Learn the top 25 adjectives
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| Hey watchers and welcome back for more French words. This week will be Top 25 French Adjectives. |
| 1. Tout, all |
| Tout, all or everything. |
| I have to think about everything. Je dois penser à tout. |
| J'ai tout mangé. I ate everything, because food is good. |
| Oh yeah, tout is for object; if it’s for people like all the people, it will be tous. |
| 2. Grand, tall |
| Grand tall. |
| I am not tall. Je ne suis pas grande. |
| Un grand arbre. A tall tree. |
| 3. Petit, small |
| Petit small. |
| A small snail, un petit escargot, it will go like this… |
| Tout petit... tout petit, so small so small. |
| 4. Même, even; same |
| Même, even or same. |
| C’est le même. It’s the same. |
| Doing it the same way. Le faire de la même manière. |
| 5. autre, other |
| Autre, other. |
| For example, you are shopping for, let’s say shirts, and you want the same in another color. L'avez-vous dans une autre couleur? Do you have it in another color? or do you have it in another size? Est-ce que vous l'avez dans une autre taille? |
| 6. seul, only; lonely |
| Seul, only, it can also mean lonely. |
| Un seul. Only one. |
| Going alone. J’y vais seul(e). No, don’t go. Yes I am going alone. No, take me with you. No, it’s too dangerous! |
| Je me sens seul(e). I am feeling lonely. |
| 7. Jeune, young |
| jeune, young. |
| I am still young. Je suis encore jeune. I am not that old, come on. |
| Ah, les jeunes! Ah, the youngsters! |
| 8. Premier, first |
| Premier, first. |
| Je suis le premier. I am the first. |
| Be the first to comment. Soyez le premier à commenter. Comment right now, comment right now, comment right now. |
| 9. Bon, good |
| Bon, good. |
| This meal is so good. Ce plat est trop bon. |
| Or, oh that’s good! C’est bon! Or it also means, yeah its okay, C’est bon. |
| 10. Quel, which |
| Quel, which. |
| Which one is it? Lequel est-ce? |
| 11. Beau, beautiful |
| I am beautiful, Je suis belle. |
| Beau is masculine and belle is feminine. |
| C’est trop beau. This is so beautiful, and you can hear young people saying that a lot. |
| Ouah, C’est trop beau. Wow! it’s so beautiful. |
| 12. Vieux, old |
| Vieux, old. |
| I am getting old. Je me fais vieux. |
| Which is also masculine, and feminine would be vieille. Je me fais vieille. |
| 13. Noir ,black |
| Noir black. |
| Je porte toujours des t-shirts noirs. I am always wearing black shirts. You guys always complain that I’m always wearing black shirts. I am sorry. |
| 14. Nouveau, new |
| Nouveau, new. |
| It’s brand new. C’est tout nouveau. |
| 15. Dernier, last |
| Dernier, last. |
| I always finish last. Je finis toujours en dernier. |
| 16. Blanc, white |
| blanc, white. |
| I am wearing a white shirt today. Je porte une chemise blanche aujourd'hui. |
| Or clouds are white, les nuages sont blancs. |
| 17. Cher, expensive |
| Cher, expensive. |
| I never buy expensive stuff. Je n'achète jamais des trucs chers. |
| So yeah if you go to a Sunday market, you will have a lot of people trying to catch you and be, ey it’s not expensive buy it, buy it. I make it not expensive for you, c’est pas cher. |
| 18. Long, long |
| Long, long. |
| I have long hair, again. J’ai les cheveux longs. |
| Une longue journée. A long day. Today is going to be a long day. |
| 19. Pauvre, poor |
| Pauvre, poor. When you want to say, ah this person is kind of miserable or something bad happened to them, you say Oh le pauvre. Oh poor dear. |
| 20. Plein, full |
| Plein, full. |
| C’est plein de joie. It’s full of joy. |
| 21. Vrai, real |
| Vrai, real, or it can also be true. |
| Is that true? Est-ce que c’est vrai? |
| Oh my god! Is that for real? C’est vrai? No. In French, it will be like C’est pas vrai! |
| 22. Gentil, nice |
| Gentil, nice. |
| I am a nice person. Je suis une gentille personne. |
| 23. bas, low |
| Bas, low. |
| A low level, un niveau bas. |
| 24. Gros, big |
| Gros, big. |
| Un gros éléphant. A big elephant. |
| Un gros gâteau, a big cake. |
| 25. Doux, soft |
| Doux, soft, or fluffy! I like the word fluffy better. |
| A soft towel, une serviette douce . When you just wash them and they are all fluffy and then you can put your face in it. I like to put my face in kitten because they are so fluffy. |
| Les chatons c’est doux. Kitten are soft. |
| Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur… Doux chatte, chaud chatte, peu de boule de fourrure. |
| Thank you for watching our top 25 adjectives and don’t forget to subscribe for more French words and I will see you next time. Bye! |
| French is not difficult! Le français n'est pas difficile! |
Comments
HideWhich phrase do you like the most?
Bonjour Chris,
Thank you for your comment!
Please note that "doute" takes an -e at the end 🙂
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Bonne journée,
Tatiana
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Doux...sans dout :3
Hi Josh,
Thank you for studying with us!
Feel free to let us know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Cristiane
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Lya is the best! Lya est la meilleure?😄
Bonjour Daniel,
Oui "Les misérables" est un chef d'oeuvre de la littérature française !
Le film américain par contre...😞
Bon dimanche !
Marie Alice
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Los Miserables est un bon livre
Haha nous vieillissons tous chaque jour Carlos ! 😄
Bonne journée !
Marie Alice
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Je me fais vieux!!! 😳
Merci Anonymous pour votre message !
Bonne journée !
Marie Alice
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Je suis belle❤️️
chaud
Merci Molly pour votre commentaire !😄
Vous allez bien ?
Bonne journée
Marie Alice
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Soft kitty!
c'est bon!
Great and funny way to teach french...Merci:smile: