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papa

"papa" means "papa, a child's father" in French. It is number 219 on the frequency list, in A1 (noun).

Meaning

papa, a child's father; dad, daddy; pops, any man of roughly fatherly age and appearance

IPA

/pa.pa/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Non, papa !
  No, Dad!
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / mccarras
• Bonjour papa.
  Hello, dad.
  Tatoeba: martin9 / Eccles17
• Oui, papa.
  Yes, Dad.
  Tatoeba: LdjuherTaqvaylit / Miktsoanit

Learned together

In the course, "papa" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• maman mummy, mommy, mom, mum
• moment moment
• air air
• problème problem
• peur fear
• gars lad, guy
• fils son
• famille family
• travail work

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