German Family Vocabulary
The 20 beginner words (A1–A2) for family, with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 20 beginner words (A1–A2) for family, with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| English | German | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| brother | Bruder | noun | A1 |
| daughter | Tochter | noun | A1 |
| father | Vater | noun | A1 |
| grandfather | Großvater | noun | A1 |
| grandmother | Großmutter | noun | A1 |
| mother | Mutter | noun | A1 |
| sister | Schwester | noun | A1 |
| son | Sohn | noun | A1 |
| English | German | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| aunt | Tante | noun | A1 |
| child | Kind | noun | A1 |
| cousin | Cousin | noun | A1 |
| husband | Ehemann | noun | A1 |
| parent | Elternteil | noun | A1 |
| uncle | Onkel | noun | A1 |
| wife | Ehefrau | noun | A1 |
| English | German | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| ancestor | Vorfahr | noun | A2 |
| generation | Generation | noun | A2 |
| English | German | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | Geburt | noun | A1 |
| childhood | Kindheit | noun | A2 |
| death | Tod | noun | A2 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The family packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.
The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.
