Can you describe yourself, your family and your friends? Learn how to give personal details about yourself and reasons for why you do, or don't, get on with your nearest and dearest.
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Wie alt sind sie? – How old are they?
It is easy to answer this question about your family as long as you know the verb sein – to be.
What do these sentences mean?
To say someone is older or younger than another family member, use älter als (older than) or jünger als (younger than), eg
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Meine Mutter ist jünger als mein Vater.– My mother is younger than my father.
Ich bin älter als meine Geschwister.– I am older than my brothers and sisters.
