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Welcome to our lesson on French Vocabulary → Family! In this lesson, we will explore the essential vocabulary related to family members in French. As you progress in your French language journey, you might also be interested in learning about French loanwords from other languages, or perhaps you'd like to express your feelings with our French love vocabulary guide. And don't forget, mastering numbers is crucial in any language, so make sure to check out our lesson on French cardinal and ordinal numbers as well. Bonne chance et amusez-vous bien! 🇫🇷
FAMILY VOCABULARY[edit | edit source]
Word | meaning | Example | meaning |
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les parents | parents | les parents sont très importants dans la vie | parents are very important in life |
la mère | mother | Voici ma mère | Here is my mother |
maman | mom (America, informal), mum (British, informal) | un cadeau pour ma maman | a gift for my mom |
le père | father | C'est mon père | This is my father |
papa | dad, daddy (informal) | mon papa est le plus fort ! | my dad is the strongest! |
le fils | son | son fils est né | his son was born |
la fille | daughter | c'est bien la fille de son père ! | she is really the daughter of her father! |
le frère | brother | nous sommes trois frères dans la famille | we are three brothers in my family |
la soeur | sister | c'est ma petite sœur | it's my little sister |
la femme | wife | C'est sa femme | it's his wife |
le mari | husband | mon mari est parti | my husband has left |
la tante | aunt | il a été élevé par sa tante | he was raised by his aunt |
l'oncle | uncle | il n'a jamais connu son oncle | he never knew his uncle |
le cousin | cousin (male) | il est très proche avec son cousin | he is very close to his cousin |
la cousine | cousin (female) | sa cousine lui manque | he misses his cousin |
le neveu | nephew | c'est l'anniversaire de mon neveu | it's my nephew's birthday |
la nièce | niece | ma nièce a 10 ans | my niece is 10 |
les grands-parents | grandparents | ses grands-parents sont arrivés | her grandparents have arrived |
la grand-mère | grandmother | sa grand-mère a 80 ans | his grandmother is 80 years old |
mamie | grandma (informal) | Appelles mamie s'il te plait | Please, call grandma |
le grand-père | grandfather | son grand-père est mort | his grandfather died |
pépé | granddad, granddaddy, grandpa (informal) | pépé, c'est toi ? | Grandpa, is that you? |
les petits-enfants | grandsons | il a 4 petits-enfants | he has 4 grandchildren |
le petit-fils | grandson | son petit-fils a un an | his grandson is 1 year old |
la petite-fille | granddaughter | sa petite-fille commence à marcher | her granddaughter starts walking |
l'arrière-grand-père | great-grandfather | son arrière-grand-père est encore en vie | his great-grandfather is still alive |
l'arrière-grand-mère | great-grandmother | son arrière-grand-mère a 100 ans cette année | his great-grandmother is 100 years old this year |
la marraine | Godmother | je suis fier d'être sa marraine | I am proud to be his Godmother |
le parrain | Godfather | elle souhaite qu'il soit le parrain de sa fille | she wants him to be the godfather of his daughter |
le petit ami | boyfriend | elle leur présente son petit ami | She is introducing her boyfriend to them |
la petite amie | girlfriend | Voici ma petite amie | here is my girlfriend |
le beau-frère | brother-in-law (pl - brothers-in-law) | mon beau-frère fait les courses | my brother-in-law is shopping |
la belle-soeur | sister-in-law (pl - sisters-in-law) | ma belle-sœur est chanteuse | my sister-in-law is a singer |
la belle-mère | mother-in-law (pl - mothers-in-law) | il n'aime pas sa belle-mère | he does not like his mother-in-law |
le beau-père | father-in-law (pl - fathers-in-law) | elle aime beaucoup son beau-père | she loves her son-in-law |
le beau-fils | son-in-law (pl - sons-in-law) | mon beau-fils a créé une société | my son-in-law created a company |
la belle-fille | daughter-in-law (pl - daughters-in-law) | ma belle-fille est coiffeuse | my daughter-in-law is a hairdresser |
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