18 - How to Talk About Your Family in French (Part II)
Know how to say "aunt," "uncle," "nephew," etc.? In this lesson, you'll learn the words to describe the members of your extended family.
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Intro: Welcome to the French Made Easy podcast, where I give you all the basics you need to speak French clearly and confidently. I'm your host, Mathilde, and I'm a French teacher, mumpreneur, and bread and cheese lover. Join me as I dive into all things French for beginners, and deliver to you bite-sized and easy-to-follow lessons every Tuesday. Let's get started, "on commence"!
Heys guys! Salut à tous! Welcome back to the French Made Easy podcast! This is episode number eighteen, numéro dix-huit! In today's episode, we'll learn the words to talk about your extended family in French.
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Alright, vous êtes prêts? Are you ready? On commence.
In last week's episode, part 1, we learned the words to talk about your immediate family, such as your parents, siblings, etc. If you haven't listened to it yet, go and listen to episode 17! For now, let’s focus on your extended family.
Just a quick reminder that all nouns in French are either feminine or masculine. So if I say "la" you'll know it's a feminine noun; if I say "le," it's a masculine noun! So make sure you learn the gender of the noun, it's really important. Cool, on y va, let’s go.
Répétez après moi, repeat after me:
Le petit-fils (grandson)
La petite-fille (granddaughter)
Le cousin (cousin - male)
La cousine (cousin - female)
L'oncle (uncle)
It can also be: le tonton (uncle)
La tante (aunt)
It can also be: la tata (auntie)
Le neveu (nephew)
La nièce (niece)
La belle-mère (mother-in-law ) It can also mean step-mother!
Le beau-père (father-in-law) Same! It can also mean step-father.
Le beau-frère (brother-in-law or step-brother)
La belle-sœur (sister-in-law or step-sister)
La belle-fille (daughter-in-law or step-daughter)
Le beau-fils (son-in-law or step-son)
Alright! I think that's enough words for one lesson! I don’t want to overwhelm you!
Now, as usual, let's repeat everything together ok?
Le petit-fils (grandson)
La petite-fille (granddaughter)
Le cousin (cousin - male)
La cousine (cousin - female)
L'oncle (uncle)
Le tonton (uncle)
La tante (aunt)
La tata (auntie)
Le neveu (nephew)
La nièce (niece)
La belle-mère (mother-in-law or step-mother)
Le beau-père (father-in-law or step-father)
Le beau-frère (brother-in-law or step-brother)
La belle-sœur (sister-in-law or step-sister)
La belle-fille (daughter-in-law or step-daughter)
Le beau-fils (son-in-law or step-son)
✍️ Now it's your turn! Can you give me one sentence with one of the words you've just learned? For example "j'ai deux cousines et deux cousins." (I've got two female cousins and two male cousins.) Let me know in the comments over at mathildekien.com.
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