How to Say "This Is My Father" in French

c'est mon père

c'est mon père is the French way to say "this is my father".

This phrase is used to introduce your father to another person.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase literally translates to "it is my father". The word c'est is a contraction of ce (this/it) and est (is).

When referring to your father, you must use the possessive adjective mon because père is a masculine singular noun.

If you were to introduce your mother, you would change the possessive to ma mère, but if you use a feminine noun starting with a vowel, the masculine mon is sometimes used to avoid a phonetic clash.
In French, calling someone le père can sometimes refer to a priest, as the word for 'father' is also the standard address for the clergy.
The contraction c'est is so common in spoken French that it is often used as an exclamation to mean 'that is it!' or 'exactly!', regardless of who or what is being discussed.

C'est mon père.
This is my father.
This example is useful for seeing how to use c'est mon père.
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Laissez-moi vous présenter mon père, voici mon père, Monsieur Dupont.
Let me introduce you to my father, this is my father, Mr. Dupont.
Je vous présente mon père, Monsieur Dupont. C'est un homme d'affaires accompli.
Let me introduce you to my father, Mr. Dupont. He is an accomplished businessman.
Je te présente mon père, Jean. Il est très fier de moi.
I introduce you to my father, Jean. He is very proud of me.
C'est mon père, Monsieur Dupont.
This is my father, Mr. Dupont.

Chloé introduces her father to Gabriel at a party.

Chloé

Gabriel, je te présente ma famille. C'est mon père.
Gabriel, I introduce you to my family. This is my father.
Gabriel

Enchanté de vous rencontrer, monsieur.
Nice to meet you, sir.
Chloé

Il est ravi de te rencontrer aussi.
He is delighted to meet you too.
Gabriel

C'est très gentil, merci Chloé.
That is very kind, thank you Chloé.

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