Ma famille
Primary 2 · French
Ma famille
Lesson 1 of 4
20 min
It is Sunday. Gatete's family visits his grandparents in Musanze, near the volcanoes.
Everyone is there: an uncle, an aunt, cousins and a new baby!
Today you will name everyone in a big family.
Bonjour ! Je m'appelle Gatete. Voici ma famille.
Voici mon grand-père et ma grand-mère. Ce sont mes grands-parents.
Voici mon papa et ma maman. Ce sont mes parents.
Voici ma tante Mukamana et mon oncle Kalisa.
Voici mes cousins, Keza et Byiringiro. Keza est ma cousine. Byiringiro est mon cousin.
Et voici le bébé : c'est ma petite sœur, Ineza !
| French | English | Kinyarwanda |
|---|---|---|
| la famille | the family | umuryango |
| le grand-père | the grandfather | sogokuru |
| la grand-mère | the grandmother | nyogokuru |
| les grands-parents | the grandparents | sogokuru na nyogokuru |
| les parents | the parents: father and mother | ababyeyi |
| l'oncle | the uncle | see the next lesson! |
| la tante | the aunt | see the next lesson! |
| le cousin, la cousine | the cousin: a boy, a girl | mubyara |
| le bébé | the baby | uruhinja |
Listen: cousin and cousine sound different. In cousine you hear the n: cou-sine.
Tip
Grand means big
Your grand-père is the "big" father: the father of your papa or your maman.
Your grand-mère is the "big" mother.
Say your answer out loud first, then tap Show answer to check.
Who are Gatete's grands-parents?
Answer: His grandfather and his grandmother: mon grand-père et ma grand-mère.
Keza is a girl cousin. Say my cousin for her.
Answer: ma cousine
Byiringiro is a boy cousin. Say my cousin for him.
Answer: mon cousin
Who is the baby in Gatete's family?
Answer: Ineza, his little sister.
Say in French: These are my parents.
Answer: Ce sont mes parents.
What you learned today
Sources and credits
The family text, the family tree drawing and the exercises (Try it yourself and the practice questions) are written by Ganzaa.
This lesson adapts CC BY-SA material and is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Quick check
Match the French to the English.
Tap one on the left, then its partner on the right.
