FAMILY WORDS FOR BEGINNERS

German Family Vocabulary

Learn German family vocabulary with articles, pronunciation, English meanings, Urdu translations and useful beginner sentences.

Talk about family in simple German

Family vocabulary is useful for introductions, forms and everyday conversation. Learn each family noun with its article and plural where provided.

This resource also shows beginner sentence patterns for saying who someone is, where they live and what is or is not true.

جرمن میں خاندان کے الفاظ

خاندان کے الفاظ سیکھتے وقت اسم کے ساتھ der، die یا das بھی یاد کریں۔ mein/meine جیسے possessive الفاظ سے آپ “میرا/میری” کے جملے بنا سکتے ہیں۔

FAMILY VOCABULARY

German, pronunciation, English and Urdu

GermanPronunciationEnglishUrdu
die Familie, Familiendee fa-MEE-lee-ehfamilyخاندان
der Bruder, Brüderdair BROO-derbrotherبھائی
die Schwester, Schwesterndee SHVES-tersisterبہن
das Kind, Kinderdas kintchildبچہ
die Zeit, Zeitendee tsytetimeوقت
die Mutter, Mütterdee MOOT-er, MÜT-ermotherماں
der Vater, Väterdair FAH-ter, FAY-terfatherباپ
die Elterndee EL-ternparentsوالدین
der Sohn, Söhnedair zohn, ZÖÖ-nehsonبیٹا
die Tochter, Töchterdee TOKH-ter, TÖKH-terdaughterبیٹی
verheiratetfair-HY-rah-tetmarriedشادی شدہ
ledigLAY-dikhsingle (marital status)غیر شادی شدہ
die Großmutter, Großmütterdee GROHS-moot-er, GROHS-müt-ergrandmotherدادی / نانی
der Großvater, Großväterdair GROHS-fah-ter, GROHS-fay-tergrandfatherدادا / نانا
die Geschwisterdee geh-SHVIS-tersiblingsبہن بھائی
FAMILY SENTENCES

10 examples to practise

1

Ich habe keine Zeit. Das ist nicht teuer.

ikh HAH-beh KY-neh tsyte. das ist nikht TOY-er.

I have no time. That is not expensive.

میرے پاس وقت نہیں ہے۔ یہ مہنگا نہیں ہے۔

2

Mein Bruder wohnt hier. Meine Schwester wohnt nicht hier.

myne BROO-der vohnt heer. MY-neh SHVES-ter vohnt nikht heer.

My brother lives here. My sister does not live here.

میرا بھائی یہاں رہتا ہے۔ میری بہن یہاں نہیں رہتی۔

3

Meine Mutter arbeitet heute nicht.

MY-neh MOOT-er AR-by-tet HOY-teh nikht

My mother is not working today.

میری والدہ آج کام نہیں کر رہیں۔

4

Mein Vater trinkt keinen Kaffee.

mine FAH-ter trinkt KY-nen ka-FAY

My father does not drink coffee.

میرے والد کافی نہیں پیتے۔

5

Meine Eltern wohnen nicht hier.

MY-neh EL-tern VOH-nen nikht heer

My parents do not live here.

میرے والدین یہاں نہیں رہتے۔

6

Wir haben keinen Sohn.

veer HAH-ben KY-nen zohn

We do not have a son.

ہمارا کوئی بیٹا نہیں ہے۔

7

Ihre Tochter ist noch klein.

EE-reh TOKH-ter ist nokh kline

Her daughter is still little.

اس کی بیٹی ابھی چھوٹی ہے۔

8

Das ist nicht meine Schwester.

das ist nikht MY-neh SHVES-ter

That is not my sister.

یہ میری بہن نہیں ہے۔

9

Ich habe heute keine Zeit.

ikh HAH-beh HOY-teh KY-neh tsyte

I have no time today.

میرے پاس آج وقت نہیں ہے۔

10

Mein Bruder ist nicht müde.

mine BROO-der ist nikht MÜÜ-deh

My brother is not tired.

میرا بھائی تھکا ہوا نہیں ہے۔

COMMON QUESTIONS

Before you continue

How do I say family in German?

Family is die Familie.

How do I say my brother?

Mein Bruder means my brother.

What is the difference between nicht and kein?

kein is commonly used to negate a noun that would take ein or no article; nicht negates other parts of a statement.

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