Family words
French names for the family: maman, papa, frère, sœur.
What a learner can do afterwards
- Can explain Family words
The lesson
Your family has French names too. We call mom maman and dad papa.
A brother is frère and a sister is sœur. A baby is bébé.
Grandmother is grand-mère and grandfather is grand-père.
Good to know
sœur sounds like SUHR. frère sounds like FRAIR.
Try it together
Point to a photo of your family and name each person, like maman or papa.
maman is mom, papa is dad, and a baby is bébé.
Watch it
Where it sits
Learn first
Nothing; this is a starting point.
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Then practise
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.