English-German Glossary
Die Familie - The Family M-Z
Talking about family and relations
An annotated English-German Glossary - Part 2
In this glossary you'll find vocabulary related to the family and relatives. It is related to Lesson 9 of our free online course, German for Beginners. Although some genealogical terms are included, you should see our Genealogy Glossary for more extensive vocabulary for that topic.
Glossary > A-L | M-Z
| The Family - die Familie M-Z An annotated English-German glossary |
|
| Englisch | Deutsch |
| M | |
| Marital Status - der Familienstand | |
| bachelor | der Junggeselle |
| divorced (adj.) | geschieden |
| divorcee | der/die Geschiedene |
| married (adj.) | verheiratet |
| single, unmarried (adj.) | ledig, unverheiratet |
| widowed (adj.) | verwitwet |
| widow | die Witwe |
| widower | der Witwer |
| mom - moms | die Mutti - die Muttis |
| mother - mothers | die Mutter - die Mütter |
| N | |
| nephew - nephews | der Neffe - die Neffen |
| niece - nieces | die Nichte - die Nichten |
| P | |
| parents | die Eltern (Pl.) |
| partner (m.) - partners | der Partner - die Partner |
| partner (f.) - partners | die Partnerin - die Partnerinnen |
| R | |
| related | verwandt |
| to be related to someone | mit jemandem verwandt sein |
| the relations, relatives | die Verwandtschaft |
| relative - relatives | der/die Verwandte - die Verwandten |
| EXPRESSIONS: the relatives, the relations | |
| all my/our/the relatives | die ganze Verwandtschaft |
| to be one of the family | zur Verwandtschaft gehören |
| We're not related. | Wir sind nicht verwandt. |
| S | |
| siblings / brothers & sisters | die Geschwister (Pl.) |
| "Do you have any brothers or sisters? = "Haben Sie Geschwister?" | |
| significant other, life partner | der Lebensgefährte / die Lebensgefährtin |
| In addition to Lebensgefährte, another word for "significant other" or "life partner" is Partner (above). | |
| sister - sisters | die Schwester - die Schwestern |
| sister-in-law - sisters-in-law | die Schwägerin - die Schwägerinnen |
| son - sons | der Sohn - die Söhne |
| son-in-law - sons-in-law | der Schwiegersohn - die Schwiegersöhne |
| stepfather - stepfathers | der Stiefvater - die Stiefväter |
| stepdaughter - stepdaughters | die Stieftochter - die Stieftöchter |
| stepmother - stepmothers | die Stiefmutter - die Stiefmütter |
| stepson - stepsons | der Stiefsohn - die Stiefsöhne |
| step- (prefix) | Stief- (as in Stiefbruder, etc.) |
| U | |
| uncle - uncles | der Onkel - die Onkel |
| W | |
| wife - wives | die Frau, Ehefrau - die (Ehe)Frauen |
| PART 1 > A-L Also see Lesson 9 of our online course: German for Beginners and our Genealogy Glossary. |
|
Related Pages
Part 1: A-L
The first half of this glossary.
You and thou, Sie und du
When to use Sie and du can be a problem for English-speakers, who long ago lost "thou" from their own language. With self-scoring quiz.
Lesson 9 - The Family
This lesson of German for Beginners concerns the family and relations.
English-German Glossaries
All of the annotated glossaries on this site - from aerospace to travel.
German Grammar
All of the grammar resources on this site.
German Newsletters
Subscribe to a free newsletter!
German for Beginners
Our free online course
OUR GERMAN FORUMS