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How to Say ‘Do you miss your family sometimes?’ in German

Vermisst du deine Familie manchmal?

fer-MIST doo DY-neh fah-MEE-lee-uh MANCH-mahl

[fer-MIST doo DY-neh fah-MEE-lee-uh MANCH-mahl]

💬 Usage Tip: In German, words like manchmal often come after the person or thing, near the end. Siehst du ihn oft? "Do you see him often?" follows the same order.

Phrase Breakdown

Vermisst du

fer-MIST doo

Do you miss

The question starts with the verb. 'V' sounds like 'f', so you say 'fer-MISST'.

Example

Vermisst du deine Freunde?

Do you miss your friends?

Words in this phrase

Vermisst

[fer-MIST]

miss

Du-form of 'vermissen', to miss someone.

Example

Ich vermisse dich.

I miss you.

[doo]

you

The pronoun 'du' in nominative form.

Example

Du bist schön.

You are beautiful.

deine Familie manchmal?

DY-neh fah-MEE-lee-uh MANCH-mahl

your family sometimes?

Say 'Familie' as 'fa-MEE-li-e'. Let your voice rise at the end of 'manchmal'.

Example

Ich sehe deine Familie manchmal.

I sometimes see your family.

Words in this phrase

deine

[DY-neh]

your

Informal 'your' for feminine nouns.

Example

Wo ist deine Kamera?

Where is your camera?

Familie

[fah-MEE-lee-uh]

family

A group with close personal bonds; often used metaphorically for a warm team culture.

Example

Wie eine Familie wirkt das kleine Büro.

The small office feels like a family.

manchmal

[MANCH-mahl]

sometimes

Adverb of frequency.

Example

Manchmal koche ich.

Sometimes I cook.

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