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About my family

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About my family

From: kellycali@ainrofilac.eg

To: yoko@idkwyl.ptm

Subject: My family

 

Dear Yoko

Let me tell you about my family. I live with my mum, my dad and my big sister. We live in California. My mum’s name is Carmen. She’s Mexican and she speaks English and Spanish. She’s a Spanish teacher. She’s short and slim, she’s got long, brown hair and brown eyes. My dad’s name is David. He’s American. He’s tall and a little fat! He’s got short brown hair and blue eyes. He works in a bank. My sister Shania is 14 and she loves listening to music. She listens to music all the time! She’s got long brown hair and green eyes, like me. I’ve got long hair too. We’ve got a pet dog, Brandy. He’s black and white and very friendly.

Write soon and tell me about your family.

Love

Kelly

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Submitted by pu_17th11 on Mon, 11/18/2024 - 08:13

Hi, my name is Pu. Today, i would like to talk about my family. Our family has 4 people including my father, my mother, my brother and me. My father is a mechanic. He is very busy. He usually had to stand outside all day. So my father has a tanned skin. He is tall and very strong. He has short hair and black eyes. However, one day he still spend time playing game with me. My mother is a good housewife. Every day I can eat delicious dishes that I cook. My mother takes care of her family every well. For me, my mother is the most beautiful woman. She has long black hair and brown eyes. And my brother is An. He is 20 years old. He is a student at Thu Dau Mot university. He is tall. He has short brown hair and black eyes. I really love my family.

Submitted by tramy on Sun, 11/10/2024 - 13:52

Hello, my name is Tramy. I live in Vietnam, and i have a new small family. Include: my father, my mother, my old brother, and me. My father is a breadwinner. My mother is a homemaker. My old brother is a college student. And i is a student. Beside, in our future may have more a new member that is a dog and a cat. Finally, I love my small family so much :D

Submitted by Captain Striker SS on Tue, 11/12/2024 - 20:24

Hi my name is Jose M Im student, Im going to write about may family, my mum is misses Filo she's a cheff , my brother David he's a driver cab Elize she's a nurse and sometimes she likes to cook my sister Jessy she's machine operator Janine likes the wildlife and nature and my dad mmm Geronimo he past away

Submitted by Majo on Sat, 08/31/2024 - 06:45

Hello everyone! My name is Mariajose and i live with my mom. We live in mexico. My mom´s name is Teresa, she´s Mexicana. She´s short and slim, she´s got medium, blond hair and black. My dog is black and white and very sleeper. Cloe

Submitted by king_V on Sat, 07/06/2024 - 16:16

Hi, My name is Victor. I'm 15 years old and i with my mum and dad in a small house.

Submitted by Ana Pineda on Fri, 06/07/2024 - 15:37

Hello! No, I don't have a big family. My family is small: Mum, dad, two brother and I. We live in the caribbean

Submitted by Hubert on Fri, 06/07/2024 - 12:54

Hello. My name is Hubert and I am 18 years old. I'm from Poland. I have a big family. My mother's name is Małgorzata and my father's is Adam. Mom has dark eyes and short brown hair. I work as an accountant. Dad has light eyes and dark hair. He works in a heat and power plant. I have an older brother who is 31 years old. Has dark hair and gray eyes. I have a ninfa parrot, he name is Fibian. He shoutd a lot.

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Submitted by Tina - Coordinator on Mon, 06/10/2024 - 11:01

Hi Hubert,
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Submitted by biazpaixao on Sun, 04/28/2024 - 14:31

Hello! My name is Beatriz and I also have a big family. I'm 14 years old and I'm from Brazil. I'm going to tell you a little about my family. I live with my mom, my dad and my younger sister. We live in São Paulo. My mother's name is Ana. She’s Brazilian and she speaks Portuguese. She's a secretary. She’s tall and slim, she’s got long black hair and brown eyes. My dad’s name is Júlio. He’s Brazilian too. He’s tall and little fat. He's a lawyer. And my little sister Clara is 12. She's a student. She's got short and brown hair and black eyes. She's short and too slim.

