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People & Family in French

Family comes up quickly in French small talk, often with the question Tu as des frères et sœurs ? These words cover relatives, friends, and the people in your life. Many have a masculine and a feminine form, like ami and amie or cousin and cousine, so both are shown.

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  1. 1Familynounla famille
  2. 2Mothernounla mère
  3. 3Fathernounle père
  4. 4Momnounmaman
  5. 5Dadnounpapa
  6. 6Friendnounl'ami / l'amie
  7. 7Brothernounle frère
  8. 8Sisternounla sœur
  9. 9Sonnounle fils
  10. 10Daughternounla fille
  11. 11Husbandnounle mari
  12. 12Wifenounla femme
  13. 13Boyfriendnounle copain / le petit ami
  14. 14Girlfriendnounla copine / la petite amie
  15. 15Grandmothernounla grand-mèreeveryday: mamie
  16. 16Grandfathernounle grand-pèreeveryday: papi
  17. 17Babynounle bébé
  18. 18Childnounl'enfant
  19. 19Boynounle garçon
  20. 20Girlnounla fille
  21. 21Mannounl'homme
  22. 22Womannounla femme
  23. 23Parentsnounles parents
  24. 24Unclenounl'oncle
  25. 25Auntnounla tante
  26. 26Cousinnounle cousin / la cousine
  27. 27Nephewnounle neveu
  28. 28Niecenounla nièce
  29. 29My lovephrasemon amour
  30. 30Sweetheart (honey)nounmon chéri / ma chérie
  31. 31Best friendnounle meilleur ami / la meilleure amie
  32. 32Grandsonnounle petit-fils
  33. 33Granddaughternounla petite-fille
  34. 34Peoplenounles gens
  35. 35Personnounla personne
  36. 36Neighbornounle voisin / la voisine
  37. 37Colleaguenounle/la collègue
  38. 38Bossnounle patron / la patronne
  39. 39Teachernounle professeur / la professeure
  40. 40Studentnounl'étudiant(e)school pupil: l'élève
  41. 41Father-in-lawnounle beau-père
  42. 42Mother-in-lawnounla belle-mère
  43. 43Brother-in-lawnounle beau-frère
  44. 44Sister-in-lawnounla belle-sœur
  45. 45Siblingsnounles frères et sœurs
  46. 46Twinnounle jumeau / la jumelle
  47. 47Partnernounle compagnon / la compagnealso: le/la partenaire
  48. 48Fiancé(e)nounle fiancé / la fiancée
  49. 49Couplenounle couple
  50. 50Relativenounle membre de la famillealso: le parent
  51. 51Weddingnounle mariage
  52. 52Birthdaynounl'anniversaire
  53. 53Anniversarynounl'anniversaire de mariage
  54. 54Agenounl'âge
  55. 55First namenounle prénom
  56. 56Last namenounle nom de famille
  57. 57Adultnounl'adulte
  58. 58Teenagernounl'adolescent(e)informal: l'ado
  59. 59Elderly personnounla personne âgée
  60. 60Strangernounl'inconnu(e)
  61. 61Guestnounl'invité(e)
  62. 62Classmatenounle/la camarade de classe
  63. 63Roommatenounle/la colocataireinformal: le/la coloc
  64. 64Lawyernounl'avocat(e)
  65. 65Engineernounl'ingénieur(e)
  66. 66Chef (cook)nounle cuisinier / la cuisinièrehead chef: le chef
  67. 67Police officernounle policier / la policière
  68. 68Drivernounle chauffeuralso: le conducteur
  69. 69Farmernounl'agriculteur / l'agricultrice
  70. 70Artistnounl'artiste
  71. 71Musiciannounle musicien / la musicienne
  72. 72Writernounl'écrivain(e)
  73. 73Employeenounl'employé(e)
  74. 74Mr.nounmonsieur
  75. 75Mrs.nounmadame
  76. 76Missnounmademoiselle
  77. 77Kingnounle roi
  78. 78Queennounla reine
  79. 79Princenounle prince
  80. 80Princessnounla princesse
  81. 81Friendshipnounl'amitié
  82. 82Divorcedadjectivedivorcé(e)
  83. 83Widownounla veuve
  84. 84Retiredadjectiveà la retraite / retraité(e)
  85. 85Only childnounl'enfant unique
  86. 86This is my friendphraseje te présente mon amifemale: mon amie
  87. 87Do you have children?phraseTu as des enfants ?formal: Vous avez des enfants ?
  88. 88Do you have any brothers or sisters?phraseTu as des frères et sœurs ?
  89. 89I'm marriedphraseje suis marié(e)
  90. 90I'm singlephraseje suis célibataire
  91. 91I live with my parentsphrasej'habite chez mes parents
  92. 92What do you do? (for work)phraseTu fais quoi dans la vie ?formal: Qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie ?
  93. 93I work as a…phraseje travaille comme…
  94. 94Where do you live?phraseTu habites où ?formal: Où habitez-vous ?
  95. 95I'm a studentphraseje suis étudiant(e)
  96. 96We're friendsphraseon est amisformal: nous sommes amis
  97. 97Happy Mother's Day!phrasebonne fête des mères !
  98. 98Happy Father's Day!phrasebonne fête des pères !
  99. 99I miss my familyphrasema famille me manque
  100. 100Grandparentsnounles grands-parents

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People & Family in French: common questions

How do I say "my mother" and "my father" in French?

Ma mère and mon père. The word for "my" matches the gender of the noun: mon for masculine, ma for feminine, and mes for plural, as in mes parents.

Does femme mean woman or wife?

Both. La femme means woman, and ma femme means my wife. In the same way, la fille means girl, and ma fille means my daughter.

What do French children call their grandparents?

The standard words are grand-mère and grand-père, but at home most children say mamie and papi.

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