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How to Say ‘My family is big.’ in German

Meine Familie ist groß.

migh-neh fah-MEE-lee-eh ist grohss

[migh-neh fah-MEE-lee-eh ist grohss]

💬 Usage Tip: ß sounds like a plain s. The word groß rhymes roughly with English "gross": (grohs).

Phrase Breakdown

Meine Familie

migh-neh fah-MEE-lee-eh

My family

Stress 'MEE' in 'Familie'.

Example

Meine Familie ist toll.

My family is great.

Words in this phrase

Meine

[migh-neh]

Belonging to or associated with the speaker.

Example

Ich mache meine Runden jeden Morgen.

I do my rounds every morning.

Familie

[fah-MEE-lee-eh]

family

A feminine noun meaning 'family.'

Example

Die Familie feiert am Sonntag zusammen.

The family celebrates together on Sunday.

ist groß.

ist grohss

is big.

'Groß' has a long 'o', and 'ß' sounds like 's'.

Example

Berlin ist groß.

Berlin is big.

Words in this phrase

ist

[ist]

Third-person singular form of 'sein'.

Example

Das ist ganz normal vor dem Eingriff.

That is completely normal before the procedure.

groß

[grohss]

big; large

Adjective used when asking or stating the size of something.

Example

Wie groß ist der Bereich ungefähr?

How large is the area approximately?

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