List 2 - Talking about family, friends, locations
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la famille |
family |
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les parents |
parents |
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le père |
father |
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la mère |
mother |
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le mari |
husband |
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la femme |
wife |
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les enfants |
children |
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le frère |
brother |
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la soeur |
sister |
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le fils |
son |
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la fille |
daughter |
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l'oncle |
uncle |
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la tante |
aunt |
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le cousin |
cousin (male) |
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la cousine |
cousin (female) |
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les grand-parents |
grandparents |
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le grand-père |
grandfather |
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la grand-mère |
grandmother |
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un ami, une amie |
a friend (male, female) |
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un copain, une copine |
a friend (informal: male, female) |
Descriptions
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aîné |
older |
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plus jeune |
younger |
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grand |
big, tall |
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petit |
small, short |
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Il est blond, il a les cheveux blonds |
He's blond, he has blond hair |
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Elle est brune, elle a les cheveux bruns |
She's a brunette, she has brown hair |
Locations
To say "in (a country)":
- The preposition used is en for most countries and regions (which are grammatically feminine): eg en Angleterre, en Bourgogne, en Floride, en France, en Nouvelle-Calédonie, en Nouvelle-Zélande, en Papouaisie, en Tasmanie
- For masculine countries, au is used: eg au Brésil, au Canada, au Japon, au Luxembourg, au Mexique, au Royaume-Uni, au Texas, au Zimbabwe
- For countries that have a plural form, aux is used: eg aux Etats-Unis (in the United States), aux Pays-Bas (in the Netherlands)
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en Australie |
In Australia |
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à Canberra |
in Canberra |
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dans le sud-est de l'Australie |
in South-East Australia |
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en France |
in France |
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à Paris |
in Paris |
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en Allemagne |
in Germany |
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en Espagne |
in Spain |
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en Italie |
in Italy |
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en Belgique |
in Belgium |
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en Suisse |
in Switzerland |
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au Portugal (masculine country) |
in Portugal |
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aux Etats-Unis (country using plural) |
in the United States |