Family members in German (parents, siblings...)
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You want to describe your family in German, but you are missing the proper vocabulary? Then you should have a look at this lesson! You will not only learn how the family members are called, also I will teach you some ways how to speak about your family.
Family is the most important thing in life! In the following lists you will find the most important vocabulary!
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the family | die Familie |
the father | der Vater |
the mother | die Mutter |
the child | das Kind |
the children | die Kinder |
the siblings | die Geschwister |
the sister | die Schwester |
the brother | der Bruder |
the son | der Sohn |
the daughter | die Tochter |
the wife | die Ehefrau |
the husband | der Ehemann |
the half-brother | der Halbbruder |
the half-sister | die Halbschwester |
the grandparents | die Großeltern |
the grandmother | die Großmutter |
the grandfather | der Großvater |
the grandchildren | die Enkelkinder |
the granddaughter | die Enkelin |
the grandson | der Enkel |
the uncle | der Onkel |
the aunt | die Tante |
the cousin (male) | der Cousin |
the cousin (female) | die Cousine |
the nephew | der Neffe |
the niece | die Nichte |
the stepfather | der Stiefvater |
the stepmother | die Stiefmutter |
the stepson | der Stiefsohn |
the stepdaughter | die Stieftochter |
the stepbrother | die Stiefbruder |
the stepsister | die Stiefschwester |
the parents-in-law | die Schwiegereltern |
the father-in-law | der Schwiegervater |
the mother-in-law | die Schwiegermutter |
the brother-in-law | der Schwager |
the sister-in-law | die Schwägerin |
the son-in-law | der Schwiegersohn |
the daughter-in-law | die Schwiegertochter |
single | ledig |
married | verheiratet |
divorced | geschieden |
widow | verwitmet |
separated | getrennt |
In the following list you can find some practical examples about how to use the beforehand showed vocabulary.
Do you have siblings? | Hast du Geschwister? |
I have a brother | Ich habe einen Bruder |
I have a half-sister | Ich habe eine Halbschwester |
My father's name is Otto | Mein Vater heißt Otto |
My mother is 50 years old | Meine Mutter ist 50 Jahre alt |
She is my wife | Sie ist meine Ehefrau |
He is my husband | Er ist mein Ehemann |
I am married | Ich bin verheiratet |
I am single | Ich bin Single |
My parents are divorced | Meine Eltern sind geschieden |
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