The woman I work for The things I’m thinking of In Spanish you can never do this. It is wrong and it sounds awful!!! The man (that) I told you about – El hombre de quien te hablé The pen (that) I signed with – El boli con el que firmé The woman (who) I work for – La mujer para quien trabajo The things (that) I’m thinking of – Las cosas en (las) que estoy pensando When the relative refers to an abstract idea, use lo que instead: Todavía no sé lo que quiero – I still don’t know what I want Lo que dices es increíble – what you say is incredible Whose is cuyo in Spanish, and it has a feminine form (cuya) and a plural form (cuyos, cuyas). It must agree with the thing being owned, not the owner: El niño, cuya madre llegó tarde, estaba triste – The boy, whose mum was late, was sad. La niña, cuyo padre llegó tarde, estaba triste – The girl, whose dad was late, was sad.
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