This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in French. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.

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

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

Colors

EnglishFrenchPronunciation
(Audio)
light / clearlumière
clair
fr-sing_lightclear
fr-sing_lightclear-2
darksombrefr-sing_dark
colorcolorcouleurfr-sing_color
coloredcoloredcoloréfr-sing_colored
whitewhiteblancfr-sing_white
blackblacknoirfr-sing_black
yellowyellowjaunefr-sing_yellow
orangeorangeorangefr-sing_orange
redredrougefr-sing_red
pinkpinkrosefr-sing_pink
violetvioletvioletfr-sing_violet
bluebluebleufr-sing_blue
greengreenvertfr-sing_green
brownbrownbrunfr-sing_brown
greygreygrisfr-sing_grey

Appearance & attributes

EnglishFrenchPronunciation
(Audio)
newnouveaufr-sing_new
oldvieuxfr-sing_old
smallpetitfr-sing_small
large / biggrand
gros
fr-sing_largebig
fr-sing_largebig-2
youngjeunefr-sing_young
kind / pleasantgenre
agréable
fr-sing_kindpleasant
fr-sing_kindpleasant-2
unkind / unpleasantméchant
désagréable
fr-sing_unkindunpleasant
fr-sing_unkindunpleasant-2
patientpatientfr-sing_patient
tallhautfr-sing_tall
middle sizedtaille moyennefr-sing_middle-sized
smallpetitfr-sing_small
fatgraissefr-sing_fat
thin / slimmincefr-sing_thinslim
nice / prettyjoli(e)fr-sing_nicepretty
beautifulbeaufr-sing_beautiful
uglylaidfr-sing_ugly
ill / sickmaladefr-sing_illsick
healthysainfr-sing_healthy
happy / cheerfulheureux
joyeux
fr-sing_happycheerful
fr-sing_happycheerful-2
sadtristefr-sing_sad
sportysportiffr-sing_sporty
ambitionedambitionnaitfr-sing_ambitioned
intelligentintelligentfr-sing_intelligent
creativecréatiffr-sing_creative
activeactiffr-sing_active
sentimentalsentimentalfr-sing_sentimental
rationalrationnelfr-sing_rational
emotionalémotionnelfr-sing_emotional
naturalnaturelfr-sing_natural
romanticromantiquefr-sing_romantic
nice / amiablesympathiquefr-sing_niceamiable
spontaneousspontanéfr-sing_spontaneous
energeticénergiquefr-sing_energetic
stressed (out)souligné (sur)fr-sing_stressed-out
relaxeddétendufr-sing_relaxed
frustratedfrustréfr-sing_frustrated
talentedtalentueuxfr-sing_talented

Questions & phrases

EnglishFrenchPronunciation
(Audio)
What does he look like?À quoi ressemble-t'il?fr-sing_what-does-he-look-like
What does she look like?Que veut-elle ressembler?fr-sing_what-does-she-look-like
What is he like?Comment est-il?fr-sing_what-is-he-like
What is she like?Comment est-elle?fr-sing_what-is-she-like

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