The Search for Beethoven - German - Vifin Course Creator

Introduction to lesson

When you have finished this lesson you can:

Name family members
Describe family relationships
talking about what you’re thinking, believing, hoping

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When you have finished this lesson you can:

Name family members
Describe family relationships
talking about what you’re thinking, believing, hoping

Listen to the conversation

Elisabeth, Bruno and Steve talk about family. Notice the words they use about family members.

Touch the video to start it.

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Elisabeth, Bruno and Steve talk about family. Notice the words they use about family members.

Touch the video to start it.

Exercise to video

Where does Elisabeth originally come from?

	Vienna
	Germany
	Salzburg

Family

If a man and a woman decides to spend their future life together, they have many ways to describe and name their relationship. You can marry in religious communities but if you want your marriage to be recognized by state you have to get married in a registry office. If the partners decide not to marry, they have the possibility to register their partnership. In Germany same-sex marriage is possible, in Austria it is still not possible.

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Married people

How explained in the first chapter, this terms are seldom used in the spoken language.

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How explained in the first chapter, this terms are seldom used in the spoken language.

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der Ehemann - die Ehemänner pl.

Husband/s

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meine Frau

my woman = my wife

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Seine Frau heißt Elisabeth.

His wife’s name is Elisabeth.

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die Ehefrau - die Ehefrauen pl.

Wife/Wives

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mein Mann

my man = my husband

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Mein Mann arbeitet im Museum.

My husband works in the museum.

Boyfriend and girlfriend

In German, there is a small, but significant language difference between being in love with someone and being only friends. The nouns are the same: Freund/Freundin.

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In German, there is a small, but significant language difference between being in love with someone and being only friends. The nouns are the same: Freund/Freundin.

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der Freund m - die Freunde pl.

the friend/s

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mein Freund m

my boyfriend

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ein Freund m

a friend

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Mein Freund und ich schlafen im Zelt.

My boyfriend and I sleep in the tent.

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die Freundin f - die Freundinnen pl.

the friend/s (female)

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meine Freundin f

my girlfriend

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eine Freundin f

a friend (female)

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Ich gehe mit einer Freundin ins Kino.

I go to the cinema with a friend.

Civil status

If you are asked about your civil status, say:

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If you are asked about your civil status, say:

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verheiratet

married

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Seid ihr verheiratet?

Are you married?

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verwitwet

widowed

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Sie ist verwitwet.

She’s widowed.

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single official term alleinstehend

single

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Ich bin Single.

I am single

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geschieden

divorced

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Sie sind geschieden.

They are divorced.

Exercise 1

Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag them to the corresponding word on the right side.

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Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag them to the corresponding word on the right side.

		my husband
		my boyfriend
		divorced
		married

Exercise 2

Say that yours husband’s name is Bruno.

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Say that yours husband’s name is Bruno.

Correct

Wrong

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Live together

If you live with someone you use the word zusammenleben. This is a regular verb and it is used with "mit + dative"

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If you live with someone you use the word zusammenleben. This is a regular verb and it is used with "mit + dative"

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zusammen|leben, part. II: zusammengelebt

to live together

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Ich lebe mit meinem Freund zusammen.

I live together with my boyfriend.

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Ich bin geschieden und lebe mit meinen Kindern zusammen.

I'm divorced and living with my children.

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allein

alone

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Ich lebe allein.

I live alone.

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sich trennen reg. - part. II: sich getrennt

to separate

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Wir haben uns getrennt.

We separated.

Parents - mother - father

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die Mutter - die Mütter pl.

the mother/s

Terms of endearment for the mother are: Mama, Mami

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Terms of endearment for the mother are: Mama, Mami

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die Familie - die Familien pl.

the family/ies

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Meine Eltern sind verheiratet.

My parents are married.

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der Vater - die Väter pl.

the father/s

Terms of endearment for the father are: Papa, Papi

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Terms of endearment for the father are: Papa, Papi

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die Eltern pl.

the parents

Children - sons - daughters

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das Kind - die Kinder pl.

the child/ren

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der Sohn m - die Söhne pl.

the son/s

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die Tochter - die Töchter pl

the daughter/s

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Ich habe drei Kinder, zwei Söhne und eine Tochter.

I have three children, two sons and a daughter.

Exercise 3

What does Steve say?

	He lives in Bristol together with his friend Sheena and her son Phil.
	He lives in Bristol together with his wife Sheena and their son Phil.
	He lives in Bristol together with his girlfriend Sheena and their son Phil.
	He lives in Bristol together with his girlfriend Sheena and her son Phil.

Exercise 4

Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag them to the corresponding word on the right side.

