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September 13, 2020 by Michelle Margaret Fajkus Hispanic Culture, Our Top Picks 0 comments

29 Sweet Grandparents Day Quotes in Spanish to Make You Smile

Today is National Grandparents Day! 

Grandparents are undoubtedly special. They’re a unique kind of family; loving, caring, and patient. 

If you’re lucky enough to still have grandparents, visit them, cherish them and celebrate them while you can. Now is the ideal time to tell them how much you love them with some quotes in Spanish. If your grandparents have passed away, take some time to commemorate and remember them today.

Show Your Love

Shower your grandparents with the same love they’ve given you since you were born. You can send them a handmade card, write a heartfelt email, or post a sweet picture of the two of you on social media. Show your grandparents how much you care about them and how important they are to you. 

Abuelito / Abuelita, gracias por ser luz en mi camino, alegría en mi dia y quien me da todo su cariño. ¡Te quiero!

Grandpa / Grandma, thank you for being the light on my path, joy in my day and always caring for me. I love you!

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Inspirational Quotes in Spanish on Grandparents

Here are 29 Grandparents Day wisdom quotes (in Spanish and English) that you can use to express care, admiration, and appreciation for the elders you love. These quotes will make you smile to remember your beloved abuelos or smile in gratitude for still having them in your life.

Anonymous Quotes in Spanish

1. El mejor lugar para estar cuando estés triste es el regazo de la abuela. 

“The best place to be when you’re sad is Grandma’s lap.” 

2. Un abuelo es un poco padre, un poco maestro, y un poco mejor amigo. / Una abuela es una parte madre, una parte maestra, y una parte mejor amiga.

“A grandparent is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend.” 

3. Los abuelos son el mejor tipo de grandes. 

“Grandparents are the best kind of grownups.”

4. Los abuelos son como las estrellas. No siempre los ves, pero sabes que están allí.

“Grandparents are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re there.”

5. Los abuelos hacen el mundo un poco más suave, un poco más bondadoso, y un poco más calientito.

“Grandparents make the world a little softer, a little kinder, and a little warmer.” 

6. Si nada esta bien, llama a tu abuelita.

“If nothing is going well, call your grandmother.” 

7. Los nietos no necesitan muchos juguetes. Lo mejor para un nieto es tener un abuelo con quien jugar.

“Grandchildren don’t need a lot of toys. The best thing a grandchild can have is a grandparent who gets down on the floor and plays with them.” 

8. Los nietos son la conexión al futuro para el abuelos. Los abuelos son la conexión al pasado para los nietos.

“Grandchildren are a grandparent’s link to the future. Grandparents are the child’s link to the past.” 

9. Los abuelos toquen nuestros manitos por solo un rato, pero tienen nuestros corazones por siempre.

“Grandparents hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever.” 

10. Un abuelo es viejo por fuera pero joven por dentro.

“A grandparent is old on the outside but young on the inside.” 

11. El mejor remedio para una Abu es el amor de sus nietos. 

“The best medicine for a grandma is the love of her grandchildren.”

12. El valor de una abuela en vida es inmenso porque no guía con sabiduría, no reprende con justicia y nos ama doblemente porque solamente ella es dos veces madre.

“The value of a living grandmother is immense because she guides us with wisdom, reprimands us with justice, and loves us doubly because only she is twice a mother.” 

13. Un abuelo es una persona con plata en su pelo y oro en su corazón.

“A grandparent is a person with silver in their hair and gold in their heart.”

14. Las abuelas son mamás con muchas heladas.

“Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting.”

15. Las abuelas nunca acaban con los abrazos ni las galletas.

“Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies.” 

16. Los abuelos existen para amar y arreglar cosas.

“Grandfathers are for loving and fixing things.” 

Quotes in Spanish on Remembering Our Grandparents Fondly

17. Dónde quiera que estes quiero decirte que te tengo en mi mente y en mi corazón por siempre.

“Wherever you are, I want to tell you that you are in my heart and mind forever.” 

18. Sé que me cuidas desde el cielo y aunque pasen años, jamás te olvidaré.

“I know that you care for me from heaven and although the years pass, I will never forget you.” 

19. Mi abuela siempre decía que el mejor regalo era la salud. Y yo sonreía sabiendo que el mejor regalo era ella.

“My grandmother always said that the best gift was health. And I smiled knowing that the best gift was her.”

20. Solo se muere cuando se olvida, y yo nunca te olvido. 

“You only die when they forget you, and I never forget you.” – Coco (la película)

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Wisdom Quotes in Spanish from Famous Folks

21. No eliges a tu familia. Ellos son el regalo de Dios para ti, como tu eres para ellos.

“You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.” – Desmond Tutu

22. Un niño necesita un abuelo, cualquier abuelo, para crecer más seguramente en un mundo desconocido.

“A child needs a grandparent, anybody’s grandparent, to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world.” – Charles and Ann Morse

23. Los abuelos, como los héroes, son tan necesario para el crecimiento del niño como vitaminas.

“Grandparents, like heroes, are as necessary to a child’s growth as vitamins.” – Joyce Allston

24. Nadie puede ser para los niños pequeños lo que pueda hacer los abuelos. En una manera, los abuelos salpican polvo de estrellas en las vidas de los niños chiquitos.  

“Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.” – Alex Haley

25. Cuando los abuelos entran por la puerta, la disciplina se vuela por la ventana.

“When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window.” – Ogden Nash

26. Seguramente, dos de las experiencias más satisfactorios en la vida tienen que ser siendo un nieto o un abuelo.

“Surely, two of the most satisfying experiences in life must be those of being a grandchild or a grandparent.” – Donald A. Norberg

27. El juguete más sencillo, uno que el niño más pequeño puede usar, se llama un abuelo.

“The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.” – Sam Levenson

28. Una casa necesita una abuela dentro.

“A house needs a grandma in it.” – Louisa May Alcott

29. De verdad no entiendes algo sino que puedas explicarlo a tu abuela.

“You really do not understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.” – Albert Einstein

¡Feliz dia de los abuelos!

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