🧑🤝🧑 People & Relationships in German
77 useful German words about People & Relationships. Tap the speaker to hear each word.
Family Members| German | Meaning |
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| die Mutter | mother |
| der Vater | father |
| die Eltern | parents |
| der Sohn | son |
| die Tochter | daughter |
| die Geschwister | siblings |
| der Bruder | brother |
| die Schwester | sister |
| die Großmutter | grandmother |
| der Großvater | grandfather |
| die Oma | grandma |
| der Opa | grandpa |
| der Onkel | uncle |
| die Tante | aunt |
| der Cousin | cousin (male) |
| die Cousine | cousin (female) |
Professions| German | Meaning |
|---|
| der Lehrer | 👨🏫 teacher (male) |
| die Lehrerin | 👩🏫 teacher (female) |
| der Arzt | 🩺 doctor (male) |
| die Ärztin | 👩⚕️ doctor (female) |
| der Schüler | 👦 student (male) |
| die Schülerin | 👧 student (female) |
| der Ingenieur | 👨💻 engineer (male) |
| die Ingenieurin | 👩💻 engineer (female) |
| der Verkäufer | 🧑💼 salesman |
| die Verkäuferin | 🧑 saleswoman |
| der Kellner | 👨🍳 waiter |
| die Kellnerin | 👩🍳 waitress |
| der Fahrer | 🚗 driver |
| der Koch | 👨🍳 cook (male) |
| die Köchin | 👩🍳 cook (female) |
| der Polizist | 👮♂️ policeman |
| die Polizistin | 👮♀️ policewoman |
Friends & Relationships| German | Meaning |
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| der Freund | friend (male) |
| die Freundin | friend (female) |
| die Familie | family |
| der Partner | partner |
| die Liebe | love |
| der Nachbar | neighbor (male) |
| die Nachbarin | neighbor (female) |
| die Gruppe | group |
| der Kollege | colleague (male) |
| die Kollegin | colleague (female) |
| das Paar | couple |
| der Bekannte | acquaintance (male) |
| die Bekannte | acquaintance (female) |
| der Mensch | person / human |
| der Kontakt | contact |
Describing People (Appearance)| German | Meaning |
|---|
| groß | tall |
| klein | small |
| jung | young |
| alt | old |
| hübsch | pretty |
| hässlich | ugly |
| dick | fat |
| dünn | thin |
| blond | blond |
| dunkel | dark |
| die Haare | hair |
| die Augen | eyes |
| schwarz | black |
| braun | brown |
| der Bart | beard |
Describing Personality| German | Meaning |
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| freundlich | friendly |
| nett | nice |
| lustig | funny |
| ruhig | calm |
| fleißig | hardworking |
| faul | lazy |
| ehrlich | honest |
| hilfsbereit | helpful |
| schüchtern | shy |
| geduldig | patient |
| ungeduldig | impatient |
| neugierig | curious |
| ernst | serious |
| selbstbewusst | confident |