2 – Me voici!
Coin Culture: La belle-famille
Family-in-law
1. Preparation
In French, the same words are used to refer to “in-laws” and “step relatives”. For example, “une belle-mère” is a “stepmother” or a “mother-in-law”.
Context determines the meaning of the word!
2. Read and Listen
Read and click on each recording to hear the pronunciation of the vocabulary.
| une belle-famille | family-in-law step-family |
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| un beau-parent | parent-in-law step-parent |
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| une belle-mère | mother-in-law step-mother |
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| un beau-père | father-in-law step-father |
Mais attention! Step-sister and sister-in-law are NOT the same word in French. This is also the case for step-brother and brother-in-law!
| une belle-soeur une demi-soeur |
sister-in-law step-sister |
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| un beau-frère un demi-frère |
brother-in-law step-brother |
3. Focus on…
spelling:
Answer the following questions to focus on spelling specificities:
pronunciation:
Answer the following questions to focus on pronunciation specificities:
4. Test your knowledge
Start with recalling the English translation (on the left), and then try recalling the French translation (on the right).
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