MeWriting an online profile

It's important to express yourself clearly and in detail when you write in German. Find out how to give information about yourself and your family members, including why you get on with them.

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Writing an online profile

Mein Online-Profil – My online profile

When writing an online profile in German, you need to complete it with information under different headings, eg

  • über mich – about me
  • meine Familie – my family
  • was ich mag – what I like

Question

Write a profile paragraph for a girl whose name is Nele Eckert, who's aged 17 and whose birthday is 12 November. She thinks that she's quite funny and friendly.

Meine Familie – My family

Writing about your family will help people get to know more about you.

Question

Complete this section about Nele.

She lives with her parents and her annoying sister. She would like a brother. She gets on well with her father - he has time for her - and with her mother - she is patient.

Was ich mag – What I like

When writing an online profile, you may want to share with people what types of things you like doing in your free time.

Question

Nele likes films. She is going to see one tomorrow. It's supposed to be good. She doesn't like reading and she's not particularly sporty, but she is interested in dancing and would maybe like to join a club. She loves hip hop music and listens to music every day. She and her friends were at a gig last Saturday – it was really great.

What would she write?

Hilfsvokabeln– Helpful vocabulary

  • besonders (adv) – especially
  • echt (adv) – really
  • der Gig (m) – gig
  • sollen (v) – should; supposed to
  • der Verein (m) – club

This is what Nele's completed profile would look like.

A table showing Nele's completed profile and accompanying photo.

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