What Are the Names for Wider Family Members in French?

In this lesson, we learn ten words for extended family members in French.

Watch the video as many times as you need, until you feel you can give the French translations as the video plays!

Now we can see what we’ve learned. Look at the English and see if you can provide the French for these words:

Part 1:

father-in-law
female cousin
grandchild
grandfather
grandmother

Part 2:

male cousin
mother-in-law
nephew
niece
uncle

Notes on Usage

You might also hear mamie (‘granny’) and papi (‘grandpa’).

Quiz – Fill in the Blanks

Can you fill in the blanks to complete the words we learned?

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Comprehension – Reading

This is a short article about the wider family in French, including some of the words we have just learned.

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