Family
Ma famille !
In English we say my mother and my father. In French you'd say mon père and ma mère, because words like my and your change based on the gender of the word after them!
| masculine | feminine |
| mon père my father | ma mère my mother |
| ton frère your brother | ta sœur your sister |
| son fils his / her son | sa fille his / her daughter |
mon père
my father
Fille and femme
Fille can mean either girl or daughter. Femme can mean woman or wife. Just pay attention to the context to figure out which one someone means!
une femme et une fille
a woman and a girl
C'est la fille de Julia.
This is Julia's daughter.
Ma femme s'appelle Alice.
My wife's name is Alice.
Whose kid is this?
In English, we say Marie's cat. But in French, you'd switch the word order and say le chat de Marie.
le chat de Marie
Marie's cat
Before vowels, de becomes d'.
le chien d'Anna
Anna's dog