How to Say "Brothers" in French

frères

The English phrase "brothers" is translated into French as frères.

The word refers to male siblings or children of the same parents.

Is it said differently in some regions?

In some regions of France or Canada, the term frangins might be used to refer to brothers.

The singular form of the word is frère, and the plural form is frères.

In historical French legal documents, the term frères utérins was used to specify brothers who shared the same mother but different fathers.
When referring to a group of siblings that includes both brothers and sisters, French uses the masculine plural frères et sœurs, but often simplifies this to fratrie to describe the sibling group as a single unit.
In French, the word frère is often used in the expression frère de sang to describe a blood brother, but it is also the root for the term used for a monk in a religious order.

Il a trois frères.
He has three brothers.
This sentence is useful for stating the number of brothers someone has.
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As-tu des frères ?
Do you have any brothers?
This sentence is useful for asking someone if they have brothers.
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A-t-il des frères ?
Does he have any brothers?
This sentence is useful for asking if a third party has brothers.
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Mes frères sont très talentueux.
My brothers are very talented.
Mon aïné est déjà marié.
My older brother is already married.
Mon cadet vient de commencer l'université.
My younger brother just started university.
Mon frangin est vraiment sympa.
My brother is really nice.
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