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ma belle-mère et mon beau-père
doesn't belle-mère and beau-père also mean mother-in-law and father-in-law? I've never heard of them being the step-parents
Hi Emilia,
It is indeed used for both in-laws and step families...
ma belle-mère et mon beau-père
doesn't belle-mère and beau-père also mean mother-in-law and father-in-law? I've never heard of them being the step-parents
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"Ma" Mere, "Mon' pere, "Mon" frere
Salut!
In the audio of the three above words, "le" and "la" are spoken instead of "ma" and "mon", which is what is actually written.
Merci!
Thank you D for pointing this out, it has been corrected ...
"Ma" Mere, "Mon' pere, "Mon" frere
Salut!
In the audio of the three above words, "le" and "la" are spoken instead of "ma" and "mon", which is what is actually written.
Merci!
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Basic question, in English we say "big brother", I was told "grand frère" was wrong and it should be "frère plus agé" or "vieux frère?? Thank you."
Hi Phil,
Funnily enough, I heard 'grand-frère' yesterday in an episode of the BBC4 French series 'Engrenages' ( Spiral)! , said by a fifteen year old about his 'big brother'.
Having said that I think it is regarded as childish, and you would probably say -
Mon frère aîné /plus agé
I personally have never heard 'vieux frère'.
Hope this helps!
Basic question, in English we say "big brother", I was told "grand frère" was wrong and it should be "frère plus agé" or "vieux frère?? Thank you."
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