1. MY
MON MA MES

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

3. CHIEN
MON, MA,MES?
MON
(masculine)

4. CHAT
MON

5. COPAINS
MES
(plural)

6. COUSINE MA
(feminine)

7. AMI
MON

8. stylos
MES

9. FAMILLE MA

10. PARENTS
MES

11. Trousse MA

12. COLLÈGE
MON

13. FRÈRE
MON

14. SŒUR MA

15. 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

16. une AMIE
MA?
MON!

17. Une auto
MON

18. une ARMOIRE (a dresser)
MON

19. ARMOIRES
MES

20. VÉLO
MON

21. VÉLOS
MES

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

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

24. 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!