#18 "Mon" or "Ma"? 👨👩👧👦 | Essential French Family Vocabulary (A1) #podcast #learning
Welcome to Leçon 18 of our Beginner French series! Today, we are learning a very important and personal topic: The Famil
📝 Transcript
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[0:08] Hello everyone. Welcome to le sonot.
[0:15] But first, hello.
[0:33] Repeat. And I have to say that I am really very proud of this photo.
[0:41] Well, we're going to analyze it in detail, but just before diving into the funny mistakes you might have made, we're going to lay the foundations.
[0:50] Yes, because this is a lesson for absolute beginners. Level A1. Exactly. The objective of our exploration today is to break down how to approach one of the biggest obstacles for new learners, which is the translation of this very small English word 'my'.
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| la famille | nom (f.) | family | J'aime ma famille. |
| le père | nom (m.) | father | C'est mon père. |
| la mère | nom (f.) | mother | C'est ma mère. |
| le frère | nom (m.) | brother | Il est mon frère. |
| la sœur | nom (f.) | sister | Elle est ma sœur. |
| le chien | nom (m.) | dog | C'est mon chien. |
| mon | adjectif possessif | my (masculine singular) | Mon livre est rouge. |
| ma | adjectif possessif | my (feminine singular) | Ma voiture est bleue. |
| mes | adjectif possessif | my (plural) | Mes amis sont sympas. |
| fier | adjectif | proud | Je suis fier de toi. |
✏️ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
C'est ___ père.
C'est ___ mère.
Comment dit-on 'my sister' en français ?
J'ai ___ frère et ___ sœur.
Quel mot utilise-t-on pour 'my dog' ?
Ce sont ___ livres.
Which possessive adjective is used for 'my family'?
Je suis ___ de cette photo.
The podcast explains that in French, possessives like 'my' must agree with:
___ parents habitent à Paris.
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