French Family Vocabulary

The 20 beginner words (A1–A2) for family, with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.

Family Basics

A1
EnglishFrenchTypeLevel
brotherfrèrenounA1
daughterfillenounA1
fatherpèrenounA1
grandfathergrand-pèrenounA1
grandmothergrand-mèrenounA1
mothermèrenounA1
sistersœurnounA1
sonfilsnounA1

Family Intermediate

A1
EnglishFrenchTypeLevel
aunttantenounA1
childenfantnounA1
cousincousinnounA1
husbandmarinounA1
parentparentnounA1
uncleonclenounA1
wifefemmenounA1

Family Advanced

A2
EnglishFrenchTypeLevel
ancestorancêtrenounA2
generationgénérationnounA2

Life Events

A1–A2
EnglishFrenchTypeLevel
birthnaissancenounA1
childhoodenfancenounA2
deathmortnounA2

The A1–A2 words are here. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The family packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

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