Talking About Your Family in French
Introduce your partner, talk about brothers, sisters, kids and in-laws, and swap family news with a French friend.
Many French couples live together or have children without marrying, and the PACS, a civil partnership, is almost as common as marriage. « Beau-père » means both stepfather and father-in-law, and « ma copine » can mean girlfriend or just a female friend, so context matters. Grandparents (papi and mamie) often look after kids during school holidays, and the long family Sunday lunch is still a strong habit.
- 1
T'as des frères et sœurs ?
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
- 2
Je suis enfant unique.
I'm an only child.
- 3
J'ai un grand frère et une petite sœur.
I have an older brother and a younger sister.
- 4
Mes parents sont divorcés.
My parents are divorced.
- 5
Je te présente ma copine.
This is my girlfriend.
- 6
On est ensemble depuis cinq ans.
We've been together for five years.
- 7
On n'est pas mariés, on est pacsés.
We're not married, we're in a civil partnership.
- 8
Ma belle-sœur est enceinte.
My sister-in-law is pregnant.
- 9
Elle doit accoucher en mars.
She's due in March.
- 10
Mon beau-père est super sympa.
My stepdad is really nice.
- 11
On se retrouve chez mes grands-parents tous les dimanches.
We get together at my grandparents' every Sunday.
- 12
Ma mamie gâte les enfants.
My grandma spoils the kids.
- 13
Ils ont quel âge, tes enfants ?
How old are your kids?
- 14
Mon fils a trois ans et ma fille a six mois.
My son is three and my daughter is six months old.
- 15
Il ressemble à son père.
He looks like his dad.
- 16
On s'entend très bien.
We get on really well.
- 17
Je vois pas trop mes cousins.
I don't see my cousins much.
- 18
Mes parents vivent à l'étranger.
My parents live abroad.
- 19
Ma famille me manque.
I miss my family.
- 20
Tu veux des enfants, un jour ?
Do you want kids one day?