Submitted by ashwaniverma1990 on Thu, 04/25/2024 - 13:25

Hi

Submitted by yekta012 on Mon, 03/25/2024 - 02:06

Hello, My name is Yek, ı have a big family, ı live with my sister, my dad, and my mom.
My sister speak turkish, and my dad also speak turkish.
she has brown long hair and blue eyes
my father name is Tyler.
My mom name is adele

Submitted by tony on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 13:56

Hello! My name is tony and I also have a Korean name. I am from South Korea, i live in Hanam-si. Let me tell you about my family. I live with my mom, my dad and my younger sister. We live in Korea. My mom’s name minjeong Kim. She’s Korean and she speaks Korean. She is a hairdresser. She’s short and fat, she’s got short hair and black eyes. My dad’s name is gilhong shin. He’s Korean too. He’s short and a little fat. He’s got brown eyes and black hair. And i don’t know what his job is. And My sister Wendy is 17. She love playing league of legends. She watches to game video all the time. She’s got long hair and black eyes. And I have got short hair and brown eyes.

Write soon and tell me about your family.

Submitted by Aurora on Sun, 01/07/2024 - 13:13

Hello, I will tell you about my family.
Now, I don't live with my mum and my dad because I have to study in another city and live with my big sister. My family has 7 members: my mum, my dad, 3 big sisters, I and my little sister. My mother's name is Tuyet. She is Vietnamese and makes rice papers, then sells them. My father's name is Truong. He is also Vietnamese and now he works as a carpenter. Two sisters of mine have married and they have already also children. My third sister is studying at a university. My little sister is 13 years old and in grade 8. My family has got 6 pets cat. They are sweet and I love them so much.

Submitted by Mohamed Saufwan on Tue, 01/02/2024 - 07:09

About my family
From: ********@sktcillege.edu.mm
To: *********@sktcollege.edu.mm
Subject: My family

Dear Ahmed
Let me tell you about my family. I live with my mum, my dad and my big sisters. We live in Myanmar. My mum’s name is Aisha Bi. She’s Muslim and she speaks Burmese and Indian. She’s a Indian teacher. She’s tall and fat, she’s got long, brown hair and brown eyes. My dad’s name is U Zaw Win. He’s Muslim. He’s tall and a little slim! He’s got short black hair and black eyes. He is a business man. I have three sisters. They like to sleep. All of them got long brown hair and black eyes, like me. I’ve got short hair. We’ve got a pet cat, Isbella. She’s golden and white. She very friendly.
Write soon and tell me about your family.
Love
Mohamed S

Submitted by VN498762 on Mon, 12/25/2023 - 11:20

Hi guy,
I live in a simple house with my dad,mum,big brother and my grandmother in Vietnam.My mom has a short hair,she is a English teacher.My grandmother is still learning French,she taught me a lot.About my dad anh my brother,they are have their own job and it's very nice!You know what,I am very lucky to be the daughter in my family.

Submitted by Axm_zq on Mon, 12/04/2023 - 15:42

I live in a big lovely house with my family there are mum dad and my2brothers.my mum is a farmer every day she always goes to the farm for milk and she looks after lots of cows!. my dad is a fisherman and he always wake up early for our seafood lunch and he loves fishing so much!.my two brothers are really like to play game when they are come back from school and they are always fight after game over I am so tired! but everybody is love they family am one of them who really loves her family sooo much!.

