Core family vocabulary
Mutter
mother
Vater
father
Bruder
brother
Schwester
sister
Oma
grandmother
Opa
grandfather
Sohn
son
Tochter
daughter
Additional family words
Familie
family
Eltern
parents
Always plural in German
Mann
husband
Frau
wife
Also means "woman" or "Mrs."
A ready-made sentence chunk
Das ist meine Mutter. — This is my mother.
Das ist mein Vater. — This is my father.
Mein Bruder heißt Max. — My brother is called Max.
Meine Schwester heißt Anna. — My sister is called Anna.
Note: "mein" and "meine" are covered fully in the Grammar Zone. Use the chunks above without worrying about why yet.
Practice
What is "Oma" in English?
"Mein Bruder heißt Max." — What does this mean?
Which word means "daughter" in German?
"Das ist meine Schwester." — Who is this?
What is the German word for "grandfather"?