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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

Word	meaning	Example	meaning
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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