A list of Vocabulary of the family in German
Vocabulary of the family in German
Home is where the heart is , they say . And what is in the home? Family! of course , so this is a very important section of the lesson . It’ll give all vocabulary of the family in German , and later in another lesson , you’ll learn how to describe your brothers and sisters or any person! And now to get started lets do some vocabulary .
Sohn | Son |
Tochter | Daughter |
Vater | Father |
Mutter | Mother |
Großvater | Grandfather |
Großmutter | Grandmother |
Opa | Grandpa |
Oma | Grandma |
Schwester | Sister |
Bruder | Brother |
Geschwister | Brothers & Sisters |
Enkel | Grandson |
Enkelin | Granddaughter |
Frau | Wife |
Mann | Husband |
Schwiegervater | Father-in-Law |
Schwiegertochter | Daugther-in-Law |
Schwager | Brother-in-law |
Schwägerin | Sister-in-law |
Schwiegermutter | Mother-in-law |
Schwiegersohn | Son-in-law |
Onkel | Uncle |
Tante | Aunt |
Mutti | Mutter |
Mama | Mutter |
Papa | Vater |
Now even though many of these Vocabulary of the family in German are common phrases you and me would say in everyday live , some of these are rather used when you are on a visit to grandmother’s , or things your mother would say . Maybe you notice some of these in the dialogue . Now you might be asking “How am I going to speak fluent German , if I just learn phrases? ” Like I said , these are basically from the dialogue , and you can study these to look at the word order . Also certain things are just differnt in German, like “Wie heißt du?” which translates literally to “How are you called?” when we use “What is your name?” .
Okay let get started on these common phrases :
- You have grown up so much (usual sentence used by Opa und Oma)
- Du bist ja richtig groß geworden
- Have you brought something for us ?
- Hast du uns etwas mitgebracht ?
- Now don’t be so excited .
- Nun sei nicht so aufgeregt .
- Let somebody come in .
- Jemanden hereinkommen lassen .
- (They) Have already been opened .
- (Sie) Wurden schon ausgepackt .
- To thank for something .
- (Sich) Bedanken für etwas .
Using Formal and Informal Pronouns in the Family
Some very conservative families might still use Sie with grandparents or even parents ! This is sometimes practiced in families of nobility or exterritorial cultural islands in which older German customs have survived . However, using “Sie” feels very outdated to the vast majority of people . In practically every family all members use du with each other .