8 | Ein Familienfoto

A family photo

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Talk about family, alphabet part 2
The w-question sentence & verb conjugations plural: (wir, ihr, sie, Sie) kommen/kommt, wohnen/wohnt, arbeiten/arbeitet

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Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Ein a
article Foto photo
noun (n.) ! Sehr very
adverb schön pretty; beautiful; handsome
adjective . Wer who; whoever
adverb ist is
verb das the (neuter); that
article ?

Paul: A photo! Very nice. Who is this?

Anna:Anna (name)
noun (f.) Das the (neuter); that
article ist is
verb die the (feminine) / plural
article Familie family
noun (f.) von from; of; by
preposition Tim Tim (name)
noun (m.) .

Anna: This is Tim‘s family.

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Aha aha; ah I see
particle , und and
conjunction warum why
adverb hast have
verb du you
personal pronoun das the (neuter); that
article Foto photo
noun (n.) von from; of; by
preposition Tims Tim's
noun Familie family
noun (f.) ?

Paul: Aha, and why do you have the photo of Tim‘s family?

Anna:Anna (name)
noun (f.) Tim Tim (name)
noun (m.) braucht needs
verb es it
personal pronoun für for
preposition die the (feminine) / plural
article Hochzeit wedding
noun (f.) . Das the (neuter); that
article ist is
verb Tims Tim's
noun Schwester sister
noun (f.) und and
conjunction das the (neuter); that
article ist is
verb der the (masculine)
article Freund boyfriend
noun (m.) von from; of; by
preposition Tims Tim's
noun Schwester sister
noun (f.) . Sie they
personal pronoun heiraten to marry; get married
verb !

Anna: Tim needs it for the wedding. This is Tim‘s sister and this is the boyfriend of Tim‘s sister. They’re getting married! (literally: ‘they marry’)

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Wann when
adverb heiraten to marry; get married
verb sie they
personal pronoun ?

Paul: When are they getting married?

Anna:Anna (name)
noun (f.) Die the (feminine) / plural
article Hochzeit wedding
noun (f.) ist is
verb morgen tomorrow
adverb !

Anna: The wedding is tomorrow!

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Aha aha; ah I see
particle , und and
conjunction wer who; whoever
adverb ist is
verb das the (neuter); that
article hier here
adverb ?

Paul: Aha, and who is this here?

Anna:Anna (name)
noun (f.) Das the (neuter); that
article ist is
verb der the (masculine)
article Vater father
noun (m.) , das the (neuter); that
article ist is
verb die the (feminine) / plural
article Mutter mother
noun (f.) und and
conjunction hier here
adverb ist is
verb der the (masculine)
article Bruder brother
noun (m.) .

Anna: This is the father, this is the mother and here is the brother.

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Ah ah
interjection , und and
conjunction hier here
adverb ist is
verb Tim Tim (name)
noun (m.) .

Paul: Ah, and here is Tim.

Anna:Anna (name)
noun (f.) Und and
conjunction hier here
adverb ist is
verb die the (feminine) / plural
article Frau woman; Ms.; Mrs. / wife
noun (f.) von from; of; by
preposition Tims Tim's
noun Bruder brother
noun (m.) .

Anna: And here is the wife of Tim‘s brother.

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Die the (feminine) / plural
article Frau woman; Ms.; Mrs. / wife
noun (f.) ? Wo where
adverb ?

Paul: The wife? Where?

Anna:Anna (name)
noun (f.) Hier here
adverb !

Anna: Here!

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Äh ugh; er
interjection , sind are
verb sie she; they
personal pronoun nicht not
particle geschieden divorced
adjective ?

Paul: Ugh, aren’t they divorced?

Anna:Anna (name)
noun (f.) Nein no
particle , sie she; they
personal pronoun sind are
verb verheiratet married
adjective .

Anna: No, they are married.

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Oh oh
interjection ! ... Und and
conjunction wer who; whoever
adverb ist is
verb das the (neuter); that
article ?

Paul: Oh! ... And who is this?

Anna:Anna (name)
noun (f.) Das the (neuter); that
article ist is
verb die the (feminine) / plural
article Oma granny; grandma (short version)
noun (f.) .

Anna: This is the grandma.

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Wie how / like; as (comparison)
adverb war was
adverb es it
personal pronoun eigentlich actual(ly); anyways; by the way
particle mit with; by means of
preposition Meili Meili (Chinese name)
noun (f.) ?

Paul: By the way, how was it with Meili?

Anna:Anna (name)
noun (f.) Super great; super
particle ! Meili Meili (Chinese name)
noun (f.) ist is
verb nett nice; pleasant
adjective !

Anna: Great! Meili is nice!

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Ja yeah
particle ... Hey hey
interjection !

Paul: Yeah ... hey!

Anna:Anna (name)
noun (f.) Was what / something (coll.)
adverb ?

Anna: What?

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Du you
personal pronoun gehst go
verb morgen tomorrow
adverb zur to the
preposition Hochzeit wedding
noun (f.) . Warum why
adverb bin am
verb ich I
personal pronoun nicht not
particle eingeladen invited
participle ?

Paul: You’re going to the wedding tomorrow. Why am I not invited?

New words

äh
ugh; er

er, sie, es braucht
he, she, it needs

der Bruder
the brother

eingeladen
invited

die Familie
the family

das Foto
the photo

der Freund
the friend

du gehst
you go

geschieden
divorced

heiraten
to marry; get married

die Hochzeit
the wedding

mit
with

die Mutter
the mother

die Oma
the grandma

schön
pretty; handsome

die Schwester
the sister

sehr
very

Tim
Tim (name)

der Vater
the father

verheiratet
married

ich, er, sie, es war
I, he, she, it was

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2 Responses

Argelia says:

January 30, 2023 at 6:16 PM

Why sie sind verheiratet and no sie sind verheiraten?

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1. german-stories.com says:
  
  January 30, 2023 at 6:22 PM
  
  Hi Argelia,
  
  “verhairatet” means married. “~~Sie sind verheiraten~~” is wrong because it would mean “they are marry.” And the verb “verheiraten” is only used if, for example, a priest gets 2 other people married, not himself.