Extended Family & Relationships

Relatives, partnerships and marital status

Build your A2 German vocabulary for Start Deutsch 2 and telc Deutsch A2 exams with this set on extended family and relationships. Learn words like mother-in-law, fiancée, siblings, and marital status through flashcards, pronunciation practice, and example sentences. Perfect for learners who need to describe relatives, discuss partnerships, or fill in forms asking about civil status in real-life German-speaking contexts.

The Extended Family & Relationships set teaches 18 German vocabulary items at CEFR A2, focused on Family & People.

Word list (18) — audio and IPA

  • der Cousin kuˈzɛŋ — cousin (m)der Cousin
  • die Cousine kuˈziːnə — cousin (f)die Cousine
  • der Enkel ˈɛŋkl̩ — grandsonder Enkel
  • die Enkelin ˈɛŋkəlɪn — granddaughterdie Enkelin
  • die Großeltern ˈɡʁoːsɛltn̩ — grandparentsdie Großeltern
  • der Onkel ˈɔŋkl̩ — uncleder Onkel
  • die Tante ˈtantə — auntdie Tante
  • die Geschwister ɡəˈʃvɪstɐ — siblingsdie Geschwister
  • der/die Verwandte fɛɐ̯ˈvantə — relativeder/die Verwandte
  • der Ehemann ˈeːəman — husbandder Ehemann
  • die Ehefrau ˈeːəfraʊ̯ — wifedie Ehefrau
  • der Partner ˈpaʁtnɐder Partner
  • die Hochzeit ˈhɔxt͡saɪ̯t — weddingdie Hochzeit
  • heiraten ˈhaɪ̯ʁaːtn̩ — to marry, to get marriedheiraten
  • ledig ˈleːdɪç — singleledig
  • verheiratet fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪʁatət — marriedverheiratet
  • geschieden ɡəˈʃiːdn̩ — divorcedgeschieden
  • verliebt fɛɐ̯ˈliːpt — in loveverliebt

Frequently asked questions

What CEFR level is “Extended Family & Relationships”?

“Extended Family & Relationships” is a CEFR A2 set. It targets learners at the A2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

How many words does “Extended Family & Relationships” contain?

The set contains 18 German vocabulary items with translations in five languages. Most words include native-speaker audio and IPA transcription.

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