Submitted by thi_2008luu on Fri, 11/17/2023 - 12:00

My family have a big house. We live in Vietnam. I live with my mother,my dad, and my sisters. My mum is short and a little fat. She's got long, dark hair. She is very kind. My dad is tall and really handsome. He's got brown eyes and short , brown hair. I have two younger sisters. They are really cute. I love my family

Submitted by tmthu on Fri, 10/06/2023 - 06:34

Let me tell you about my family. I live in a nuclear family: my father, my mother, my elder brother, my younger sister, and me. Both my father and my mother are Vietnamese. They have opened an electronic devices store. My father is quite tall and fat. He is so strong with muscles. His hair is black and short. My mother is slim and short. She has got brown and short hair. My big brother is a pupil at a technology university. He has brown and curly hair. My little sister is a student at a primary school. She is little and so humerous so I always want to talk to her.

Submitted by Xing Hao on Thu, 10/05/2023 - 14:17

My name is Erik, I'm 15. I live with my family.

Submitted by Morita G on Sun, 09/17/2023 - 01:16

Hi, guys
I have a big family. I live with my mum, my dad, and my little sister. We live in Colombia. My mum's name is Arelis. she's works in housewife. she's short and little fat, she's got brown hair and brown eyes. My dad's name is Edgar. He's works a company in the muncipality of Galapa. he's tall and little fat. he's got black hair and black eyes. My sister Silvia is 16 she loves reading novels romantic. she's got blonde hair, and brown eyes.

Submitted by Adriana Rodriguez on Mon, 09/25/2023 - 02:41

My family is beautiful, my dad name is Alexander and my mom name is Yolanda, my parents do not live together but they always are taking care of us, my mom is small she has black hair and brown eyes, my dad has blonde hair and green eyes, unfortunately don't my brother nor I have eye color. My father works in a salesman and my mother works in a secretary. My brother name is Juan, he is seventeen years old, he likes sports, music and food. I am nineteen years old studying a teacher and my likes is the soccer, dance and reading. I don't like horror movies, summer and sleep not good, And finally, I have a dog, the name of Mily.

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Submitted by Tina - Coordinator on Mon, 09/25/2023 - 08:22

Hi Adriana,
Thanks for your comments on LearnEnglish Teens. This website is specially for teenagers aged 13-17 years old but it sounds like you are older than that. You are welcome to keep on using LearnEnglish Teens but if you are over 17, please do NOT post any more comments as we must keep this strictly for teenagers to interact with each other.
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Submitted by benardomarquessa on Tue, 11/21/2023 - 18:51

Hello my name's Bernardo.My family is very big.My mom is Paula. she's tall and she has a long hair and brown eyes . My dad is Marcos. He is short and he has brown eyes. I don't have brothers and sisters , but I have many cousins.

Submitted by Gustav kjearsg… on Thu, 08/31/2023 - 09:14

My name is Gustav i am 13 years old (soon turning 14) and i am from Denmark. My parents are divorced, so i have two homes. With my mom i have a stepdad, little sister and two small dogs.
With my dad i have him, my sister, and stepmom but she dosent live with us. Other than that i play handball, go to the gym and play video games.

Submitted by Lana T on Mon, 08/14/2023 - 12:38

My name is Lana. I have 4 family members. They are my father, mother, brother and me.
My mother's name is Emma. She has medium black hair and she has two dark eyes.
My father has short black hair and he has two dark eyes.
My brother has short black hair and he has two dark eyes.
I have shoulder length black hair and dark eyes.
That's all about my family.

Submitted by Phoebe on Mon, 08/14/2023 - 11:22

About My Family
I'm so happy to talk about my family. I have 6 family members. I live with my family, my mom, my dad, and my 3 sisters. My mom's name is Avery. She has short hair and brown eyes. My dad' name is Michael. He has short hair and brown eyes. My big sister's name is Monica. She has short hair and brown eyes.My younger sister's name Stella. She is 4 years old. My youngest sister's name is Tina. She is 1 year old. These are my 6 family members.

