German - Family

Hast du Geschwister?

Do you have any brothers or sisters?

Meaning: Do you have any brothers or sisters?

When to use: Use this informal question when you want to know whether someone has siblings. For formal situations, use "Haben Sie Geschwister?"

Ich habe ___ Brüder und ___ Schwestern.

I have ___ brothers and ___ sisters.

Meaning: I have ___ brothers and ___ sisters.

When to use: Use this frame to state the number of brothers and sisters you have. For one brother say "einen Bruder", for one sister say "eine Schwester"; use plural after 2+.

Tip: Beginner learners sometimes say the plural after 'eins' (one). Use the singular: 'einen Bruder', 'eine Schwester'.

Ich bin Einzelkind.

I'm an only child.

Meaning: I'm an only child.

When to use: Say this when you have no siblings. This is a common and natural sentence—no article is used.

Er ist mein ___.

He is my ___.

Meaning: He is my ___.

When to use: Use this structure to identify a male relative or role (e.g., Vater, Bruder). Remember to use 'mein' for masculine and neuter nouns.

Tip: Learners sometimes use 'meine' with masculine nouns. Use 'mein' for masculine/neuter nouns (mein Bruder, mein Kind).

Sie ist meine ___.

She is my ___.

Meaning: She is my ___.

When to use: Use this to identify a female relative or role (e.g., Mutter, Schwester). Use 'meine' for feminine nouns.

Mit wem wohnst du zusammen?

Who do you live with?

Meaning: Who do you live with?

When to use: Ask this informal question to learn about someone's household members. For formal situations say: 'Mit wem wohnen Sie zusammen?'

Ich wohne mit ___ zusammen.

I live with my ___.

Meaning: I live with my ___.

When to use: Use this sentence to state who you share a home with. After 'mit' use the dative case, e.g. 'mit meiner Mutter' or 'mit meinen Eltern'.

Tip: Remember 'mit' requires dative: many learners forget and say nominative forms like 'mit meine Mutter' instead of 'mit meiner Mutter'.

Hast du Kinder?

Do you have children?

Meaning: Do you have children?

When to use: Ask this neutral question when you want to know whether someone has kids. Formal: 'Haben Sie Kinder?'

Ich bin verheiratet.

I'm married.

Meaning: I'm married.

When to use: Use this simple sentence to state your marital status.

Wie viele seid ihr in deiner Familie?

How many people are in your family?

Meaning: How many people are in your family?

When to use: Ask this informal question to find out the size of someone's family. A more formal variant: 'Aus wie vielen Personen besteht deine Familie?'.

Wir sind ___ Personen in meiner Familie.

There are ___ people in my family.

Meaning: There are ___ people in my family.

When to use: Use this sentence to state the number of people in your family. You can also say 'In meiner Familie sind wir ___.'

Meine Familie ist ___.

My family is ___.

Meaning: My family is ___.

When to use: Describe your family with simple adjectives like 'groß', 'klein', 'nett' or 'laut'. The adjective follows 'Meine Familie ist ...'.

Meine Eltern sind ___.

My parents are ___.

Meaning: My parents are ___.

When to use: Use this to describe your parents' relationship or status, e.g., 'geschieden', 'verheiratet' or 'getrennt'.