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
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granny/grandpa
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the kids
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mother-in-law (slang)
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brother-in-law/redneck
7🔊
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.
💡 Your Native goal
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.
Feeling shaky? Step back to La Famille at C2.
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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