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French Vocabulary: The Family

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In this A1-level lesson, you learn to name the members of your family in French: the close family, the extended family and the family by marriage.

Close family

Word Description
Le pèreThe man who has a child
La mèreThe woman who has a child
Les parentsThe father and the mother
Le frèreThe boy who has the same parents as me
La sœurThe girl who has the same parents as me
Le filsThe male child of a father and a mother
La filleThe female child of a father and a mother
Les enfantsThe sons and daughters of a family
Le grand-pèreThe father of my father or of my mother
La grand-mèreThe mother of my father or of my mother
Les grands-parentsThe grandfather and the grandmother
Le petit-filsThe son of my son or of my daughter
La petite-filleThe daughter of my son or of my daughter
Les petits-enfantsThe children of my son or of my daughter

Extended family

Word Description
L'oncleThe brother of my father or of my mother
La tanteThe sister of my father or of my mother
Le cousinThe son of my uncle or of my aunt
La cousineThe daughter of my uncle or of my aunt
Le neveuThe son of my brother or of my sister
La nièceThe daughter of my brother or of my sister
Le jumeauThe boy born at the same time as his brother or sister
La jumelleThe girl born at the same time as her brother or sister
Le parrainThe man chosen by the parents to take care of the child with them (godfather)
La marraineThe woman chosen by the parents to take care of the child with them (godmother)

Family by marriage (in-laws)

Word Description
Le mariThe man married to a woman
La femmeThe woman married to a man (we also say « l'épouse »)
Le beau-pèreThe father of my husband or of my wife (father-in-law)
La belle-mèreThe mother of my husband or of my wife (mother-in-law)
Les beaux-parentsThe father-in-law and the mother-in-law
Le beau-frèreThe brother of my husband or of my wife, or the husband of my sister (brother-in-law)
La belle-sœurThe sister of my husband or of my wife, or the wife of my brother (sister-in-law)
Le gendreThe husband of my daughter (son-in-law)
La belle-filleThe wife of my son (daughter-in-law)

Exercise

Complete each sentence with the right family word:

  1. Le père de mon père est mon .
    (My father's father is my grandfather.)
  2. La sœur de ma mère est ma .
    (My mother's sister is my aunt.)
  3. Le frère de ma mère est mon .
    (My mother's brother is my uncle.)
  4. Le fils de mon oncle est mon .
    (My uncle's son is my cousin.)
  5. Mon père et ma mère sont mes .
    (My father and my mother are my parents.)
  6. La fille de mon frère est ma .
    (My brother's daughter is my niece.)
  7. Le mari de ma fille est mon .
    (My daughter's husband is my son-in-law.)
  8. La mère de ma femme est ma .
    (My wife's mother is my mother-in-law.)
  9. Les parents de mes parents sont mes .
    (My parents' parents are my grandparents.)
  10. Le frère de mon mari est mon .
    (My husband's brother is my brother-in-law.)
  11. Le fils de ma sœur est mon .
    (My sister's son is my nephew.)
  12. Les enfants de mes enfants sont mes .
    (My children's children are my grandchildren.)
  13. La deuxième femme de mon père est ma .
    (My father's second wife is my stepmother.)
  14. Le mari de ma tante est mon .
    (My aunt's husband is my uncle.)
  15. La femme de mon frère est ma .
    (My brother's wife is my sister-in-law.)

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