Family - Nuclear family / Famille - Famille nucléaire

Useful French list of words for immediate family

Vocab

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La famille		Family
Le mari		Husband
La femme		Wife
Les parents		Parents
Un/une enfant		A child
Le père		Father
La mère		Mother
Le fils		Son
La fille		Daughter
Le frère		Brother
La sœur		Sister
Le bébé		Baby
Les frères et sœurs		Siblings
Le beau-père		Step-father
La belle-mère		Step-mother
Le beau-fils		Step-son
La belle-fille		Step-daughter
Le demi-frère		Half-brother
La demi-soeur		Half-sister

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SamiA0Kwiziq community member

grand-daughter

What is the meaning of grand-daughter in French?

Asked 7 months ago

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CélineKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Bonjour Sami,

'petite-fille' = 'granddaughter'

Bonne journée !

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grand-daughter

What is the meaning of grand-daughter in French?

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AakritiA1Kwiziq community member

Qu'est-ce que "younger/little brother" ?

Est-ce «frère plus juene» ou «frère cadet» ?

Asked 9 months ago

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MaartenC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

little brother - petit frère

young(er) brother - jeune frère/frère cadet

As in English, you will find interchangeability of these terms in use, given that both languages use the phrase 'little brother/petit frère' to refer to 'younger' rather than smaller stature.

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ChrisC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

You'll often hear frère cadet.

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Aakriti asked:View original

Qu'est-ce que "younger/little brother" ?

Est-ce «frère plus juene» ou «frère cadet» ?

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EmiliaA2Kwiziq community member

ma belle-mère et mon beau-père

doesn't belle-mère and beau-père also mean mother-in-law and father-in-law? I've never heard of them being the step-parents

Asked 1 year ago

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CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Emilia,

It is indeed used for both in-laws and step families...

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ma belle-mère et mon beau-père

doesn't belle-mère and beau-père also mean mother-in-law and father-in-law? I've never heard of them being the step-parents

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DC1Kwiziq community member

"Ma" Mere, "Mon' pere, "Mon" frere

Salut!

In the audio of the three above words, "le" and "la" are spoken instead of "ma" and "mon", which is what is actually written.

Merci!

Asked 1 year ago

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CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Thank you D for pointing this out, it has been corrected ...

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D asked:View original

"Ma" Mere, "Mon' pere, "Mon" frere

Salut!

In the audio of the three above words, "le" and "la" are spoken instead of "ma" and "mon", which is what is actually written.

Merci!

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PhilA2Kwiziq community member

Basic question, in English we say "big brother", I was told "grand frère" was wrong and it should be "frère plus agé" or "vieux frère?? Thank you."

Asked 1 year ago

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CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Phil,

Funnily enough, I heard 'grand-frère' yesterday in an episode of the BBC4 French series 'Engrenages' ( Spiral)! , said by a fifteen year old about his 'big brother'.

Having said that I think it is regarded as childish, and you would probably say -

Mon frère aîné /plus agé

I personally have never heard 'vieux frère'.

Hope this helps!

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Basic question, in English we say "big brother", I was told "grand frère" was wrong and it should be "frère plus agé" or "vieux frère?? Thank you."

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