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 (223)
Core vocabulary
(124):
Verbs: 20,
Adjectives: 62,
Adverbs: 2,
Nouns: 28,
Sentences / word combination: 12
Context vocabulary:
100
| French | English |
|---|---|
| blanche | White |
| A | Has |
| Agréable | Pleasant |
| Aimes | You love |
| Aller chez le médecin | Going to the doctor |
| Allergie | Allergy |
| Allez | Are going to |
| Allons | Are going to |
| Amoureux | Lovestruck |
| Amusant | Amusing |
| Amusants | Fun |
| Anciens | Old |
| Arrondi | Rounded |
| Aussi | As |
| Avez de la fièvre | Do you have a fever |
| Avez le nez qui coule | Do you have a runny nose |
| 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 | Nice |
| Bien | Well |
| Blanc | White |
| Bleu | Blue |
| Blond | Blond-haired |
| Boivent | They drink |
| Bruit | Noise |
| Car | Because |
| Changer | To change |
| Chauve | Bald |
| Châtain | Chestnut |
| Châtains | Brown |
| Clair | Clear |
| Colorier | To color |
| Connaître | To know |
| Content | There are days when he is happy and smiling and others when he just shouts. |
| Courageuse | Brave |
| Courageux | Brave |
| Court | Short |
| Crois | I believe |
| Créer | Create |
| Demandons | We ask |
| Dis | Say |
| Dors | Sleep |
| Doux | Soft |
| Drôle | Funny |
| Dur | Hard |
| Dynamique | Dynamic |
| Effrayé | Frightened |
| Effrayée | Frightened |
| Elle | She |
| Elles | Them |
| Enervé | Irritated |
| Est | Is |
| Et | I like bread and cheese. |
| Eux | Them |
| Faible | Weak |
| Faim | Hunger |
| Fatigué | Tired |
| Fin | Fine |
| Finis | I finish |
| Fort | Strong |
| Froid | Cold |
| Gentil | Kind |
| Gentille | Nice |
| Goûter | To taste |
| Goûtes | Are you tasting |
| Grand | Great |
| Gris | Grey |
| Gros | Large |
| Généreux | Generous |
| Heureux | Happy |
| Hôpital | Hospital |
| Intelligent | Intelligent |
| Intelligente | Intelligent |
| Invitons | Invite |
| J'adore | I love |
| J'adore ... | I love ... |
| J'ai mal à | I have a pain in |
| J'aime ... | I love ... |
| Jaune | Yellow |
| Je déteste ... | I hate ... |
| Joli | Pretty |
| Jolie | Pretty |
| L'allergie | Allergy |
| L'hôpital | The hospital |
| L'odorat | The sense of smell |
| L'ouïe | Hearing |
| La barbe | The beard |
| La couleur | The colour |
| La douleur | Pain |
| La faim | Hunger |
| La fatigue | Fatigue |
| La ligne | The line |
| La maladie | The illness |
| La moustache | The moustache |
| La soif | Thirst |
| La voix | The voice |
| La vue | The view |
| Large | Large |
| Le carré | The square |
| Le cercle | The circle |
| Le docteur | The doctor |
| Le goût | Taste |
| Le losange | The diamond |
| Le moins | The least |
| Le patient | The patient |
| Le rectangle | The rectangle |
| Le sens | The sense |
| Le sommeil | Sleep |
| Le son | The sound |
| Le toucher | Touch |
| Le triangle | The triangle |
| Les boucles | Curls |
| Les plus | The most |
| Long | Long |
| Longs | Long |
| Lui | He |
| Mais | But |
| Mal | Yes, it might be a good solution. I hope he won't take it badly. |
| Mal | Badly |
| Maladroit | Awkward |
| Maladroite | Clumsy |
| Malheureux | Unhappy |
| Manges | You eat |
| Marron | Brown |
| Me mouche | Blow my nose |
| Me reposer | Rest |
| Menteur | Liar |
| Mets | Put |
| Mettre | To put |
| Mince | Slim |
| Moi | Me |
| Moins | Lighter |
| Mou | Soft |
| Méchant | Mean |
| N' êtes | You are not |
| N'ai | I have |
| Ne buvez | Do not drink |
| Ne manges | You do not eat |
| Ne portes | You do not wear |
| Ne sommes | We are not |
| Ne sont | Are not |
| Ne sortent | Do not go out |
| Ne voit | Does not see |
| Ne voulons | We do not want |
| Nerveuse | Nervous |
| Nerveux | Nervous |
| Noir | Black |
| Noir | Black |
| Nous | We |
| Nouvelle | New |
| Odeur | Smell |
| Offre | He gives |
| Ont | Have |
| Orange | Orange |
| Ou | The coat is blue or green? |
| Ouvres | You open |
| Paraître | To appear |
| Paresseux | Lazy |
| Peindre | To paint |
| Pense | I think |
| Penser | To think |
| Petit | Small |
| Petits | Small |
| Plus | This fabric is softer than the other one. |
| Pointu | Pointed |
| Prendre soin de soi | Taking care of oneself |
| Prendre un médicament | Take a medicine |
| Prends | I take |
| Prends soin de toi | Take care of yourself |
| Raide | Straight |
| Regarde | Look |
| Regarder | To watch |
| Ressembler | To resemble |
| Ressens | I feel |
| Ressent | Feels |
| Ressentez | Do you feel |
| Ressentir | To feel |
| Rose | Pink |
| Rouge | Red |
| Rousses | Red-haired |
| Roux | Red-haired |
| Salé | Salty |
| Salés | Savory |
| Savez | You know |
| Se moucher | To blow one's nose |
| Se reposer | To rest |
| Se sentir | To feel |
| Sentons | Feel |
| Sombre | Dim |
| Sort | Goes out |
| Souffrir | To suffer |
| Stressé | Stressed |
| Sucré | Sweetened |
| Sucrés | Sweet ones |
| Timide | Shy |
| Toi | You |
| Touché | I touched |
| Tousser | To cough |
| Toussez | Are you coughing? |
| Trembler | To tremble |
| Trembles | You are shaking |
| Triste | Sad |
| Va | He is going to rest this evening. |
| Vais | Am going to |
| Vas | Are going |
| Vert | Green |
| Vieilles | Old |
| Violet | Purple |
| Vis | I have lived |
| Vivent | They live |
| Voir | To see |
| Vois | See |
| Vont | Are going to |
| Vous | You |
| Écrit | Writes |
| Énervé | Upset |
| Épais | Thick |
| Éternuer | To sneeze |
| Étroit | Narrow |
| Être malade | To be ill |