Submitted by ACTMYENG on Thu, 06/15/2023 - 08:58

Hi Everyone!
I am so happy to tell you about my family because there are many members in my family and they are all different and unique. My family name is centuries old said my grandfather and he told me the story how his great grandfather got that name. When my grandfather's great grandfather moved away from the family at the age of twenty three he got a new family name "Pulimoottil" because he built a small hut under a tamerin tree. My grandfather showed me photograph with his grandmother, mother, his two brothers and sister. They were all married and had children and therefore there were too many small chilren very had to recognize who is who. Now they are all grownups and are married and have children and grandchildren. Now many of my family members live in differnet part of the world but still there are more than 100 people with the same family name in my village. We are all proud and happy when we get together. My father is a teacher and my mom is a tutor too. I my brother is a student like me. I hope you wish to see a big family photo too. Thanks

Submitted by Crystal Jeon...@''' on Mon, 06/05/2023 - 13:08

Hi ! everyone
I'm Ei Mon Cho. I'm 15 years old and I'm from Myanmar. Now , I want to tallk about my family. I have a big family. They're my mum , my step-father , my aunt , my two grandpas and my little brother . We live in a small village. My mom's name is Daw Ei Ei Htwe. She's Burmese and over 40 years old. She's a business woman, as well as a good housewife. She's a little fat and tall. She's got long , blonde hair , and brown eyes. My step-father's name is U Kyaw Thike. Although he's my step-father , he treats me as my dad. He's over 35 years old.He's tall and neither fat nor thin. He's got short black hair and wide shoulder. He is a business man and he makes money for my big family. My aunt is Daw Tin Tin Win , over 50 year old woman. She's got short black and white hair. She's short and fat but she's still good looking and beautiful. My two grandpas are U Tin Sein and U Aung San. They're over 80 and 70 years old. They are very healthy and active. They walk every morning. My little brother is Nay Bhone Myat. He is 6 years old and he attends in KG. He is absolutely adorable and playful boy in my family. However , the whole family loves him very much.

Thank you for reading about my family ........

Submitted by jadaak on Mon, 06/05/2023 - 09:36

I live with my Mum Dad and my big brother, we live in Toledo. My dad's name is David he's Spanish he's got short brown hair and brown eyes and he's tall and strong, he's a Doctor, my mum's name is Nathaly she's Italian, she's got long black hair, brown eyes, she's slim and short, she works as an Italian teacher, my big brother's name is Jimy, he's 22. he's tall, he's got long black hair like my mum, he works with my mum as a Teacher

Submitted by dorispham_3101 on Fri, 06/02/2023 - 03:11

Dear me in the future!
Pham Nhu Quynh is my name. I'm grown in Vietnam- a beautiful country! I live in a not big family, just have my grandmother, my dad, my mom, my big brother and me. All members in my family is Vietnamese. My grandmother is 70 years old, but she is very healthy! My dad is a commando, so he has a brown skin. He's 48 years old. My mom is a primary teacher, she's 44 years old. My big brother is 18 years old, he is a 1st year student of information technology university Ho Chi Minh City, he is very kind, handsome and treat me well:)). And now is me, i'm 14 years old - a midde school student. I bring a burning dream of becoming a student at Nguyen Du high school for the Gifted, which is the top school in my country that my brother used to attend.
See myself in the future in 14 months! I hope you have achieved your dream:_)
Yourself in the past.

