🇬🇧🇪🇸 au pair - de au pair : English Lesson

Meaning of "au pair" ("de au pair"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

An au pair is a young person, usually from a different country, who lives with a host family to help with childcare and sometimes light housework. In exchange, they receive room, board, and a small allowance, and often have the opportunity to learn the local language and culture.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I taught the au pair to say “booger” in English. She wasn’t impressed.

Our au pair is from Italy, so now my baby brother cries in Italian.

The au pair taught me to say "good morning" in German, but I still just say “Waffles?”

The au pair said “no candy before dinner,” so I tried to convince her it was medicine.

When our au pair makes sandwiches, they look like art. When Dad makes them, they look like accidents.

At dusk, the parents return to find the child crying with a scraped knee; the au pair steadies the child. The au pair sets dinner, cleans the cut, and reads a book. The au pair hums a soft song while the child sleeps. The au pair tucks the blanket, checks the night light, and smiles. Parents hug the au pair.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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