Family members in German (parents, siblings...)

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.

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1.A complete list of family members in German
1.1.Parents and children
1.2.Grandparents and grandchildren
1.3.Uncles, aunts, cousins and nephews
1.4.Stepfamily
1.5.Family in-law
1.6.Relationship-status
2.Talking about family in German
3.Exercises
3.1.Family in German: Vocabulary trainer 2
3.2.Family in German: Vocabulary trainer 3
3.3.Family in German: Vocabulary trainer 1

A complete list of family members in German

Family is the most important thing in life! In the following lists you will find the most important vocabulary!

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Parents and children

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

Grandparents and grandchildren

the grandparents	die Großeltern
the grandmother	die Großmutter
the grandfather	der Großvater
the grandchildren	die Enkelkinder
the granddaughter	die Enkelin
the grandson	der Enkel

familie

Uncles, aunts, cousins and nephews

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

Stepfamily

the stepfather	der Stiefvater
the stepmother	die Stiefmutter
the stepson	der Stiefsohn
the stepdaughter	die Stieftochter
the stepbrother	die Stiefbruder
the stepsister	die Stiefschwester

Family in-law

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

Relationship-status

single	ledig
married	verheiratet
divorced	geschieden
widow	verwitmet
separated	getrennt

Talking about family in German

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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