The Family. Absolute Beginner #11

The Family. Absolute Beginner #11Show Podcast Information Welcome
to a typical German family! Let’s see what everybody is called.
Let’s start with the parents. Parents are called „Eltern“ by the
way. Eltern. Father and mother are very similar to the English
words, they are „der Vater“ und „die Mutter“. Always learn the
article with the words, that makes it so much easier later on! Then
there is the child, „das Kind“. Das Kind. Very important in almost
every family are the grandparents. „Die Großeltern“. Die
Großeltern. They are „der Großvater“ and „die Großmutter“. Kids
often call them „Oma“ and „Opa“. Oma is Grandma, Opa is Grandpa.
Maybe the kid has siblings. Siblings are called „Geschwister“. Die
Geschwister. There is the sister, „die Schwester“, and the brother,
„der Bruder“. Schwester und Bruder. On Sunday there will be a visit
by an uncle. „Der Onkel“ is coming to visit. He is bringing his
wife, „seine Frau“. Die Frau. Or to be more precise: Die Ehefrau -
if they are married. He is also bringing his kids, who are the
cousins of the kid we are talking about. Der Cousin und die
Cousine. There are German words for the cousins, but they are very
outdated and we use the French words with French pronunciation.
Cousin und Cousine. Let’s make it a little more complicated. If I
have a sister and she is married, then her husband is my
„Schwager“. Der Schwager. If I have a brother and he is married,
then his wife is my „Schwägerin“. Die Schwägerin. If I am an aunt
myself, eine „Tante“, die Tante, then I have nieces and nephews.
They are called Nichten und Neffen. „Die Nichte“ is the niece and
„Der Neffe“ is the nephew.