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La famille in real spoken French

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How the French casually talk about their family.

📓 Le vocabulaire de tous les jours

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the parents (slang)

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bro/sis

3🔊

granny/grandpa

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the kids

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mother-in-law (slang)

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brother-in-law/redneck

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a distant cousin

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the whole family (fondly)

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to argue with family

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a family meal

🔊 Example sentences

Je vais voir les vieux ce week-end.I’m seeing my folks this weekend.
Mon frangin arrive demain.My bro’s coming tomorrow.
Les gosses sont chez mamie.The kids are at granny’s.

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This is how the French actually use it day to day — including what textbooks skip. Absorb the real patterns and let go of over-correctness.

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Toute la tribu était là !The whole clan was there!

✍️ Practice

Je vois les ___ ce week-end. (parents, slang) (slang)

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vieux

Mon ___ arrive. (brother) (slang)

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frangin

Les ___ jouent dehors. (kids) (slang)

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gosses

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