French 2 Family Study Set

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French 2 study set based on family for students who want to learn and study about the terms for family.

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la famille

the family

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le père

the father

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la mère

the mother

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le fils

the son

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la fille

the daughter

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le frère

the brother

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la sœur

the sister

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les parents

the parents (mom & dad)

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les enfants

the children

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le mari

the husband

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la femme

the wife — ALSO means "woman" — depends on context!

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les jumeaux / les jumelles

the twins — masc. plural / fem. plural

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fils unique / fille unique

only child — for a boy / for a girl

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les frères et sœurs

siblings

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le bébé

the baby

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le grand-père

the grandfather

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la grand-mère

the grandmother

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les grands-parents

the grandparents

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l'oncle

the uncle

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la tante

the aunt

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le cousin

the cousin (male)

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la cousine

the cousin (female)

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le neveu

the nephew

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la nièce

the niece

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les petits-enfants

the grandchildren (grands-parents' perspective)

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le beau-père

the stepfather OR father-in-law — context decides!

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la belle-mère

the stepmother OR mother-in-law — context decides!

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le demi-frère

the half-brother / stepbrother

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la demi-sœur

the half-sister / stepsister

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les beaux-parents

the in-laws OR stepparents

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mon / ma / mes

my — mon (masc. noun), ma (fem. noun), mes (plural noun)

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ton / ta / tes

your (informal) — ton (masc.), ta (fem.), tes (plural)

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son / sa / ses

his / her / its — son (masc. noun), sa (fem. noun), ses (plural noun)

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notre / nos

our — notre (sing. noun), nos (plural noun)

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votre / vos

your (formal or plural) — votre (sing. noun), vos (plural noun)

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leur / leurs

their — leur (sing. noun), leurs (plural noun)

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mon / ton / son before a vowel

Use mon / ton / son (not ma / ta / sa) before feminine nouns starting with a vowel sound. mon amie not ma amie

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avoir — present tense (to have)

j'ai | tu as | il/elle/on a | nous avons | vous avez | ils/elles ont

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être — present tense (to be)

je suis | tu es | il/elle/on est | nous sommes | vous êtes | ils/elles sont

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s'appeler — present tense (to be named)

je m'appelle | tu t'appelles | il/elle s'appelle | nous nous appelons | vous vous appelez | ils/elles s'appellent

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habiter — present tense (to live/reside)

j'habite | tu habites | il/elle habite | nous habitons | vous habitez | ils/elles habitent

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ressembler à — (to look like / resemble)

Elle ressemble à sa mère. = She looks like her mother.

Il ressemble à son père. = He looks like his father.

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aimer — present tense (to like / to love)

j'aime | tu aimes | il/elle aime | nous aimons | vous aimez | ils/elles aiment

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Age with avoir — NEVER être

Formula: avoir + number + ans. Good Example: J'ai seize ans. (I am 16.)

Bad Example: Je suis seize ans. — Être is NEVER used for age!

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c'est vs. il/elle est

With possessive C'est mon frère. (He is my brother.) With adjective alone Il est grand. (He is tall.)

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grand(e) — tall / big

Mon père est grand. = My father is tall. Ma sœur est grande. = My sister is tall. (add -e for feminine)

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petit(e) — short / small

Mon frère est petit. = My brother is short. | Ma cousine est petite. = My cousin is short.

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jeune — young

Mon cousin est très jeune. = My cousin is very young. (same m/f)

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vieux / vieille — old (m / f)

Mon grand-père est vieux. = My grandfather is old. | Ma grand-mère est vieille. = My grandmother is old.

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sympa / sympathique — nice, friendly

Ma tante est très sympa. = My aunt is very nice. (same m/f — invariable short form)

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drôle — funny

Mon père est drôle. = My father is funny. (same m/f)

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gentil / gentille — kind (m / f)

Mon frère est gentil. = My brother is kind. | Ma sœur est gentille. = My sister is kind.

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intelligent(e) — smart (m / f)

Mon oncle est intelligent. = My uncle is smart. | Ma cousine est intelligente. = My cousin is smart.

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sportif / sportive — athletic (m / f)

Mon oncle est très sportif. = My uncle is very athletic. | Ma tante est sportive. = My aunt is athletic.

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timide — shy

Mon neveu est timide. = My nephew is shy. (same m/f)

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I have a big family.

J'ai une grande famille.

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My father is tall and funny.

Mon père est grand et drôle.

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My grandmother is 70 years old.

Ma grand-mère a soixante-dix ans.

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She has two sisters and one brother.

Elle a deux sœurs et un frère.

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My parents are married.

Mes parents sont mariés.

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His name is Pierre and he is my uncle.

Il s'appelle Pierre et c'est mon oncle.

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My (female) cousin lives in Lyon.

Ma cousine habite à Lyon.

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My little sister is shy but kind.

Ma petite sœur est timide mais gentille.

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My grandparents are very nice.

Mes grands-parents sont très sympas.

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Do you have any siblings?

Tu as des frères et sœurs ?

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I am an only child. (said by a boy)

Je suis fils unique.

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I am an only child. (said by a girl)

Je suis fille unique.

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Two meanings of "la femme"

  1. a woman (general) Une femme parle. = A woman is speaking. 2. a wife — C'est ma femme. = She is my wife.

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Describing a family member — formula

C'est + [possessive] + [noun]. → C'est ma mère. = She is my mother. | Ce sont mes parents. = They are my parents. (plural: ce sont)

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Q&A: Tu as des frères et sœurs ?

Oui, j'ai [number] frère(s) / sœur(s).

OR: Non, je suis fils/fille unique.

OR: Oui, j'ai un frère et deux sœurs.

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Key numbers for ages

10 = dix | 15 = quinze | 20 = vingt | 30 = trente | 40 = quarante | 50 = cinquante | 60 = soixante | 70 = soixante-dix | 80 = quatre-vingts | 90 = quatre-vingt-dix | 100 = cent

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Plural of grand-père / grand-mère

grand-père → grands-pères | grand-mère → grands-mères | grand-parent → grands-parents (both parts of the hyphenated word pluralize)