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Family & Relationships

Talk about family members and describe relationships.

Lesson

Family vocabulary (la famille):

Talking about your family:

Vocabulary

FrenchEnglishExample
la mère mother Ma mère est gentille.
le père father Mon père travaille beaucoup.
la sœur sister J'ai deux sœurs.
le frère brother Mon frère a dix ans.
les enfants children Ils ont trois enfants.
mon/ma/mes my Mon père, ma mère, mes parents.

Pronunciation

WordPhoneticTip
sœursurThe "œ" makes an "uh" sound like in "further"
filsfeesThe "l" is silent, "s" is pronounced
femmefamPronounced like "fam" — the "e" in "femme" is silent

Grammar tip

Mon/Ma/Mes: Possessive adjectives agree with the noun, not the owner. "My sister" = ma sœur (feminine). "My brother" = mon frère (masculine). Before a vowel sound, always use mon: mon amie (my friend, even if female).

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