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Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag them to the corresponding word on the right side.

		My father lives together with his girlfriend.
		I live alone with my dog.
		My parents have separated.
		I have two daughters.

Siblings - brother - sister

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die Geschwister pl.

siblings

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der Bruder m - die Brüder pl.

brother

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die Schwester f - die Schwestern pl.

sister

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Er hat zwei Geschwister, einen Bruder und eine Schwester.

He has two siblings, a brother and a sister.

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die Zwillinge pl.

the twins

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der Zwillingsbruder

the twin brother

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Wir sind Zwillinge.

We are twins.

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das Einzelkind n

the only child

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Ich bin Einzelkind.

I’m a only child.

Older and younger siblings

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alt

old

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mein älterer Bruder

my older brother

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groß

big

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älter

older

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mein ältester Bruder

my oldest brother

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sein großer Bruder

his big brother

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jung

young

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meine jüngere Schwester

my younger sister

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das mittlere Kind

the middle child

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jünger

younger

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meine jüngste Schwester

my youngest sister

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klein

little

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ihre kleine Schwester

her little sister

Half-sibling

If siblings only share either mother or father use this terms:

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If siblings only share either mother or father use this terms:

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die Halbgeschwister pl.

the half-siblings

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der Halbbruder - die Halbbrüder pl.

the half-brother/s

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die Halbschwester - die Halbschwestern pl.

the half-sister/s

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die Stiefgeschwister pl.

the stepsiblings

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der Stiefbruder m - die Stiefbrüder pl.

the stepbrother/s

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die Stiefschwester f - die Steifschwestern pl.

the stepsister/s

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Ich habe drei Geschwister: einen Halbbruder, einen Zwillingsbruder und eine kleine Schwester.

I have three siblings. A half-brother, a twin brother and a little sister.

Exercise 5

Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag them to the corresponding word on the right side.

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Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag them to the corresponding word on the right side.

		the younger sister
		the middlest sister
		the little brother
		the oldest brother

Exercise 6

What does the boy say?

	He has four siblings: a younger brother, a twin brother and two half-sister.
	He has four siblings: a older sister, a twin sister and two half-brothers.
	He has four siblings: a younger sister, a twin sister and two half-brothers.
	He has four sisters. a older sister, a twin sister and two half-sisters.

Grandparents

Grandparents, the parents of parents, are named with die Großeltern.

Terms of endearment for the grandmother are: Oma

Terms of endearment for the grandfather are: Opa

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Grandparents, the parents of parents, are named with die Großeltern.

Terms of endearment for the grandmother are: Oma

Terms of endearment for the grandfather are: Opa

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die Großmutter f - die Großmütter pl.

the grandmother/s

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Oma

grandma

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die Urgroßmutter f - die Urgroßmütter pl.

the great-grandmother/s

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die Urgroßeltern pl.

the great-grandparents

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der Großvater m - die Großväter pl.

the grandfather/s

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Opa

grandpa

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der Urgroßvater m - die Urgroßväter pl.

the great-grandfather/s

Grandchildren

When talking about children's children you say:

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When talking about children's children you say:

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der Enkel m

the grandson

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die Enkelin f

the granddaughter

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die Enkel pl., die Enkelkinder

the grandchildren

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Meine Enkelkinder Hanni und Nanni sind Zwillinge.

My grandchildren Hanny and Nanny are twins.

The next generations always get a (or one more) “Ur-” before: die Urenkel.

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The next generations always get a (or one more) “Ur-” before: die Urenkel.

Exercise 7

Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag them to the corresponding word on the right side.

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Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag them to the corresponding word on the right side.

		the middlest sister
		the oldest brother
		the great-grandmother
		the little brother

Exercise 8

Say that your grandmother has seven grandchildren.

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Say that your grandmother has seven grandchildren.

Correct

Wrong

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Parents-in-law and children-in-law

If you are married you get some “new” parents:

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If you are married you get some “new” parents:

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die Schwiegereltern

the parents-in-law

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die Schwiegermutter f - die Schwiegermütter pl.

the mother/s-in-law

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die Schwiegertochter f - die Schwiegertöchter pl.

the daughter/s-in-law

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die Schwägerin f - die Schwägerinnen pl.

the sister/s-in-law

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Der Bruder von meiner Frau ist mein Schwager.

The brother of my wife is my brother-in-law.

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Meine Schwiegereltern sind sehr nett.

My parents-in-law are very nice.

