3.10 Vocabulary: The Family
From now on, vocabulary sections will appear at the end of each chapter to tie in with the topics which have been discussed. For each noun, both gender and plural will be given, as well as any peculiarities which the noun possesses. As the definite article of all plurals is "die", this will not be given with the plural of nouns. Unless otherwise indicated, you should assume that verbs are regular - i.e. have the normal endings which we have already seen.
We will start off with the family, followed by pets on the next page, such that you can describe your own family and pets to your friends:
Vocabulary 4: Male family members |
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Singular |
Plural |
husband |
der Mann |
Männer |
partner |
der Partner der Lebenspartner |
Partner Lebenspartner |
father |
der Vater |
Väter |
stepfather |
der Stiefvater |
Stiefväter |
father-in-law |
der Schwiegervater |
Schwiegerväter |
grandfather |
der Großvater
der Opa |
Großväter
Opas |
brother |
der Bruder |
Brüder |
stepbrother |
der Stiefbruder |
Stiefbrüder |
twin brother |
der Zwillingsbruder |
Zwillingsbrüder |
brother-in-law |
der Schwager |
Schwäger |
son |
der Sohn |
Söhne |
grandson |
der Enkel
der Enkelsohn |
Enkel
Enkelsöhne |
stepson |
der Stiefsohn |
Stiefsöhne |
son-in-law |
der Schwiegersohn |
Schwiegersöhne |
uncle |
der Onkel |
Onkel |
nephew |
der Neffe |
Neffen |
cousin (male) |
der Cousin |
Cousins |
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A German family in Hamburg |
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Vocabulary 5: Female family members |
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Singular |
Plural |
wife |
die Frau |
Frauen |
partner |
die Partnerin die Lebenspartnerin |
Partnerinnen Lebenspartnerinnen |
mother |
die Mutter |
Mütter |
stepmother |
die Stiefmutter |
Stiefmütter |
mother-in-law |
die Schwiegermutter |
Schwiegermütter |
grandmother |
die Großmutter
die Oma |
Großmütter
Omas |
sister |
die Schwester |
Schwestern |
stepsister |
die Stiefschwester |
Stiefschwestern |
twin sister |
die Zwillingsschwester |
Zwillingsschwestern |
sister-in-law |
die Schwägerin |
Schwägerinnen |
daughter |
die Tochter |
Töchter |
granddaughter |
die Enkelin |
Enkelinnen |
stepdaughter |
die Stieftochter |
Stieftöchter |
daughter-in-law |
die Schwiegertochter |
Schwiegertöchter |
aunt |
die Tante |
Tanten |
niece |
die Nichte |
Nichten |
cousin (female) |
die Cousine |
Cousinen |
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Cousins |
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Vocabulary 6: Neuter family members |
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Singular |
Plural |
girl |
das Mädchen |
Mädchen |
child |
das Kind |
Kinder |
grandchild |
das Enkelkind |
Enkelkinder |
stepchild |
das Stiefkind |
Stiefkinder |
only child |
das Einzelkind |
Einzelkinder |
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Vocabulary 7: Plural family members |
English |
German |
brothers and sisters |
Geschwister |
parents |
Eltern |
grandparents |
Großeltern |
step-parents |
Stiefeltern |
parents-in-law |
Schwiegereltern |
twins |
Zwillinge |
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Vocabulary 8: Family phrases |
Haben Sie Familie? |
Do you have any family? |
Haben Sie Kinder? |
Do you have any children? |
ich habe einen Sohn |
I have a son |
ich habe keine Kinder |
I have no children |
Hast du Geschwister? |
Do you have any brothers or sisters? |
ich habe eine Stiefschwester |
I have a step-sister |
ich habe keine Geschwister |
I have no brothers or sisters |
ich bin Einzelkind |
I am an only child |
ich bin verheiratet |
I am married |
ich wohne mit einem Partner zusammen
ich wohne mit einer Partnerin zusammen |
I live with my partner |
ich bin geschieden |
I am divorced |
ich bin ledig |
I'm not married |
ich bin verwitwet |
I am widowed |
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Chapter 3.11: Vocabulary: Pets
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