Review
Do you remember the family vocabulary introduced in the video? Here it is again in the table below. Click on each vocabulary word to hear its pronunciation and see its meaning in English.
| French Phrases | |
|---|---|
|
ma mère |
my mother |
|
mon père |
my father |
|
ma soeur |
my sister |
|
mon frère |
my brother |
|
ma grand-mère |
my grandmother |
|
mon grand-père |
my grandfather |
|
mon chien |
my dog |
|
mon chat |
my cat |
Match all the French vocabulary with their English meanings in the activity below.
Notice that in general the family vocabulary words for female family members are feminine and the words for male family members are masculine. In addition, the words for dog and cat are masculine.
For example:
ma mère, une mère
mon père, un père
See if you can pick the correct form of my to use for each family member in the next activity. Remember mon is masculine, and ma is feminine. Also, mes is the plural form of my.
Mon, Ma, ou Mes?
____ mère est petite.
The word mother is feminine in French.
The word mother is feminine in French.
The word mother is feminine in French.
____ père est intelligent.
The word father is masculine in French.
The word father is masculine in French.
The word father is masculine in French.
Mon grand-père donne dix dollars à ____ soeur.
The word soeur in French is feminine.
The word soeur in French is feminine.
The word soeur in French is feminine.
_____ grands-parents sont sympathiques.
Grandparents is plural.
Grandparents is plural.
Grandparents is plural.
You got # out of # correct. Click the Retry button for another attempt.
You got a perfect score. Great job!
You’ve learned some basic family vocabulary. But, there’s more. Continue to the next page to practice this vocabulary and learn some other useful vocabulary for talking about family in French.
Question
How do you say My dog is small in French?
Mon chien est petit.
