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Level 10 - S'appeler 'to be called'

In Level 1 we responded to the question comment t'appelles-tu? (what is your name?) with the response je m'appelle... (my name is...). The verb s'appeler means 'to call oneself', so in French you're not exactly saying 'my name is John' but 'I call myself John'. It means the same thing.

comment t'appelles-tu?
comment tu t'appelles?
tu t'appelles comment?
je m'appelle James

il s'appelle Alain
elle s'appelle Claire

ma mère s'appelle Margaret
mon père s'appelle Peter
mon frère s'appelle Christopher
ma sœur s'appelle Sophie
mon grand-père s'appelle Graham
ma grand-mère s'appelle Jane
le professeur s'appelle M. Martin
l'élève s'appelle Nicole

 

what is your name?
what is your name?
what is your name?
my name is James

his name is Alain
her name is Claire

my mother's name is Margaret
my father's name is Peter
my brother's name is Christopher
my sister's name is Sophie
my grandfather's name is Graham
my grandmother's name is Jane
the teacher's name is Mr Martin
the pupil's name is Nicole



Test yourself!

Translate from French into English, then from English into French. Highlight the right-hand column to reveal the answers.

1

j'ai un frère et deux sœurs

= I have a brother and two sisters

2

tu as trois cousins

= you have three cousins

3

mon père s'appelle Paul

= my father's name is Paul

4

ma mère s'appelle Marie

= my mother's name is Marie

5

mes parents sont dans la maison

= my parents are in the house

6

il a une petite amie

= he has a girlfriend

7

elle a un petit ami

= she has a boyfriend

8

ma copine s'appelle Sandrine

= my girlfriend (mate)‘s name is Sandrine

9

mon mari s'appelle David

= my husband is called David

10

nous avons un neveu

= we have a nephew

11

ma grand-mère s'appelle Jeanne

= my grandmother's name is Jeanne

12

j'ai un grand-père

= I have a grandfather

13

j'ai deux tantes

= I have two aunts

14

elles ont cinq nièces

= they have five nieces

15

c'est mon amie

= she is (it is) my friend

16

my stepmother's name is Carole

= ma belle-mère s'appelle Carole

17

I have a stepfather

= j'ai un beau-père

18

my son is called Henri

= mon fils s'appelle Henri

19

he has a son and two daughters

= il a un fils et deux filles

20

my half-sister is eight years old

= ma demi-sœur a huit ans

21

he is my half-brother

= c'est mon demi-frère

22

my grandfather is called Patrice

= mon grand-père s'appelle Patrice

23

my son-in-law is twenty years old

= mon beau-fils a vingt ans

24

she is my daughter-in-law

= c'est ma belle-fille

25

they are my friends

= ce sont mes amis



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