French Vocabulary

110 practice makes perfect French Vocabulary

joli(e) pretty

beau, belle beautiful, handsome

vilain(e) naughty, nasty

gentil(le) nice

même same

autre other

long(ue) long

Cette robe rouge est belle. Th is red dress is beautiful.

C’est la même robe que tu portais hier. It is the same dress you wore yesterday.

Achète-toi une autre robe! Buy yourself another dress!

Tiens! Celle-ci est plus jolie! Here! Th is one is prettier!

Elle va bien avec tes chaussures noires. It goes well with your black shoes.

Quelle bonne idée! What a good idea!

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EXERCICE

Comment Jean est-il décrit? How is Jean described? In the following paragraph,

identify the adjectives that describe Jean, his hair, his eyes, and his clothes. Write the

appropriate adjectives on the lines provided.

C’est un jeune homme belge, aux longs cheveux roux et aux yeux verts et brillants. Il a une

large chemise bleue, un long pantalon gris, et de jolis baskets blancs.

1. Jean: ,


2. Ses cheveux: ,


3. Ses yeux: ,


4. Sa chemise: ,


5. Son pantalon: ,


6. Ses baskets: ,

Some adjectives can be placed before or aft er the noun. Th ese have diff erent meanings ac-

cording to their position before or aft er the noun. Here are examples of such adjectives. Note the

position of the adjective and how its meaning changes along with its position.

un document ancien an ancient document

mon ancien lycée my former high school

un garçon brave a brave man (courageous)

un brave garçon a good man

un costume cher an expensive suit

un cherami a dear friend

l’été dernier last summer

le dernier chapitre du roman the last chapter of the novel

une famille pauvre an impoverished family

la pauvre famille poor family (to be pitied)