Another way to describe yourself is by your family. French kids have the same kind of words you do for their family members. Some of those words, like papa, will look very familiar! But in many French families, if one of your parents remarries, you may not always say, “This is my step-father.” You simply refer to both your biological father and your second father as père.

“My” Is an Important Word — “Mon” est un mot important

The following words are ones you need for describing your family. Notice how this time the nouns in French are preceded by mon or ma (“my”). The mon goes with masculine words and the ma goes with feminine words (except before a mon amie'). Because you're talking about your mom or vowel — ‘dad, you'll want to emphasize that they're your parents, so you say “my mom” and “my dad”!