Male family members
• Un père = father
• Un frère = brother
• Un grand-père = grandfather
• Un oncle = uncle
• Un cousin = cousin (boy)
• Une mère = mother
• Une sœur = sister
• Une grand-mère = grandmother
• Une tante = aunt
• Une cousine = cousin (girl)
Female family members
• Des parents = parents
• Des grands-parents = grandparents
• Des cousins = cousins
• Des enfants = children
EXTRA VOCAB:
• Un chien = dog
• Un chat = cat
Plural family members
•For masculine words un
•For feminine words une
•For plural words des
Three words to say “a”:
These words are called indefinite
articles!
•For masculine words le
•For feminine words la
•For plural words les
Three words to say “the”:
These words are called definite
articles!
Note: le and lachange to l’ in front of a vowel, eg l’oncle
•For masculine words mon
•For feminine words ma
•For plural words mes
Three words to say “my”:
These words are called possessive
adjectives!
Note: In front of a vowel, you cannot use the feminine form. Use the masculine instead!
le la les the
un une des a
mon ma mes my
Summary Chart
Masc Fem Plural Eng
ton ta tes your
Est-ce que tu as une grande famille?
• Nous sommes ___ dans ma famille = There are ___ people in my family.
• Il y a mon père, ma mère, mon frère/mes frères, ma soeur/mes soeurs et moi!
As-tu des frères ou des soeurs?
• J’ai… = I have…
• Je n’ai pas de frères = I have no brothers.
• Je n’ai pas de soeurs = I have no sisters.
Family members’ names
• Comment s’appelle _______? = What is ____ called?
• Il s’appelle… = He is called / Elle s’appelle… = She is called
• Comment s’appellent _______? = What are ____ called?
• Ils s’appellent… = They are called (masculine/mixed)
• Elles s’appellent… = They are called (feminine)
Family members’ ages
• Quel âge a _______? = How old is ____?
• Il a _ ans = He is _ years old / Elle a _ ans = She is _ years old
• Quel âge ont _______? = How old are ____?
• Ils ont __ et __ ans = They are __&__ (masc/mixed)
• Elles ont __ et __ ans = They are __&__ (feminine)
Avoir = to have
J’ai = I have
Tu as = You haveIl a = He has
Elle a = She has
Nous avons= We have
Vous avez = You (pl.) have
Ils ont = They (m) have
Elles ont = They (f) have