MY MON MA MES

MES (all plurals) parents Which one’s which? MON (masculine) père MA (feminine) mère MES (all plurals) parents

CHIEN MON, MA,MES? MON (masculine)

CHAT MON

COPAINS MES (plural)

COUSINE MA (feminine)

AMI MON

stylos MES

FAMILLE MA

PARENTS MES

Trousse MA

COLLÈGE MON

FRÈRE MON

SŒUR MA

une ÉCOLE MA? NON – MON! How come? Why use the masculine mon if it’s a feminine word? As école begins with a vowel, you can’t use ma as the 2 vowels would clash! Instead we use the masculine MON

une AMIE MA? MON!

Une auto MON

une ARMOIRE (a dresser) MON

ARMOIRES MES

VÉLO MON

VÉLOS MES

TON (masculine) so what’s feminine? TA and plurals? TES How about your? TON (masculine) so what’s feminine? TA and plurals? TES

SON (masculine) so what’s feminine? SA and plurals? SES How about his & her? SON (masculine) so what’s feminine? SA and plurals? SES

So, there’s no separate words for his & her then? That’s right! It’s the gender or plural of the word you’re referring to that counts and not the person you’re talking about! so SON chien can mean either HIS dog or HER dog! SA mère means either his mom or her mom But all this is for another day! CIAO!