AQA GCSE French – Identity and culture – Me, my family and friends

Learn the AQA GCSE French vocabulary about “Me, my family and friends” from the table below. It contains a list of 75 words and phrases for the Foundation Tier and 34 words and phrases for the Higher Tier. Read and listen carefully and check the translations.

Identity and culture - Me, my family and friends - 1 to 25 - Foundation Tier
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aimable
kind
aîné
elder
l’amour (m)
love
s’appeler
to be called
avoir…ans
avoir 15 ans

to be…years old
to be 15 years old
la barbe
beard
bavard
chatty/talkative
beau/bel/belle
beau
bel
belle



beautiful
beautiful (m)
beautiful (m) in front of a word starting with a vowel.
Un bel arbre – a beautiful tree

beautiful (f)
le beau-père
step-father
la belle-mère
step-mother
bête
stupid, silly
bouclé
curly
célibataire
single
les cheveux (m)
hair
le copain/la copine
le copain
la copine


friend, mate
friend, mate (m)
friend, mate (f)
court
short
le demi-frère
half-brother
la demi-sœur
half-sister
se disputer
to argue
Identity and culture - Me, my family and friends - 26 to 50 - Foundation Tier
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dire
to say, tell
égoïste
selfish
ensemble
together
s’entendre (avec)
to get on (with)
fâché
angry
se faire des amis
to make friends
la femme
wife/woman
la fille
daughter/girl
le fils
son
frisé
curly
généreux/généreuse
généreux
généreuse


generous
generous (m)
generous (f)
gentil/gentille
gentil
gentille
kind, nice
kind, nice (m)
kind, nice (f)
la grand-mère
grandmother
le grand-père
grandfather
les grands-parents (m)
grandparents
gros/grosse
gros
grosse


fat
fat (m)
fat (f)
heureux/heureuse
heureux
heureuse


happy
happy (m)
happy (f)
Identity and culture - Me, my family and friends - 51 to 75 - Foundation Tier
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injuste

unfair
jeune
young
joli
pretty
laid
ugly
long/longue
long
longue


long
long (m)
long (f)
les lunettes (f)
glasses
le mari
husband
se marier
to get married, marry
méchant
naughty
mi-long
medium length
mort
dead
la naissance
birth
né(e) le…
born on the…
le nom
name
paresseux/paresseuse
paresseux
paresseuse


lazy
lazy (m)
lazy (f)
partager
to share
le/la partenaire
le partenaire
la partenaire


partner
partner (m)
partner (f)
pénible
annoying
le petit ami
boyfriend
Identity and culture - Me, my family and friends - 76 to 102 - Foundation Tier
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la petite amie
girlfriend
la petite-fille
grand-daughter
le petit-fils
grandson
le prénom
first name
raide
straight
les rapports (m)
relationships
le sens de l’humour
sense of humour
séparé
separated
sortir
to go out
sportif/sportive
sportif
sportive


sporty
sporty (m)
sporty (f)
sympa
kind, nice
de taille moyenne
medium height
la tante
aunt
timide
shy
tranquille
quiet, calm
travailleur/travailleuse
travailleur
travailleuse


hard-working
hard-working (m)
hard-working (f)
triste
sad
unique
only
vieux/vieil/vieille
vieux
vieil
vieille



old
old (m)
old (m) in front of a word starting with a vowel.
Un vieil arbre – an old tree

old (f)
les yeux (m)
eyes
Identity and culture - Me, my family and friends - 1 to 34 - Higher Tier
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HIGHER
la bague
ring
le bouton
spot, pimple
compréhensif/compréhensive
compréhensif
compréhensive


understanding
understanding
understanding
la confiance
trust
connaître
to know (a person)
de mauvaise humeur
bad tempered
épouser
to marry
l’esprit (m)
mind
étonnant
amazing
étrange
strange
les fiançailles (f)
engagement
fier/fière
proud
fou/folle
fou
folle


mad, crazy
mad, crazy (m)
mad, crazy (f)
gâter
to spoil
gêner
to annoy
jaloux/jalouse
jaloux
jalouse


jealous
jealous (m)
jealous (f)
le jumeau/la jumelle
le jumeau
la jumelle


twin
twin (m)
twin (f)
la jeunesse
youth
(en avoir) marre
(to be) fed up
mépriser
to despise
se mettre en colère
to get angry
mourir
to die
naître
to be born
le neveu
nephew
les noces (f)
wedding
ondulé
wavy
se rendre compte
to realise
(se) séparer
to separate
vif/vive
vif
vive


lively
lively (m)
lively (f)

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