Family words in French

Two words with two meanings

  • la femme is "woman" and also "wife": Voici ma femme.
  • la fille is "girl" and also "daughter": Notre fille va à l'école.

"My" agrees with the noun

The possessive matches the gender of the noun, not of the owner:

  • mon père, ma mère, mes parents

Two cousins

le cousin is a male cousin, la cousine a female one.

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French Family Words (A1)

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22 words for family members and talking about them.

  • la famille · family
  • les parents (m.) · parents
  • la mère · mother
  • le père · father
  • maman · mom
  • papa · dad
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WordMeaningExample
la famille/famij/familyJ'ai une grande famille.I have a big family.
les parents (m.)/paʁɑ̃/parentsMes parents habitent dans une petite ville.My parents live in a small town.
la mère/mɛʁ/motherMa mère est médecin.My mother is a doctor.
le père/pɛʁ/fatherMon père travaille dans une banque.My father works in a bank.
maman/mamɑ̃/momMaman, où sont mes clés ?Mom, where are my keys?
papa/papa/dadPapa prépare le dîner.Dad is cooking dinner.
le frère/fʁɛʁ/brotherMon frère est plus âgé que moi.My brother is older than me.
la sœur/sœʁ/sisterJ'ai deux sœurs.I have two sisters.
le fils/fis/sonLeur fils a cinq ans.Their son is five.
la fille/fij/daughter; girlNotre fille va à l'école.Our daughter goes to school.
l'enfant (m./f.)/ɑ̃fɑ̃/child, childrenIls ont trois enfants.They have three children.
le bébé/bebe/babyLe bébé dort.The baby is sleeping.
le mari/maʁi/husbandSon mari est professeur.Her husband is a teacher.
la femme/fam/wife; womanVoici ma femme, Mina.This is my wife, Mina.
la grand-mère/ɡʁɑ̃mɛʁ/grandmotherMa grand-mère habite avec nous.My grandmother lives with us.
le grand-père/ɡʁɑ̃pɛʁ/grandfatherMon grand-père raconte de belles histoires.My grandfather tells great stories.
les grands-parents (m.)/ɡʁɑ̃paʁɑ̃/grandparentsNous rendons visite à nos grands-parents le vendredi.We visit our grandparents on Fridays.
l'oncle (m.)/ɔ̃kl/uncleMon oncle habite près de chez nous.My uncle lives near us.
la tante/tɑ̃t/auntMa tante a un chat.My aunt has a cat.
le cousin, la cousine/kuzɛ̃, kuzin/cousinMon cousin est mon meilleur ami.My cousin is my best friend.
marié, mariée/maʁje/marriedTu es marié ?Are you married?
célibataire/selibatɛʁ/singleNon, je suis célibataire.No, I'm single.