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Vocabulary

Word and phrases to help to talk about and describe your family.

Family members

le père = the father

la mère = the mother

le grand-père = the grandfather

la grand-mère = the grandmother

le frère = the brother

la soeur = the sister

un beau-père = a stepfather

une belle-mère = a stepmother

un demi-frère = a half-brother

une demi-soeur = a half-sister

Some useful phrases to help you ask questions about others families and give answers about your own.

Non, Je n’ai pas de... = No, I don't have any ...

Je suis un enfant unique = I am an only child

Oui, j’ai un frère = Yes, I have a brother

Oui, j’ai une soeur = Yes, I have a sister

Dans mon groupe, il y a … personnes avec….. frères = in my group there are …person with …brothers

Dans mon groupe, il y a … personnes avec….. soeurs = in my group there are …person with …sisters

Tu as des frères et des soeurs? = Do you have brothers and sisters?

Il s’appelle... = He is called...

Elle s’appelle... = She is called...

... c’est le père de…..? = ....is ... the father of...?

Qui est la soeur de...? = Who is ...'s sister?

Qui est la soeur de Tutankhamun? = Who is Tutankhamun's sister?

Phrases to say where they live.

Elle habite à... = She lives in...

Il habite à... = He lives in...

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