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Welcome to FrenchtasticPeople.com, where you are certain to have all your French language problems be taken care of. (Haha, where did I learn to talk like a sales agent ?) This is a new section of the Talking Dictionary and today, we are going to learn French words and expressions pertaining to the family. Family, whether we love or… hate them, are entirely part of our lives, and so it makes sense for me to devote a section of my French Talking Dictionary to this topic. As always, cool images and great audio clips to help. Make sure to reach the bottom of this page where you will find some useful examples that can help you improve your pronunciation skills. (Check other previous sections)
NOUVELLE LEÇON (NEW LESSON)
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La famille / The familyAudio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. |
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les arrière-grands-parents the great-grandparents
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l’arrière-grand-père the great-grandfather
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l’arrière-grand-mère the great-grandmother
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les grands-parents the grandparents
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le grand-père the grand-father
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la grand-mère the grandmother
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les parents the parents
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le père the father
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la mère the mother
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les enfants the children
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le fils the son
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la fille la fille
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le frère the brother
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la soeur the sister
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les petits-enfants the grandchildren
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le petit-fils the grandson
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la petite-fille the granddaughter
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Some other French family-related words you might need to know:
| papa (m) dad(dy)
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maman (f) mom(my)
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| l’oncle (m) the uncle
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la tante the aunt
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| le neveu the nephew
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la nièce the niece
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| le cousin the cousin (male)
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la cousine the cousin (female)
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| le beau-frère the brother-in-law
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la belle-soeur the sister-in-law
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| le beau-père the father-in-law
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la belle-mère the mother-in-law
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| les beaux-parents the parents-in-law
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les ancêtres the ancestors
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les jumeaux the twins (m)
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les jumelles the twins (f)
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| des parents éloignés distant relatives
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célibataire single
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| marié(e) married
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séparé(e) separated
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| divorcé(e) divorced
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veuf widower
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| veuve widow
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Practice to Improve your French Pronunciation Skills
- 1. C’est mon père. He is my father.
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- 2. C’est la tante de Julie. She is Julia’s aunt.
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- 3. Jean a deux frères et une soeur. John has two brothers and a sister.
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4. Quel âge a votre cousine? How old is your (female) cousin ?
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5. Claudette part en vacances avec ses neveux et nièces. Claudette is leaving for vacation with her nephews and nieces.
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6. Alicia aime beaucoup ses grands-parents Alicia loves her grandparents very much.
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7. Notre arrière-grand-mère est très vieille; elle a 95 ans. Our great-grandmother is very old. She is 95.
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8. Tous les enfants sont invités à visiter le musée gratuitement ce week-end . All children are invited to visit the museum for free this weekend.
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9. Papa et maman travaillent dans le jardin. Mom and dad are working in the garden.
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10. C’est la fille du patron. She is the boss’s daughter
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