French Word of the Day

the in-laws

La belle-famille de Marie arrivera ce soir.
Marie’s in-laws will arrive this evening.

ALSO
les beaux-parents (n.m.pl.) = parents-in-law
la belle-mère = mother-in-law
le beau-père = father-in-law
la belle-fille = daughter-in-law
le beau-fils = son-in-law
la belle-sœur = sister-in-law
le beau-frère = brother-in-law

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the immediate family

Gérard a quatre personnes dans sa famille immédiate.
Gerard has four people in his immediate family.

FRENCH FAMILY VOCABULARY WORDS
After you’ve learned how to say immediate family in French, click the links below to discover the French words for these family members:

• Aunt, Uncle, Niece, Nephew
• Boy
• Brother
• Girl
• Husband, Wife
• Immediate Family
• In-Laws
• Mother, Father
• Son, Grandson, Daughter, Granddaughter
• Sister, Brother
• Twins

the mother, the father

La mère de Jean l’a amené à l’école. Son père va passer le prendre.
Jean’s mother took him to school. His father is going to pick him up.

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the sister, the brother

Marc a un frère et deux sœurs.
Marc has one brother and two sisters.

TODAY
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the aunt, the uncle / the niece, the nephew

La tante de Mireille est Sophie; Mireille est la nièce de Sophie.
Mireille’s aunt is Sophie; Mireille is Sophie’s niece.

L’oncle de Paul est Claude; Paul est le neveu de Claude.
Paul’s uncle is Claude; Paul is Claude’s nephew.

ALSO
un cousin = a male cousin
une cousine = a female cousin

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the son, the grandson / the daughter, the granddaughter

Paul est le fils de Jean et le petit-fils de Marc.
Paul is Jean’s son and Marc’s grandson.

Claudia est la fille de Nathalie et la petite-fille de Denise.
Claudia is Nathalie’s daughter and Denise’s granddaughter.

ALSO
le grand-père = the grandfather
la grand-mère = the grandmother
les grands-parents (m.pl.) = the grandparents

TODAY
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the husband, the wife

Jean-Luc est le mari de Sophie, et elle est sa femme.
Jean-Luc is Sophie’s husband, and she is his wife.

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Claudia est la fille de Nathalie et la petite-fille de Denise.
Claudia is Nathalie’s daughter and Denise’s granddaughter.

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a brother

Est-ce que vous avez des frères?
Do you have any brothers?

a girl or a daughter

La fille joue de la guitare.
The girl plays the guitar.

Sa fille a 10 ans.
His daughter is 10 years old.

TODAY
Our French vocabulary word is one of many members of the family. After you learn to say girl and daughter in French, follow the links below to discover the French vocabulary words for more of your relatives.

• Aunt, Uncle, Niece, Nephew
• Boy
• Brother
• Husband, Wife
• Immediate Family
• In-Laws
• Mother, Father
• Son, Grandson, Daughter, Granddaughter
• Sister, Brother
• Twins

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