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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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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