In today’s lesson we’ll look at formal and informal terms for grandfather in French: grand-père. Allez, papi! Come on, grandpa!
grand-père
grandfather
Example sentences
This first sentence is the imperfect tense, which the French use to describe actions which “used to” occur.
Mon grand-père adorait la pêche.
My grandfather used to love fishing.
In France, kids often call thier grandfather papi.
Hello grandpa, how’s it going?
The term pépère is often used for grandfather in Quebec and north America.
Mon pépère vient du Québec.
My grandfather is from Quebec.
Pépé also means grandpa. In this sentence, pépé is being used as a derogatory term for “old man” or “gramps”. Allez is the second-person plural (vous) form of aller (to go) and means “come on” in this sentence.
Allez pépé, dépêche-toi !
Come on gramps, hurry up!
Related lessons
- Grand-Mère – Grandmother, grandma
- Maman – Mom
- Le Père – Father, dad
- Grand-Mère – Grandmother, grandma
- Famille – Family
- Family Vocabulary
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