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Promouvoir l'adoption de lois favorisant le développement intégré de la famille; On 11 March 2000, this pastor and his family were reportedly deported to Moscow. Le 11 mars 2000, ce pasteur ainsi que sa famille auraient été déportés à Moscou. / Federation of Women and Family Planning (FWFP), contribution to the UPR, page 5 Federation of Women and Family Planning (FWFP), contribution to the UPR, page 5. One of the interesting things about la famille and French family vocabulary is that the word parent means not just "parent" as in mother or father, but also "relative." It can be both a noun and an adjective. Par exemple… J’ai un parent à Lille. I have a relative in Lille.Nous sommes parents par mon père. We’re related on my father’s side.La familleClose relations, next of kin = les proches brotherun frère sisterune sœurfatherun père motherune mèresonun fils daughterune fillehusbandspouseun mari un époux wife spouseune femme une épouseuncleun oncle auntune tantenephewun neveu nieceune niècecousin – maleun cousin cousin – femaleune cousinegrandfatherun grand-père grandmotherune grand-mèregreat grandfatherarrière-grand-père great grandmotherarrière-grand-mèregrandsonun petit-fils granddaughterune petite-fillegreat grandsonarrière-petit-fils great granddaughterarrière-petite-fille Special family termsUn aîné / une aînée can refer to an older brother/sister, the oldest brother/sister, or the first-born son/daughter. Un cadet / une cadette can refer to a younger brother/sister or the second-born son/daughter in a family. Le benjamin / la benjamine is the youngest child in a family. For twins, triplets, etc., see the "multiple births" section of Multiplicative numbers. extended family la famille étendueblended family la famille recomposéeFamily by marriage ~ Famille par allianceIn French, there’s no distinction between step-family and family-in-law: they are both equivalent to beau- or belle- plus that family member. step-fatherfather-in-lawbeau-père step-mother mother-in-lawbelle-mèrestep-brother brother-in-lawbeau-frère step-sister sister-in-lawbelle-sœurstep-son son-in-lawbeau-fils step-daughter daughter-in-lawbelle-fille But there are some additional terms for in-laws:in-lawsles beaux-parents, la belle-familleson-in-lawle gendre daughter-in-lawla bru What’s the difference? For the non-native English speakers out there: Step-family (Famille recomposée) has to do with a spouse who has children from a previous partnership: The French word for family is “la famille” (pronounced “la famij” or “la fam-ee”). Vocabulary words for family members are: la mère (mother), le père (father), la soeur (sister), le frère (brother), la fille (daugher), le garçon (son), la tante (aunt), l’oncle (uncle), la grand-mère (grandmother) and le grand-père (grandfather).  This page will explain how to say the French family members (les membres de la famille) in detail. If you ever travel to France you will quickly discover that family values are very important to the French people. These vocabulary lists cover the immediate family, extended family, specific words for steps and in-laws as well as words concerning adoption, family trees and genealogy. In French, “les parents” means both parents and relatives. Hence, “J’ai des parents à Marseille” translates to “I have relatives in Marseille. In addition to this list, you may also find the list at Frenchtoday.com to be very helpful! How to pronounce famille in FrenchThe French word for family is “la famille”. A very common mistake is for people to pronounce the LL’s. Do not pronounce the LL’s. The LL’s sound like “ee” as in feet. Hence the pronunciation sounds like “fa-mee”. Here are some samples of how to pronounce famille correctly on Forvo. This quick video also does a great job teaching the proper pronunciation. French vocabulary for the immediate familyThe following list is for the members of the immediate family. The “è” on the words père (father), mère (mother) and frère (brother) has an “eh” sound. The pronunciation of soeur is quite tricky. Here are some samples of how to pronounce seour on Forvo. For the word fille (daughter), don’t pronounce the LL’s. The pronunciation of fille is “fee”, with a slight y sound at the end. Here are some samples of how to pronounce fille on Forvo.
French extended family membersThe following is a list of extended family members. Notice that the word for grandmother is “la grand-mère”. Be sure not to add an -e to “grand” to make it feminine. This would be a mistake. For the great grandparents, attached the word “arrière”. Hence, “arrière-grand-père” is great grandfather and “arrière-grand-mère” is great grandmother.
French vocabulary for the in-laws and step familyFrench vocabulary for the in-laws and step family can become quite confusing. La belle-famille refers to the in-laws. Suggested Audio Course For All LevelsWe have known Camille from Frenchtoday.com for a long time and strongly suggest her audio courses for all levels. She does a great job teaching the "trouble" areas such as pronunciation and verb conjugations. Click here to learn more! When describing family members by marriage, the French do not distinguish between in-laws and step. For example, “le beau-père” means both father-in-law and step-father. Interestingly, “le demi-frère” translates to both half brother and step brother. Logically, “la demi-soeur” translates to half sister and step sister.
Special words for the familyFrench has some special family terms which are necessary to learn. l’aîné – As a noun, l’ainé(e) means eldest child. As an adjective it means ‘older than’ or ‘your senior’.
Le cadet – As a noun, le cadet/la cadette means the youngest child. As an adjective, it means younger. Le cadet can also refer to the second-born child.
Le benjamin – Le benjamin/la benjamine also refers to the youngest child in the family.
Adoption and fosteringThe following list covers adoption and fostering. French culture places a heavy emphasis on the parents. Hence, you’ll often hear French people referring to “mon parrain” (my godfather) and “ma marraine” (my godmother.
How to introduce family membersThe following list of short phrases can come in handy for introducing family members in social situations. “Je vous présente” is formal and translates to “I introduce you to”. The informal version for people you know better is “Je te présent”.
Genealogy and distant relativesIf you are traveling to France with the intention of looking for distant relatives the following list covering genealogy and family trees will come in handy.
Family in French – Summary TableHere are ways of saying family members in French organized by each person with comments and pronunciation tips. FrenchEnglishCommentsla famillefamilyPronounced "la fam-ee". Don't pronounce the LL's.la mèremotherè is pronounced "eh". This is the accent grave.le pèrefatherè is pronounced "eh". This is the accent grave. Pronunciation clip here.le frèrebrotherè is pronounced "eh". This is the accent grave.la soeursisterPronunciation clip here.le filssonPronounced "le fees". Don't say the -L.la filledaughterPronounced "la fee-ya" with a slight ya. Pronunciation clip here.la grand-mèregrandmotherDo not add an -e to grand.le grand-pèregrandfatherPronunciation clip here.l'oncleunclePronunciation clip here.la tanteauntPronunciation clip here.le cousin, la cousinecousinPresented both masculine and feminine forms. Cousin: nasal "in"; Cousine: pronounce the -n.Related lessons:
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