Me, Friends and Family: Personalities

Descriptions of Personality and Character

Use Ich bin… to say I am…, followed by an adjective describing personality.
Some adjectives you may use include: freundlich (friendly), nett (nice), geduldig (patient), faul (lazy), lustig (funny), ernst (serious), schüchtern (shy), klug (smart), dumm (silly/stupid).
To mention the characteristics you do not possess, prefix the adjective with nicht, for example, Ich bin nicht schüchtern (I am not shy).

Descriptions of Others

Use Er/Sie ist… (He/She is…) to describe someone else.
To express the way friends or family members are, use Meine Familie/Freunde sind… (My family/friends are…) followed by the appropriate adjective.

Talking about Relationships

Use Ich verstehen mich gut mit… (I get on well with…) to describe positive relationships.
Express negative relationships with Ich komme nicht gut mit… aus (I don’t get on well with…).
State who you like spending time with using Ich verbringe gern Zeit mit… (I like to spend time with…).

Ask and Respond to Character Questions

You can ask someone else’s character by saying, Bist du…? (Are you…?).
Respond to the same by using Ja, ich bin… (Yes, I am…) or Nein, ich bin nicht… (No, I am not…).

Talking about Likes & Dislikes

Use Ich mag… (I like…) or Ich mag nicht… (I don’t like…) to express your preferences for people or characteristics.

Regularly practicing the usage of these words and phrases can help make your German more natural and fluent.