Ma famille
Primary 1 · French
Ma famille
Lesson 1 of 4
15 min
At home, Uwase sings with her little brother. It is a song about their family.
Sing it with them, and learn the family words in French!
Sing it to the tune of « Frère Jacques ». Point to each person as you sing.
Voici papa, voici papa,
et maman, et maman,
mon grand frère, ma sœur,
mon grand frère, ma sœur,
ma famille, ma famille !Mon grand-père, mon grand-père,
et grand-mère, et grand-mère,
on chante, on danse,
on chante, on danse,
tous ensemble, tous ensemble !
mon grand frère = my big brother, on chante, on danse = we sing, we dance, tous ensemble = all together.
| Français | English |
|---|---|
| la famille | the family |
| le père (papa) | the father (dad) |
| la mère (maman) | the mother (mum) |
| le frère | the brother |
| la sœur | the sister |
| le grand-père | the grandfather |
| la grand-mère | the grandmother |
In Kinyarwanda: la famille is umuryango, papa is data, maman is mama, le grand-père is sogokuru and la grand-mère is nyogokuru.
Tip
Two ways to say it, both right. At home you call them papa and maman. When you talk about them, you can also say mon père and ma mère.
What is « la sœur » in English?
Answer: the sister.
Who is your « grand-mère »?
Answer: the mother of your dad or of your mum: your grandmother.
Point to the father in the family tree. Say it in French.
Answer: Voici le père. (Voici papa.)
Sing the first part of the song aloud.
Answer: Voici papa, voici papa, et maman, et maman …
What you learned today
Sources and credits
The word list and exercises are written by Ganzaa.
Quick check
Match the French to the English.
Tap one on the left, then its partner on the right.
