Squabbling SiblingsThis week, we’re celebrating our best friends, worst enemies, clothes thieves, partners in crime, games buddies, confidants… Yes, we’re talking about siblings! Actually, did you know that there isn’t really a common French equivalent to the neutral and unisex (and very convenient!) English word “siblings”? But pas de panique, here’s how to talk about the sis and bros! The most common option, though definitely longer, is to use frères et sœurs. You also have the word fratrie, which is more of a technical term that refers to all the children of a same family as a group. So now that you know… As-tu des frères et sœurs ? 👶👶👶 Alors, sans plus attendre, call a sibling truce and share all the French Kwiziq “toys” we’ve selected for you! 🧸☺️ Une partie de Monopoly houleuse entre frère et sœurBilingual Article with audio – B2 Level It is a truth universally acknowledged that one’s sibling will always try and cheat while playing a board game 😉 If you agreed heartily with the previous statement, the bilingual article below about a heated brother-and-sister rivalry over a Monopoly game will definitely feel familiar to you! Let’s fill in some blanks!Verbs followed by à or de + infinitive – B1 Level ![]() You enjoyed the siblings arguing over board games, and you want some more useful squabbling-sibling vocabulary? We have you covered with the following fill-in-the-blank exercise, with which you also get to practise verbs followed by the preposition de and an infinitive. French Building BlocksPossessive Adjectives and Pronouns – A1 to B1 Levels ![]() Let’s finish on a sweeter note, because despite how annoying siblings can be, they are “ours” to love, share with in the most unique of ways ☺️ So let’s practise our possessive adjectives and pronouns while speaking about our beloved brothers and sisters! – J’adore mon frère. Notre relation est très importante pour moi, et son attention et sa patience m’ont toujours impressionnée. To learn more and/or refresh your memory on this topic, here’s a personalised Notebook, full of related Kwiziq lessons, to test yourself against! Premium users can add this to their saved notebooks. Find out more about our awesome Notebooks feature. Hurray for Weekend Workout Friday!Special treat for Premium subscribers ![]() Friday is Weekend Workout day – a special treat just for our Premium subscribers, with fresh dictations and writing challenges to boost your listening and writing skills. This week’s theme is Siblings. Here’s a little taster for free: My family (level A1) Not Premium yet? Now’s a great time to upgrade! Note: We send dictations and writing challenges by email, which you can opt into or out of. To check your email preferences, please follow this link and make sure there’s a check next to System Communications in order to receive exercises every week. 📬 Want to receive this newsletter in your inbox? Go to email preferences and make sure you have Language tips and tricks newsletter turned on. And for more sisterly and brotherly French content, remember to check out our social media – Facebook, Instagram and TikTok – for more awesome content! Bonne semaine à tous et à jeudi prochain ! [signature.Aurelie]
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Aurélie is our resident French Expert. She has created most of the wonderful content you see on the site and is usually the person answering your tricky help questions. She comes from a small village near Chartres in Central France, country of cereal fields and not much else. She left (in a hurry) to study English at the world-famous Sorbonne in Paris, before leaving France in 2007 to experience the “London lifestyle” - and never looked back! She's worked as a professional French teacher, translator and linguist in the UK since. She loves to share her love of languages and is a self-professed cinema and literature geek!
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23 April 2026 in Newsletter