Submitted by NayYee on Thu, 04/27/2023 - 02:46

Hi Kelly!Hi Everyone!I'm the new here now.
I am IMiraitowa,this name is very strange ,so everyone can call me JJ.I'm near 15 years old.I have a big family. There are many family members in my big family.Let' s me introduce you in turn.The first one is my dad.His name is Andy.He's got balck long hair in the past.Now he's got black short hair, big eyes,a little beard,dimple.He's tall and a little fat.He's a breeding staff. I think he interested in news and take photos.In the past he likes to take photos for us.Sometimes he will be with us take photos. This is memory for us in Future. The second one is my lovely mum. Her name is Win.She's got black and white short hair,big eyes.She's medium height and medium weight.She's a housewife now.In past she is a manager.My mum she interested in learning more things.She always teachs as to study hard.The third one is my big sister.Her name is Rosie.She's a student. This year she's 17 years old.She's got short black hair,big eyes,one side dimple.She's a little fat and short.So she go to the gym everyday and do exercise.She interested in cooking but I don't like cooking.The fourth one is my brother.His name is Andy(same name with dad).He's a student.He's 10 years old.He is very disobedient and often provokes to beat him.He's got a brown short hair,big eyes,dimple.When he smiles his dimple pop out.He's short and a little fat.As well in my big family there have my many uncles,aunts and grandmas,cousins.I have 2 big cousin sister,1 big cousin brother, 2 younger sister,1 younger brother.Introduce myself again, My name is IMiraitowa.I'm 14.I'm a student.I've got blonde short hair, small eyes,dimple(BUT MY DIMPLE NOT LIKE MY LITTLE BROTHER, I'M JEALOUSE MY BROTHER DIMPLE HAhaha') !I can speak Chinese,English, a liitle Japanese and Burmese.I'm interested in Art.If you are interested in art, would you like to be my friend?If you are not interested, you can also?^_~Let me end with this. Write soon as possible.Nice to meet all of person.Best wishes for eveyone.Bye(再见(^///^)☆*: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

Submitted by jenni_2001 on Wed, 04/12/2023 - 00:55

Hi! everyone! I'm Jennifer. I'm going to talk about my family. In fact, I don’t have a big family. I live in a small house with my mum and my sister. My father died 15 years ago. My mum is Ecuadorian. She’s got long brown hair, brown eyes, and a small nose. She is a teacher and works in the school near my house. My sister is 23 years old. She’s got short blonde hair and brown eyes. She is a student, and she is studying medicine at the university. We’ve got two pet dogs. The first is named Caramela, she is small. The other is named Cococha, she is big because she is a husky. They are friendly and playful with people.

Submitted by LPMOJICA on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 04:38

Hi,I live with my mum, my dad and my two sisters, We live in BA. My mum´s name is Antonia. She's mexican and she is a merchant, she sells sweets.She's tall and slim, she's got short, brown hair and brown eyes. Mydad's name is Agustin. He's mexican too. He's shot and little fat.She's got short brown hair and brown eyes. He workss in a law firm, he's a lawyer. My sister Paty is 30 and is a nurse, My other sister Cinthya is 25 and is also a nurse. They Both exercise and work in a gym.

Submitted by CK on Fri, 03/24/2023 - 09:26

I live in Sweden. I have a normal family. I have a dad, mum and a big sister. We are all pretty small.

Submitted by haidar15 on Wed, 12/07/2022 - 09:12

Hi everybody
Yes, I have very big family, there is my grand father, I have two uncle and two aunty, and I live with my parents.

Submitted by antonio3043 on Sat, 01/07/2023 - 20:29

Who do you live with?
Hello everyone:

Let´s talk about my family. I live with my dad and mom in Mexico City, currently they support me with my studies. My dad was teacher in basic level, already he's retired. He's short and slim. Also he's a serious man because usually he doesn't like to talk with others. My mom is short, and she's got long, brown hair and brown eyes. She's sociable and kind with everybody, she's a housewife. As well, I have 4 brothers, my big sister is 30 years old, and my younger siblings are 14, 13, and 5 years old respectively. All of them are funny and great brothers with me, even though sometimes they bother me. All of them are handsome as me, but I think I'm the most! Lastly, I have a pet dog called Wero. It's a good dog, white and friendly.

Submitted by NilArn on Sun, 10/23/2022 - 15:29

Funny

Submitted by 21erashid on Thu, 07/13/2023 - 11:20

OHHHHHHHHH.........

Submitted by MeaMea on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 14:42

Let me tell you about my family. I have old brother, my mom, my dad, and my grandma. We live in Nederlands. But we from Japan.Because my dad work Nederland. My old brother and I go to international school. My old brother is 15 years. And he has black hair. Also me. my mom have brown hair and brown eyes. my dad have white hair. We don't have pet. I want a pet. If I get a pet, L'm I want a cat.

