GermanA1Lesson 4.1
🇩🇪 German A1 · Lesson 4.1

Meine Familie — Family members

Talk about your family and say who people are.

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Someone describes their small family.

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die Mutterthe mother 🔊
der Vaterthe father 🔊
der Bruderthe brother 🔊
die Schwesterthe sister 🔊
mein / meinemy (m.,n. / f.,pl.) 🔊
ich habeI have 🔊

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« Ich habe eine Schwester und einen Bruder. » 🔊
I have a sister and a brother.
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Pronunciation

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Hast du Geschwister? 🔊Do you have siblings?
Ja, ich habe eine Schwester und einen Bruder. 🔊Yes, I have a sister and a brother.
Und deine Eltern? 🔊And your parents?
Meine Mutter ist Lehrerin und mein Vater ist Arzt. 🔊My mother is a teacher and my father is a doctor.
Grammar in focus · mein / meine

« Mein » before masculine/neuter nouns (mein Vater), « meine » before feminine and all plurals (meine Mutter, meine Eltern).

Write it yourself

Write 2–3 sentences about your family: who they are and what one of them does.

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Gut! « mein Vater », « meine Mutter », « meine Eltern ».

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1. “My sister” is…
2. « ich habe » means…
3. Before feminine/plural use…
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