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A1 Lesson 1 of 3 · Everyday Life: Family, Home & Routine

Talking about your family

Name the members of your family and use the possessives mon, ma, mes.

13 min · 10 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Know the family vocabulary
  • Use mon, ma, mes / ton, ta, tes
  • Say how many brothers and sisters you have
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Family: le père, la mère, le frère, la sœur, le fils, la fille, les grands-parents.
  • 2Possessives agree with the thing owned: mon père, ma mère, mes parents.
  • 3Before a vowel: mon amie, ton école, son histoire.
  • 4Age uses avoir: Léo a huit ans.

Key vocabulary

les parentsparents
le frèrebrother
la sœursister
les enfantschildren
marié(e)married
avoir … ansto be … years old