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Feb 2013
20m 57s

CBG 1:05 | Introducing family members

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About this episode

It’s time for another episode of Coffee Break German. In this week’s show, you’ll learn how to introduce members of your family to your new-found German-speaking friends. In this lesson you’ll be learning how to introduce members of your family. You’ll learn:



  • the words for different members of your family;
  • how to introduce members of your family in German;
  • how the gender of nouns works in German;
  • the word for “the”, depending on the gender of nouns;
  • how to say “my” for masculine and feminine nouns;
  • how to say “he/she is called…”


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