Lesson 3: Family – mein/meine and the Verbs haben/sein (Present Tense)
Talking about family in German: essential vocabulary, expressions with mein/meine, questions about siblings, and how to use haben/sein in the present tense.
About this lesson
In this lesson, we'll explore how to talk about family in German — from introducing who's who to asking simple questions and describing how many people are in your family. We'll practise the possessive pronouns mein/meine and the verbs haben/sein in the present tense. By the end, you'll be able to introduce your family using short, clear, and confident sentences.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Name family members in German.
- Use mein/meine correctly with different genders and numbers.
- Ask and answer simple questions about family (Hast du Geschwister?).
- Use haben and sein in the present tense for short descriptions.
- Understand and pronounce common family-related expressions.
Lesson vocabulary
- — семейството (ж.р.) Meine Familie ist klein.
- — баща (м.р.) Mein Vater heißt Thomas.
- — майка (ж.р.) Meine Mutter arbeitet viel.
- — брат (м.р.) Das ist mein Bruder.
- — сестра (ж.р.) Meine Schwester ist 8.
- — родителите (мн.ч.) Meine Eltern sind nett.
- — децата (мн.ч.) Die Kinder spielen.
- — син (м.р.) Ihr Sohn ist klein.
- — дъщеря (ж.р.) Ihre Tochter ist in der Schule.
- — имам (глагол) Ich habe zwei Schwestern.
- — съм (глагол) Wir sind zu Hause.
- — мой/моя; мои (притежателно местоимение) Das ist meine Mutter.