1.1.4 Talking about relationships

• The German word for 'father' is der Vater
• The German word for 'brother' is der Bruder
• The German word for 'grandfather' is der Großvater
• The German word for 'uncle' is der Onkel
• The German word for 'male cousin' is der Cousin
• Match the German family member vocabulary with their English translation:

  der Vater ↔️ father

  die Mutter ↔️ mother

  der Bruder ↔️ brother

  die Schwester ↔️ sister
• Meine Großmutter ist sehr nett means 'My grandmother is very nice'.


  True
• Meine Mutter ist älter als mein Vater means 'My mother is older than my father'.


  True
• What do possessive pronouns in German indicate?

  Ownership
• The possessive pronoun "mein" means "my" in English.


  True
• What does the German possessive pronoun "sein" mean in English?

  His
• The German possessive pronoun for "our" is unser
• The formal German possessive pronoun for "your" is "Ihr".


  True
• The German sentence "Dein Hund ist sehr lieb" translates to "Your dog is very sweet".
• The comparative form "älter" means "older" in English.


  True
• The German phrase "Ich habe eine große Familie" translates to "I have a big family".
• What does the German phrase "Ich verstehe mich gut mit meiner Cousine" mean in English?

  I get along well with my cousin
• What do possessive pronouns indicate in German?

  Ownership
• Comparative forms are used to compare characteristics between family members in German.


  True
• "Ich habe eine große Familie." (I have a big family.)
• What does "humorvoll" mean in English?

  humorous
• "Der Vater" means father in English.
• What is the German word for "male cousin"?

  der Cousin
• "Meine Großmutter ist sehr nett." (My grandmother is very nice.)
• Comparative forms like "jünger" and "größer" are used to compare characteristics between family members.


  True
• The German word for 'mother' is 'die Mutter'.


  True
• The German word for 'sister' is 'die Schwester'.


  True
• The German word for 'grandmother' is 'die Großmutter'.

  True
• The German word for 'aunt' is 'die Tante'.


  True
• The German word for 'female cousin' is 'die Cousine'.


  True
• Ich habe einen Bruder und eine Schwester
• Possessive pronouns in German include mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser, euer, ihr, and Ihr
• Mein Bruder ist größer als ich
• Match the German possessive pronoun with its English meaning:

  mein ↔️ my

  dein ↔️ your (singular familiar)

  sein ↔️ his

  ihr ↔️ her
• The German possessive pronoun for "your (singular familiar)" is dein
• The possessive pronoun "ihr" can mean both "her" and "their" in English.


  True
• What does the German possessive pronoun "euer" mean in English?

  Your (plural familiar)
• What does the German sentence "Das ist mein Bruder" mean in English?

  That is my brother
• Match the German comparative form with its English meaning:

  älter ↔️ older

  jünger ↔️ younger

  größer ↔️ bigger

  kleiner ↔️ smaller
• What does the German sentence "Mein Bruder ist größer als ich" mean in English?

  My brother is bigger than me