French A1 module 4: Décrire des objets et des personnes (Describing objects and people)

This is learning module 4 of 6 of our French A1 syllabus. Each learning module contains 6 till 8 chapters.

Learning goals:

  • Describe what you see in your surroundings.
  • Common adjectives and objects.
  • Describe the appearance of people and things.

Word list (124)

Core vocabulary (124): Verbs: 20, Adjectives: 62, Adverbs: 2, Nouns: 28, Sentences / word combination: 12

French English
Agréable Nice
Aller chez le médecin To go to the doctor
Amoureux In love
Amusant Fun
Arrondi Rounded
Avoir chaud To be hot
Avoir de la fièvre To have a fever
Avoir froid To be cold
Avoir le nez qui coule To have a runny nose
Avoir mal à ... To have pain in ...
Beau handsome / beautiful
Bien Well
Blanc White
Bleu Blue
Blond blond
Changer to change
Chauve bald
Châtain chestnut (hair)
Clair bright
Colorier To color
Connaître To know
Content Happy
Courageux Brave
Court short
Crayon Pencil
Doux soft
Drôle Funny
Dur Hard
Dynamique Energetic
Effrayé Frightened
Enervé Annoyed
Faible Weak
Fatigué Tired
Fin Thin
Fort Strong
Gentil Kind
Goûter to taste
Grand tall / big
Gris Gray
Gros fat
Généreux Generous
Heureux Happy
Intelligent Intelligent
J'adore ... I love ...
J'aime ... I like ...
Jaune Yellow
Je déteste ... I hate ...
Joli pretty
L'allergie The allergy
L'hôpital The hospital
L'odorat smell
L'ouïe hearing
La barbe beard
La couleur The color
La douleur Pain
La faim Hunger
La fatigue Tiredness
La ligne The line
La maladie The illness
La moustache moustache
La soif Thirst
La voix voice
La vue sight
Large Wide
Le carré The square
Le cercle The circle
Le docteur The doctor
Le goût taste
Le losange The diamond (rhombus)
Le patient The patient
Le rectangle The rectangle
Le sens sense
Le sommeil Sleep
Le son sound
Le toucher touch
Le triangle The triangle
Les boucles curls
Long long
Mal Unwell
Maladroit Clumsy
Malheureux Unhappy
Marron Brown
Menteur Liar
Mettre to put / to wear
Mince thin
Mou Soft
Méchant Mean
Nerveux Nervous
Noir Black
Orange Orange
Paraître To seem
Paresseux Lazy
Peindre To paint
Penser To think
Petit small / short
Pointu Pointed
Prendre soin de soi To take care of oneself
Prendre un médicament To take medicine
Raide straight
Regarder to look (at)
Ressembler to look like
Ressentir To feel
Rose Pink
Rouge Red
Roux red (hair)
Salé salty
Se moucher To blow one's nose
Se reposer To rest
Se sentir To feel
Sombre dark
Souffrir To suffer
Stressé Stressed
Sucré sweet
Timide Shy
Tousser To cough
Trembler To tremble
Triste Sad
Vert Green
Violet Purple
Voir to see
Épais Thick
Éternuer To sneeze
Étroit Narrow
Être malade To be ill