Family in French

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La famille encompasses family-related terms:

• le père = father
• la mère = mother
• le frère / la sœur = brother / sister
• le fils / la fille = son / daughter
• les parents = parents (also means relatives)
• le mari / la femme = husband / wife
• le grand-père / la grand-mère = grandfather / grandmother
• le cousin / la cousine = cousin (masc./fem.)

Recall: French uses possessive adjectives that agree in gender and number with the noun: ma mère, mon père, mes parents.

Related Topics: Extended Family, Possessive Adjectives, Describing People

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