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German A1 Lesson 4: Family Members – Vocabulary & How to Talk About Your Family

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German Family Members: Vocabulary & How to Talk About Your Family

Deutsch lernen — Die Familie

Talking about family is one of the most common topics in everyday German conversation — whether you're introducing yourself to new friends or chatting with a host family. This lesson gives you the core vocabulary and simple sentence patterns to describe who's who in your family.

Family Vocabulary

German WordPronunciationEnglish Meaning
die Familiedee fah-MEE-lee-ehthe family
der Vaterdair FAH-terthe father
die Mutterdee MOOT-terthe mother
die Elterndee EL-ternthe parents
der Bruderdair BROO-derthe brother
die Schwesterdee SHVES-terthe sister
der Sohndair zohnthe son
die Tochterdee TOKH-terthe daughter
der Großvaterdair GROHS-fah-terthe grandfather
die Großmutterdee GROHS-moot-terthe grandmother

Tip: every German noun has a gender — der (masculine), die (feminine), das (neuter). Learn each family word together with its article.

Talking About Your Family

Das ist mein Vater / meine Mutter. This is my father / my mother.
Ich habe einen Bruder und eine Schwester. I have a brother and a sister.
Wie viele Geschwister hast du? How many siblings do you have?

Example Conversation

Paul Hast du Geschwister? Do you have siblings?
Sofia Ja, ich habe eine Schwester. Und du? Yes, I have a sister. And you?
Paul Ich habe einen Bruder. Das ist meine ganze Familie. I have a brother. That's my whole family.

Practice Exercise

  1. Das ist mein _______. (father)
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    Vater
  2. Die _______ von meinem Vater und meiner Mutter. (the parents)
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    Eltern
  3. Ich habe eine _______. (sister)
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    Schwester
  4. Wie viele _______ hast du? (siblings)
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    Geschwister
  5. Meine _______ ist die Mutter von meiner Mutter. (grandmother)
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    Großmutter
Tip: Draw your own family tree and label each person in German — visual practice like this makes vocabulary stick much faster than lists alone.

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