" width=\"320\" height=\"569\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\nReview a complete interactive transcript under the <strong>Dialogue<\/strong> tab, and find words and phrases listed under <strong>Vocab<\/strong>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/2\/Spanish-3.jpg\" alt=\"learn-spanish-with-songs\" width=\"320\" height=\"568\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\nLearn all the vocabulary in any video with FluentU\u2019s robust learning engine. Swipe left or right to see more examples of the word you\u2019re on.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1236 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/2\/Spanish-4.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"568\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p>\r\nThe best part is that FluentU keeps track of the vocabulary that you\u2019re learning, and gives you extra practice with difficult words. It'll even remind you when it\u2019s time to review what you\u2019ve learned.<strong> Every learner has a truly personalized experience, even if they\u2019re learning with the same video.<\/strong>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nStart using the FluentU website on your computer or tablet or, better yet, download the FluentU app from the iTunes or Google Play store. <a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to take advantage of our current sale! (Expires at the end of this month.)<\/a>\r\n<\/p> \r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relative pronouns in Spanish may not sound like the most fun subject, but they&#8217;re actually super useful (and required!), so it&#8217;s a good idea to get them down early. 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