Unit 116 Guidebook: talk about your siblings, use pronouns

KEY PHRASES

Talk about your siblings

Fred et sa sœur ne se ressemblent pas du tout.
Fred and his sister don't look alike at all.
Tu as des frères et sœurs ou tu es fille unique ?
Do you have any brothers and sisters, or are you an only child?
Son frère aîné qui est parti lui manque beaucoup.
He really misses his big brother who left.
Bruno et sa sœur aînée s'entendent très bien.
Bruno and his older sister get along very well.
Oui, ils ont l'intention de faire un voyage ensemble.
Yes, they intend to take a trip together.
Ma sœur et moi, nous nous connaissons bien.
My sister and I, we know each other well.
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Let's talk about Relative Pronouns!

Use où in phrases like I know where they are or the day when they arrived.

Je sais où il habite
C'est l'année où tu t'es cassé la jambe

In English, we say the person who helps me and the person who (or whom) I help, but in French there are two words for who.

la personne qui m’aide
la personne que j’aide

It's the same with ce qui and ce que!

Je sais ce qui est important.
J’ai lu ce que tu as écrit.