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