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Vocabulary
Objective: Outline family structures and describe personal relationships using precise vocabulary and possessive adjectives.
| Masculine | Feminine | English |
|---|---|---|
| le père | la mère | father, mother |
| le frère | la sœur | brother, sister |
| le fils | la fille | son, daughter |
| le mari | la femme | husband, wife |
| le grand-père | la grand-mère | grandfather, grandmother |
| le petit-fils | la petite-fille | grandson, granddaughter |
| l'oncle | la tante | uncle, aunt |
| le cousin | la cousine | cousin (male, female) |
Mère is feminine, so it takes the feminine possessive ma, and the article agrees with the noun's gender.
A mixed group of brothers and sisters uses ils, since any masculine member in a group overrides the feminine.
The possessive and article forms agree with each noun: un frère masculine singular, une sœur feminine singular.
Père is masculine, so it takes mon. The reflexive s'appelle is used for stating names.
Mère is feminine, so it takes ma. Professions after être take no article.
The plural mes covers both grandparents. France is feminine and takes the preposition en.
Oncle is masculine, so it takes mon. The article elides because the noun begins with a vowel.
5 exercises · about 8 minutes
When a pronoun introduces a noun phrase in identification (mon père, ma mère), French uses ce sont rather than ils sont, since the pronoun no longer stands alone.
Oncle is masculine, so it takes mon regardless of its initial letter. The phonetic rule that produces mon amie applies only to feminine vowel-initial nouns.
Tante is feminine and takes ma. The verb avoir expresses possession here.
The plural mes covers the mixed group of cousins. Canada is masculine and takes au.
Parents is always plural and means both parents together. The time expression uses depuis.