French Family Members Vocabulary & Phrases

In this video tutorial lesson you will learn how to say the members of the family in French (Les membres de la famille). If you ever travel to France you will quickly discover that family values are very important to the French people. Thus, it’s a good idea to learn this vocabulary list. There are a lot of words in this lesson which cover all of the important relations in the family. These include those closest to you such as parents and children. The tutorial also includes words for family members which are not in the immediate family such as aunts, uncles, cousins, step parents and in-laws. NOTE: This is an audio lesson. Click on any of the words on the table below, repeat and practice your pronunciation. At the bottom of the page you’ll find more resources including a quiz, game, flashcards and worksheet.

 French Family Members

Vocabulary List

le père the fatherla mère the mother
les parents the parentsle frère the brother
la sœur the sisterle fils the son
la fille the daughterl’enfant the child
le bébé the babyle mari the husband
la femme the wifele fiancé the fiancé
la fiancée the fiancéele grand-père the grandfather
la grand-mère the grandmotherles grand-parents the grandparents
les petits-enfants the grandchildrenl’oncle the uncle
la tante the auntle neveu the nephew
la nièce the niecele beau-père the step father
la belle-mère the step motherle cousin the cousin (male)
la cousine the cousin (female)le beau-frère brother in-law
la belle-sœur sister in-lawle beau-père father in-law
la belle-mère mother in-law

Useful Phrases
Avez-vous des frères Do you have any brothers?
 Avez-vous des? Do you have any sisters?
Oui, j’ai un frère. Yes. I have one brother.
 Oui, j’ai une sœur. Yes, I have one sister.
Avez-vous une femme? Do you have a wife?
 Oui, j’ai une femme. Yes, I have a wife.
Avez-vous des enfants? Do you have kids?
 Oui, j’ai des enfants. Yes, I have kids.
Voici mes parents. Here are my parents.
 Voici mon père. Here is my father.
Voici ma mère. Here is my mother.
 Voici nos enfants. Here are our children.
Êtes-vous marié(e) Are you married?
 Oui, je suis marié(e). Yes, I am married.
Non, je ne suis pas marié(e). No. I am not married.
 J’habite avec ma famille. I live with my family.
Je suis célibataire. I am single.
 Nous somes séparé(e)s We are separated.
Nous sommes divorcés. We are divorced.
 Nous vivons ensemble. We live together.

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