Submitted by shinta on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 09:30

No, I do not have big family. I live with my mother, my father, my young sister.

Submitted by futuer on Tue, 09/06/2022 - 22:24

Hi everyone :) I am somayeh , I wanna talk about my family ; well , I live with my mom , dad and my younger siblings ( samaneh and mostafa ) . we live in Iran , in ahvaz city and we speak farsi and arabic in home. my mom is so kind and friendly , she's housewife and she interested in art and reading books so much. about my dad : he's a nice man he is hardworking and smart , he interested in old music , swimming , English and korean movies . my sister's name is samaneh , she's 9 she so quiet ; we don't talk a lot together !! mostafa is my younger brother he's10 ; he's so fun and outgoing he interested in animations and computer games a lot . he's so cool :)) and lovely but I am sometimes boss him around !! hahaha ;)) hope you like it guys :) bye!

Submitted by LauraMar on Thu, 09/01/2022 - 23:38

DEAR KELLY I have a big family, we live in COLOMBIAN country, it is conformed by my mom, my dad, my brother, my grandmother, my aunt and my cousin and obviously me, we are pacific persons and very workers, my parents have their own factory.

Submitted by Adelyatam on Thu, 09/01/2022 - 16:32

My name is Adelya l am 12 years old. l live with my family.
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Submitted by Javiera_Ophelia on Tue, 03/01/2022 - 01:36

Good Evening . I have a small family . My mother is Roxana. She's a well person . She's 51 years old . My father is Genaro . He's 50 years old . He's a taxi driver . I have a sister , her name is Fernanda . She's a student . I have an adorable cat , his name's Niebla .

Submitted by Remix on Sun, 01/02/2022 - 06:35

Hi my name is Dulguun. I'm 15. I live in Mongolia. I haven't big family. I live in with my family. My dad name is John. He works in driver. He's got short black hair, brown eyes. My mum's name is Karen. She's works at school. She's got long brown hair brown eyes.
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Submitted by Chayanne on Fri, 12/17/2021 - 17:45

I dosn't have a big family, only is composed by 4 persons: I, my sister, my dad and my mother.

Submitted by Astudent on Thu, 12/02/2021 - 20:20

Hello,I'm a girl,at the moment I live with my parents and my little brother in Brazil. And I don't have a big family, i think.

Submitted by banvyle on Tue, 11/16/2021 - 01:30

Hi My name is Vy, I'm from Vietnam. I live in Ho Chi Minh City with my dad, mom, and younger brother. My dad's name is Vu, he is a worker, he's tall and he's got short black hair and black eyes. My mum's name is Trang, she's a worker too. she's got long black hair and black eyes. Finally, my younger brother has 14 years old, he's tall and he's got short black hair and black. He's a student. Every day, we have dinner and together watch TV. I love my family so much.
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Submitted by Meliodas on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 15:33

Hello Guys! My name is Swan Htet. I live with my mum and dad. We live in Burma(Myanmar) and it's a very beautiful country but sadly it's under the military coup right now. I have a medium house in my hometown, Paungde. My house have only one bed room, one bath room, one kitchen and one living room. My mum is a nurse and my father is an owner of pharmacy. My mother's got long black hair and dark eyes and my father has dark hair and black eyes. My mother is 49 years old and my father is 48 years old. We are not very rich but we are a happy family. Thank for your time. If i make mistakes I'm sorry for my bad grammar and I'm new comer to this website.

Submitted by LissaFoxy on Tue, 11/09/2021 - 16:41

Dear Sofia Let me tellyou about my family.l live with my mum, my dad and my small brother. I have cat and parrot. I go dancing and practice English. My brother go in nursery shool. Write soon and tell me about your family. Love Nika
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