Chapitre Quatre
La famille
Exercice 4.15 - 4.18
La famille
Les membres de la famille: Relatives
For all female groups, use the feminine plural
filles
cousines
To speak about stepfamily, use the beau/belle form (in French, there is no difference between “in-law” and “step”)
beau-père / belle-mère
For former partners, use ex
ex-copain / ex-copine
ex-époux / ex-épouse
mon ex
For half siblings, use the prefix demi-
demi-sœur
demi-frère
For same sex couples, use the masculine plural for men and the feminine plural for women
les époux / les copains
les épouses / les copines
Être en couple and être ensemble may be used by anyone: Marc et Luc sont ensemble.
Exercice 4.15





Exercice 4.16
Exercice 4.17
Exercice 4.18
Audio 4.b
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family members
parents
father
mother
children
son
girl
brothers and sister/siblings
brother
sister
spouse
husband
woman
romantic partner
romantic partner
boyfriend/friend
friend/girlfriend
boyfriend
girlfriend
grandparents
grandfather
grandmother
grandchildren
grandson
granddaughter
uncle, "uncky"
aunt, "auntie"
uncle
aunt
cousins
male cousin
female cousin
the children of my brother or sister/nephews and nieces
nephew
niece
parents-in-law/stepparents *this word is used for two unique groups of people
father-in-law/stepfather
mother-in-law/stepmother
family-in-law/stepfamily
brother-in-law/stepbrother
sister-in-law/stepsister
son-in-law/stepson
daughter-in-law/stepdaughter