SISTER

UNIT 49 ELEMENTARY BOOK AND BOOK ONE

FAMILY
La soeur - sister

LEVEL: EASY

This flashcard supports page 49 of the Skoldo Elementary Book and Book One.

It is colour coded to represent the difference between masculine words (blue) and feminine words (red).

Each word is written twice to help the children remember the difference between LE, LA, L’ (the) and UN, UNE (a).

This a countable noun.

la soeur the sister
les soeurs the sisters
ma soeur my sister
mes soeurs my sisters

NB Don't forget the plural 's'.

Making sentences plural in French

Ma soeur est grande. My sister is big.
Mes soeurs sont grandes. My sisters are big.

NB The plural ‘s’ is added to the noun and the adjective.

Qui est-ce? Who's that?

C’est mon (masculine)…… It’s my …
C’est ma (feminine)…… It’s my …

Mon, Ma and Mes
My, in French, is written in three ways.

Mon (describes a masculine noun)
mon frère my brother

Ma (describes a feminine noun)
ma soeur my sister

Mes (describes a plural noun)
mes parents my parents

Mon frère s’appelle Thomas. My brother’s called Thomas.
Ma soeur s’appelle Sophie. My sister’s called Sophie.
Mes parents s’appellent Luc et Pauline. My parents are called Luc and Pauline.