“Meine Familie” — My Family Song in German for Kids
In “Meine Familie” (My Family), kids sing key German words like Familie, Mama, Papa and Bruder, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 5: Family, 1:56 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 5 · Meine Familie
- ⏱ 1:56
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“Meine Familie” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ready? Los geht's! | |
| My family! | Meine Familie! |
| Meine Familie! | My family! |
| Family! | Familie! |
| Familie! | Family! |
| My family! | Meine Familie! |
| Meine Familie! | My family! |
| Mom! | Mama! |
| Mama! | Mom! |
| My mom! | Meine Mama! |
| Meine Mama! | My mom! |
| Mama, Mama — that's my mom! | |
| Papa, Papa — that's my dad! | |
| Familie, Familie — all together! | |
| My family, meine Familie! | |
| Dad! | Papa! |
| Papa! | Dad! |
| My dad! | Mein Papa! |
| Mein Papa! | My dad! |
| Brother! | Bruder! |
| Bruder! | Brother! |
| My brother! | Mein Bruder! |
| Mein Bruder! | My brother! |
| Who is she? — Mama! | |
| Who is he? — Papa! | |
| Who is he? — Mein Bruder! | |
| Who are they? — Meine Familie! | |
| My mom and dad! | Meine Mama und mein Papa! |
| Meine Mama und mein Papa! | My mom and dad! |
| My brother and me! | Mein Bruder und ich! |
| Mein Bruder und ich! | My brother and me! |
| Come with me! | Komm mit mir! |
| Komm mit mir! | Come with me! |
| All together! | Alle zusammen! |
| Alle zusammen! | All together! |
| Mama, Mama — that's my mom! | |
| Papa, Papa — that's my dad! | |
| Bruder, Bruder — that's my brother! | |
| My family, meine Familie! | |
| Family! — Familie! | |
| Mom! — Mama! | |
| Dad! — Papa! | |
| Brother! — Bruder! | |
| My family! | Meine Familie! |
| Meine Familie! | My family! |
Key German words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Familie | family |
| Mama | mom |
| Papa | dad |
| Bruder | brother |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “Familie”s
“Familie” means “family” and comes up on 9 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
- 2
Pause between the call and the answer
The song moves back and forth between English and German. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the German answer before the song sings it.
- 3
Make it a routine
At 1:56, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Draw a family tree with the German words written next to each person.
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