Lesson Transcript

Let's practice.
Imagine you're Mark's colleague, Benjamin Bauer.
You have a wife and a daughter.
Respond to Mark’s question referring to the photo.
Don’t forget to include the word for "yes" at the beginning of your response.
Ready?
Ist das deine Familie?
Ja. Das ist meine Familie. Meine Frau, meine Tochter und ich.
Listen again and repeat.
Ja. Das ist meine Familie. Meine Frau, meine Tochter und ich.
Ja. Das ist meine Familie. Meine Frau, meine Tochter, mein Sohn, und ich.
Let’s try another.
Imagine your Mark's boss, Annemarie Adler.
You have a husband, daughter and son.
Ready?
Ist das Ihre Familie?
Ja. Das ist meine Familie. Mein Mann, meine Tochter, mein Sohn, und ich.
Listen again and repeat.
Ja. Das ist meine Familie. Mein Mann, meine Tochter, mein Sohn, und ich.
Ja. Das ist meine Familie. Mein Mann, meine Tochter, mein Sohn, und ich.
Let’s try one more.
Imagine you're Mark's friend, Gundel Gundermann.
You have a husband and a son.
Ready?
Ist das deine Familie?
Ja. Das ist meine Familie. Mein Mann, mein Sohn und ich.
Listen again and repeat.
Ja. Das ist meine Familie. Mein Mann, mein Sohn und ich.
Ja. Das ist meine Familie. Mein Mann, mein Sohn und ich.
Did you notice how Mark uses deine Familie when asking about his friend’s and colleague’s families?
Ist das deine Familie?
"Is this your family?"
In less formal situations, like speaking with a friend or close colleague, the less formal, deine, is more appropriate.
deine, "your." deine (enuciated). deine.
Note: Deine is feminine and singular to agree with Familie.
This is the end of this lesson.
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Now you know how to talk about your family in German. That's all there is to it.
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