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der Schwiegervater m - die Schwiegerväter pl.

the father/s-in-law

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der Schwiegersohn m - die Schwiegersöhne pl.

the son/s-in-law

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der Schwager m - die Schwäger pl.

he brother/s-in-law

Uncles & aunts & their children

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die Tante f - die Tanten pl.

the aunt/s

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die Nichte f - die Nichten pl.

the niece/s

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der Cousin m - die Cousins pl.

the cousin/s

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der Onkel m - die Onkel pl.

the uncle/s

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der Neffe m - die Neffen pl.

the nephew/s

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die Cousine f - die Cousinen pl.

the cousins

Exercise 9

Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag them to the corresponding word on the right side.

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Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag them to the corresponding word on the right side.

		the brother-in-law
		the mother-in-law
		the niece
		the nephew

Exercise 10

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What is said?

	The daughter of my aunt is my cousin.
	The son of my uncle is my cousin.
	The daughter of my uncle is my cousin.
	The son of my aunt is my cousin.

The genitive

In german, the genitive designates a relationship between two nouns in which one of them belongs to the other. The “owner” is in genitive and after the noun belonging (to) him/her.

der Vater des Kindes [the child’s father]

die Frau meines Bruders [my brother’s wife]

die Tochter seiner Schwester [his sister’s daughter]

! Exception: Names stand before the noun that belongs to the person and gets - independent of the gender - the ending “-s”.

Elisabeths Mann [Elisabeth’s husband]

Paulas Tante [Paula’s aunt]

Exception: All names ending with -s, -tz, -x or -z. This is not pronounceable with an additional "-s", so it is omitted. In written German, there is an apostroph:

Fritz'Cousine

! Remember: These are the endings of articles and nouns in genitive:

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In german, the genitive designates a relationship between two nouns in which one of them belongs to the other. The “owner” is in genitive and after the noun belonging (to) him/her.

der Vater des Kindes [the child’s father]

die Frau meines Bruders [my brother’s wife]

die Tochter seiner Schwester [his sister’s daughter]

! Exception: Names stand before the noun that belongs to the person and gets - independent of the gender - the ending “-s”.

Elisabeths Mann [Elisabeth’s husband]

Paulas Tante [Paula’s aunt]

Exception: All names ending with -s, -tz, -x or -z. This is not pronounceable with an additional "-s", so it is omitted. In written German, there is an apostroph:

Fritz'Cousine

! Remember: These are the endings of articles and nouns in genitive:

* There are some masculine nouns in German, so-called weak nouns, building their genitive with -(e)n.

For example: der Junge - des Jungen [the boy]

der Architekt - des Architekten [the architect]

To be sure how it is right you can use a dictionary. There the genitive ending is often extra specified.

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* There are some masculine nouns in German, so-called weak nouns, building their genitive with -(e)n.

For example: der Junge - des Jungen [the boy]

der Architekt - des Architekten [the architect]

To be sure how it is right you can use a dictionary. There the genitive ending is often extra specified.

Exercise 11

Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag them to the corresponding word on the right side.

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Arrange correctly: Click at the speaker-button on the left and drag them to the corresponding word on the right side.

		my mother’s nephew
		my nephew’s mother
		his stepbrother’s grandfather
		his grandfather’s stepbrother

Exercise 12

Transform the terms in parentheses in genitive and insert they into the phrases.

For example: das Buch __________ (meine Tante)

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Transform the terms in parentheses in genitive and insert they into the phrases.

For example: das Buch __________ (meine Tante)

das Auto ________________ (mein Vater)

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das Auto ________________ (mein Vater)

Correct

Wrong

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_________________ Geschwister (Bruno)

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_________________ Geschwister (Bruno)

Correct

Wrong

Answered

die Tante ________________ (seine Mutter)

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die Tante ________________ (seine Mutter)

Correct

Wrong

Answered

die Schwiegermutter _____________ (der Enkel)

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die Schwiegermutter _____________ (der Enkel)

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Exercise 13

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What does she say?

	My aunt’s daughter is my cousin.
	My mother’s brother is my uncle.
	My daughter’s aunt is my sister.
	My uncle’s father is my grandfather.

Exercise 14

Say this is your boyfriend’s daughter.

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Say this is your boyfriend’s daughter.

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Talking about family

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schwanger sein

to be pregnant

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sich sehen conj. like sehen part. II: sich gesehen haben

to meet, Lit.: to see each other

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sich verstehen reg. - part. II: sich verstanden haben

to get along

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die ganze Familie

the whole family

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Sie ist schwanger.

She’s pregnant.

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Wir sehen uns oft.

We see each other often.

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Verstehst du dich gut mit deinen Geschwistern? - Ja, wir verstehen uns gut.

Do you get along well with your siblings? - Yes, we get along well.

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Weihnachten trifft sich die ganze Familie.