Talking about your friends and relatives is much more fun than just talking about yourself. So, let’s learn some useful words & phrases that will help you talk to others about the people you love most.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning German“.
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Family & Relatives
English | German | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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friendship [Sg] | Freundschaft | de-sing_friendship | friendships [Pl] | Freundschaften | de-plur_friendship |
family [Sg] | Familie | de-sing_family | families [Pl] | Familien | de-plur_family |
parents | Eltern | de-sing_parents |
father [Sg] | Vater | de-sing_father | fathers [Pl] | Väter | de-plur_father |
dad [Sg] | Papa | de-sing_dad | dads [Pl] | Papas | de-plur_dad |
daddy [Sg] | Papi | de-sing_daddy | daddies [Pl] | Papis | de-plur_daddy |
mother [Sg] | Mutter | de-sing_mother | mothers [Pl] | Mütter | de-plur_mother |
mom [Sg] | Mama | de-sing_mom | moms [Pl] | Mamas | de-plur_mom |
mommy [Sg] | Mami Mutti | de-sing_mommy de-sing_mommy-2 | mommies [Pl] | Mamis Muttis | de-plur_mommy de-plur_mommy-2 |
siblings / brothers and sisters | Geschwister | de-sing_siblingsbrothers-and-sisters |
brother [Sg] | Bruder | de-sing_brother | brothers [Pl] | Brüder | de-plur_brother |
sister [Sg] | Schwester | de-sing_sister | sisters [Pl] | Schwestern | de-plur_sister |
child [Sg] | Kind | de-sing_child | children [Pl] | Kinder | de-plur_child |
son [Sg] | Sohn | de-sing_son | sons [Pl] | Söhne | de-plur_son |
daughter [Sg] | Tochter | de-sing_daughter | daughters [Pl] | Töchter | de-plur_daughter |
grandparents | Großeltern | de-sing_grandparents |
grandfather [Sg] | Großvater | de-sing_grandfather | grandfathers [Pl] | Großväter | de-plur_grandfather |
grandpa [Sg] | Opa | de-sing_grandpa | grandpas [Pl] | Opas | de-plur_grandpa |
grandmother [Sg] | Großmutter | de-sing_grandmother | grandmothers [Pl] | Großmütter | de-plur_grandmother |
grandma [Sg] | Oma | de-sing_grandma | grandmas [Pl] | Omas | de-plur_grandma |
grandchild [Sg] | Enkel | de-sing_grandchild | grandchildren [Pl] | Enkel | de-plur_grandchild |
uncle [Sg] | Onkel | de-sing_uncle | uncles [Pl] | Onkel | de-plur_uncle |
aunt [Sg] | Tante | de-sing_aunt | aunts [Pl] | Tanten | de-plur_aunt |
cousin [Sg] | Cousin | de-sing_cousin | cousins [Pl] | Cousins | de-plur_cousin |
Love & Friendship
English | German | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|
love | Liebe | de-sing_love |
(to) love | lieben | de-sing_to-love |
I love you | Ich liebe dich | de-sing_i-love-you |
I love you very much | Ich liebe dich sehr | de-sing_i-love-you-very-much |
boyfriend [Sg] | Freund | de-sing_boyfriend | boyfriends [Pl] | Freunde | de-plur_boyfriend |
girlfriend [Sg] | Freundin | de-sing_girlfriend | girlfriends [Pl] | Freundinnen | de-plur_girlfriend |
Do you want to marry me? | Willst du mich heiraten? | de-sing_do-you-want-to-marry-me |
husband [Sg] | Ehemann | de-sing_husband | husbands [Pl] | Ehemänner | de-plur_husband |
wife [Sg] | Ehefrau | de-sing_wife | wives [Pl] | Ehefrauen | de-plur_wife |
married | verheiratet | de-sing_married |
married | verheiratet | de-sing_married |
friendship [Sg] | Freundschaft | de-sing_friendship | friendships [Pl] | Freundschaften | de-plur_friendship |
Notes:
1 as a man$as a woman2 as a man$as a woman
Vocabulary trainer: Family & Friends in German
How do you say
grandmother
in German?
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