Adjectives describe people or things. You’ll need them whenever you want to describe what something or somebody is like. The car is old, the hotel is cheap. You get it. Memorize the French adjectives below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic conversations.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning French“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Adjectives

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Important adjectives

EnglishFrenchPronunciation
(Audio)
goodbonfr-sing_good
badmauvaisfr-sing_bad
newnouveaufr-sing_new
oldvieuxfr-sing_old
smallpetitfr-sing_small
large / biggrand
gros
fr-sing_largebig
fr-sing_largebig-2
longlongfr-sing_long
shortcourtfr-sing_short
cheappas cherfr-sing_cheap
expensivecherfr-sing_expensive
light / clearlumière
clair
fr-sing_lightclear
fr-sing_lightclear-2
darksombrefr-sing_dark
latetardfr-sing_late
earlytôtfr-sing_early
interestingintéressantfr-sing_interesting
boringennuyeuxfr-sing_boring
tiredfatiguéfr-sing_tired
easy / simplefacile
simple
fr-sing_easysimple
fr-sing_easysimple-2
for freegratuitementfr-sing_for-free
right / correctdroit
correct
fr-sing_rightcorrect
fr-sing_rightcorrect-2
wrongmalfr-sing_wrong
strongfortfr-sing_strong
weakfaiblefr-sing_weak

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