Ma Famille (My Family): Family Members

Learning ObjectivesIdentify family members like la maman (the mom) [la ma-MAHN], le papa (the dad) [luh pa-PA], le frère (the brother) [luh FREHR], la sœur (the sister) [la SUHR], and le bébé (the baby) [luh bay-BAY].Use the words 'mon' (my) [mohn], 'ma' (my) [ma], and 'mes' (my) [may] to talk about your family.Introduce a member of your family.Imagine you are showing a family photo to a friend. 🖼️ You want to say: "Voici ma maman! (Here is my mom!) [vwa-SEE ma ma-MAHN] And voici mon frère (here is my brother) [vwa-SEE mohn FREHR]." This lesson will help you do just that! 😊Real-World ApplicationsIntroduce your family to your teacher or friends.Create a drawing of your family and label who is who.Understand when someone tells you about their family.

French TermEnglish MeaningExample Sentencela famille (the family) [la fa-MEE-yuh]This word means 'the family'.J'aime ma famille (I love my family) [zhem ma fa-MEE-yuh]. ❤️la maman (the mom) [la ma-MAHN]This is how you say 'the mom'.Ma maman est belle (My mom is beautiful) [ma ma-MAHN eh BELL].le papa (the dad) [luh pa-PA]This is how you say 'the dad'.Mon papa est grand (My dad is tall) [mohn pa-PA eh GRAHN].le frère (the brother) [luh FREHR]This is how you say 'the brother'.Mon frère joue avec moi (My brother plays with me) [mohn FREHR zhoo a-VEK mwa].la sœur (the sister) [la SUHR]This is how you say 'the sister'.Ma sœur chante une chanson (My sister sings a song) [ma SUHR shahnt oon shahn-SOHN].le bébé (the baby) [luh bay-BAY]This is how you say 'the baby'.Le bébé est petit (The baby is s...

Possessive Adjectives: mon, ma, mesTo say something is yours, you use little words like mon (my) [mohn], ma (my) [ma], and mes (my) [may]. The word you choose depends on the word that comes after it.Rule 1: Use 'mon'Use mon (my) [mohn] before a singular, masculine word (just one).Example: C'est mon papa (This is my dad) [say mohn pa-PA]. C'est mon frère (This is my brother) [say mohn FREHR]. C'est mon crayon (This is my pencil) [say mohn kray-OHN].Rule 2: Use 'ma'Use ma (my) [ma] before a singular, feminine word (just one).Example: C'est ma maman (This is my mom) [say ma ma-MAHN]. C'est ma sœur (This is my sister) [say ma SUHR]. C'est ma chaise (This is my chair) [say ma SHEZ].Rule 3: Use 'mes'Use mes (my) [may] before a plural word (more than one).Example: Ce sont mes souliers (These are...