People Flashcards
(13 cards)
Man
L’homme – the man (singular)
Pronunciation: lom
Les hommes – the men (plural)
Pronunciation: lay ZOM
✅ Note: The “h” in homme is silent, so l’homme sounds like one word. In the plural, the liaison makes the “s” in les sound like a “z” before hommes.
Boy
Le garçon – the boy (singular)
Pronunciation: luh gahr-SOHN
(The final “n” is nasal – don’t pronounce it fully like in English.)
Les garçons – the boys (plural)
Pronunciation: lay gahr-SOHN
(Again, the final “s” is silent, and “garçon” sounds the same in singular and plural.
Woman
Wife
La femme – the woman (singular)
Pronunciation: lah FAHM
Les femmes – the women (plural)
Pronunciation: lay FAHM
✅ Note: Even though femme ends in -e and femmes ends in -es, the pronunciation stays the same in both singular and plural.
Girl
Daughter
La fille – the girl (singular)
Pronunciation: lah FEE
Les filles – the girls (plural)
Pronunciation: lay FEE
✅ Note: The final -e and -es are silent, so singular and plural sound the same.
Grandmother
La grand-mère – the grandmother (feminine singular)
Pronunciation: lah grahn-MEHR
⸻
Les grands-mères – the grandmothers (feminine plural)
Pronunciation: lay grahn mehhr
✅ Final -s in grands is silent
✅ Plural mères is pronounced similarly to singular
Grandfather
Le grand-père – the grandfather (masculine singular)
Pronunciation: luh grahn-PEHR
⸻
Les grands-pères – the grandfathers (masculine plural)
Pronunciation: lay grahn pehr
✅ Final -s in grands is silent
✅ Plural pères pronounced similarly to singular
Husband
Le mari – the husband (masculine singular)
Pronunciation: luh mah-REE
⸻
Les maris – the husbands (masculine plural)
Pronunciation: lay mah-REE
✅ Final -s is silent; pronunciation stays the same as singular
Son
Le fils – the son (masculine singular)
Pronunciation: luh fees
⸻
Les fils – the sons (masculine plural)
Pronunciation: lay fees
Family
La famille – the family (feminine singular)
Pronunciation: lah fah-MEE
⸻
Les familles – the families (feminine plural)
Pronunciation: lay fah-MEE
✅ Final -s is silent; pronunciation stays the same as singular
Sister
La sœur – the sister (feminine singular)
Pronunciation: lah sur
⸻
Les sœurs – the sisters (feminine plural)
Pronunciation: lay sur
✅ Final -s is silent; pronunciation stays the same as singular
Mother
La mère – the mother (feminine singular)
Pronunciation: lah mehr
⸻
Les mères – the mothers (feminine plural)
Pronunciation: lay mehr
✅ Final -s is silent; pronunciation stays the same as singular
Father
Le père – the father (masculine singular)
Pronunciation: luh pehr
⸻
Les pères – the fathers (masculine plural)
Pronunciation: lay pehr
✅ Final -s is silent; pronunciation stays the same as singular
Brother
Le frère – the brother (masculine singular)
Pronunciation: luh frehr
⸻
Les frères – the brothers (masculine plural)
Pronunciation: lay frehr
✅ Final -s is silent; pronunciation stays the same as singular
