French describing people & things vocabulary
49 words at level A1, with English translations and example sentences. Nouns are given with their article so you learn the gender too.
| French | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| gentil | kind, nice | Elle est très gentille. |
| sympa | nice, friendly (informal) | |
| méchant | nasty, mean | |
| drôle | funny | |
| sérieux | serious | |
| intelligent | intelligent, clever | |
| bête | stupid | |
| timide | shy | |
| sportif | sporty | |
| paresseux | lazy | |
| travailleur | hard-working | |
| calme | calm, quiet | |
| heureux | happy | Ils sont heureux ensemble. |
| malheureux | unhappy | |
| fort | strong | |
| faible | weak | |
| gros | fat, big | |
| mince | slim | |
| blond | blond | |
| brun | dark-haired | |
| roux | red-haired | |
| les cheveux | hair | Elle a les cheveux longs. |
| les yeux | eyes | Il a les yeux bleus. |
| long | long | |
| court | short | |
| rapide | fast | |
| lent | slow | |
| propre | clean, own | |
| sale | dirty | |
| plein | full | |
| vide | empty | |
| ouvert | open | |
| fermé | closed | |
| important | important | |
| intéressant | interesting | |
| ennuyeux | boring | |
| super | great | |
| génial | brilliant, great | C'est génial ! |
| nul | rubbish, useless (informal) | |
| vrai | true | C'est vrai ? |
| faux | false, wrong | |
| même | same, even | |
| autre | other | un autre café |
| tout | all, everything | |
| beaucoup | a lot, much, many | |
| peu | little, not much | |
| trop | too, too much | |
| assez | enough, quite | |
| très | very |
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