Talking About Your Family

💡Key Phrases and Explanations

Tu as des frères ou des sœurs ?

This is the most natural way to ask if someone has siblings.

J'ai une sœur.

Use this to say you have a sister. Adjust for other family members easily.

Ils ont 22 et 25 ans.

In French, age uses the verb avoir, so you say people "have" years.

Elle fait quoi ?

A very informal question meaning "What does she do?"

Elle est étudiante.

This is how to say someone is a student.

Elle aime la musique.

A simple way to talk about what someone likes.

J'écoute de la musique.

The verb écouter requires the preposition de la.

Mon père est cuisinier.

No article is needed before job titles.

Ma mère est infirmière.

Use the feminine form for "nurse."

❓Practice Questions

Question 1Speaker A

Conversation context (translation):

Hi!

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___!

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Question 2Speaker A

Conversation context (translation):

Do you have any brothers or sisters?

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Tu as des frères ou des ___?

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Question 3Speaker B

Conversation context (translation):

Yes, I have a sister.

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Oui, j'ai une ___.

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Question 4Speaker B

Conversation context (translation):

Her name is Julie.

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Elle s'appelle ___.

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Question 5Speaker A

Conversation context (translation):

I have two brothers.

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J'ai deux ___.

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Question 6Speaker A

Conversation context (translation):

Yes, they are 22 and 25 years old.

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Oui, ils ont 22 et 25 ___.

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Question 7Speaker B

Conversation context (translation):

How old is Julie?

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Julie a quel ___?

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Question 8Speaker B

Conversation context (translation):

What is she doing?

Question:

Elle fait ___?

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Question 9Speaker A

Conversation context (translation):

She is a student.

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Elle est ___.

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Question 10Speaker A

Conversation context (translation):

She likes music.

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Elle aime la ___.

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Question 11Speaker B

Conversation context (translation):

Me too!

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Moi ___!

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Question 12Speaker B

Conversation context (translation):

I listen to music every day.

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J'écoute de la ___ tous les jours.

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Question 13Speaker A

Conversation context (translation):

And your parents, do they work?

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Et tes parents, ils ___?

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Question 14Speaker B

Conversation context (translation):

My father is a cook, and my mother is a nurse.

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Mon père est cuisinier, et ma mère est ___.

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Question 15Speaker A

Conversation context (translation):

Thanks, see you soon!

Question:

Merci, à ___!

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💡 Effective Study Tips:

• Listen to the audio first and try to answer
• Use the translation to understand the context
• After checking the answer, listen again to review
• Practice using similar expressions in other situations

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