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My family and pets: avoir and possessives
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Talk about who is in your family, using avoir (to have) and the words for my, your, his and her.
Family words
mon père (father), ma mère (mother), mon frère (brother), ma sĹur (sister), mes parents (parents)
mon grand-père, ma grand-mère, mon oncle (uncle), ma tante (aunt), mon cousin, ma cousine
Pets: un chien (dog), un chat (cat), un lapin (rabbit), un poisson (fish).
Je suis fils unique / fille unique. = I am an only child (boy / girl).
mon grand-père, ma grand-mère, mon oncle (uncle), ma tante (aunt), mon cousin, ma cousine
Pets: un chien (dog), un chat (cat), un lapin (rabbit), un poisson (fish).
Je suis fils unique / fille unique. = I am an only child (boy / girl).
Avoir: to have
My, your, his, her
Translate: I have a brother but I don't have a sister.
- I have a brother: j'ai un frère.
- but: mais.
- I don't have a sister: je n'ai pas de sĹur (un/une becomes de).
Answer: J'ai un frère mais je n'ai pas de sĹur.
Avoir: ai, as, a, avons, avez, ont. My = mon / ma / mes; your = ton / ta / tes; his or her = son / sa / ses, agreeing with the noun. Je n'ai pas de...
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