40 Common Adjectives

1. g elderly
Son pre est g. > His father is old.

2. Bas low
Son nom est tout en bas. > His name is right at the bottom.

3. Beau handsome; beautiful (with masculine noun)

Cest un beau garon. > He is a good-looking boy.
4. Belle beautiful (with feminine person or noun)
Cest une belle femme. > She is a beautiful woman.
une belle journe > a beautiful day

5. Bien chaud warm

Il faudra prvoir une tenue bien chaude. > You should dress warmly.

6. Bon good; right

Le tabac nest pas bon pour la sant. > Smoking isnt good for your health.

7. Chaud hot
Emportez des vtements chauds. > Take some warm clothes.

8. Clair clear, bright (light); thin (soup etc)

Soyez plus clair. > Can you be a bit clearer?

9. Content happy, satisfied

Elle ma dit quelle tait contente de mon travail. > She told me she was pleased with my
work.

10. Court short

a fait un peu court > Its not very long

11. Difficile difficult

Son accent est difficile comprendre. > His accent is difficult to understand.

12. Facile easy

facile faire > easy to make

13. Faible weak (person, object)

Je me sens encore faible. > I still feel a bit weak.

14. Fatigue tired

Vous tes fatigu. > Youre tired.

15. Fort strong

Le caf est trop fort. > The coffees too strong.

16. Frais fresh; chilly; wet (paint)

Il fait un peu frais ce soir. > Its a bit chilly this evening.

17. Froid cold

Est-ce que tu as froid? > Are you cold?
18. Gentil kind, nice
Nos voisins sont trs gentils. > Our neighbours are very nice.

19. Grand large, tall

Il est grand pour son ge. > Hes tall for his age.

20. Haut high, tall

haut de 10 mtres > 10 metres high

21. Heureux happy

Jai t trs heureux de vous rencontrer. > It was very nice to meet you.

22. Humide damp, wet

Lherbe est humide. > The grass is damp.

23. Jeune young

faire jeune > to look young

24. Long long

Cest encore long jusqu Nol. > Its still a long time till Christmas.

25. Lourd heavy

Mon sac est trs lourd. > My bags very heavy.

26. Malade ill

Sa jambe malade le faisait souffrir. > His bad leg was hurting him.

27. Mauvais bad; wrong; poor

Il est en mauvaise sant. > He is in poor health.
Je suis mauvais en allemand. > Im bad at German.

If you want to say that somebody is poor, as in not wealthy, use pauvre. Mauvais means
poor as in bad health.

28. Nouveau new

Elle a une nouvelle voiture. > Shes got a new car.

29. Pauvre poor

Sa famille est pauvre. > His family is poor.

30. Petit small, short

Sonia habite une petite ville. > Sonia lives in a small town.

This can also be used when referring to a small or short person, tree, etc.

31. Plein full

La rue est pleine de gens. > The street is full of people.

32. Proche near

Il habitait dans un village proche. > He lived in a nearby village.

33. Riche rich

nouveau riche > newly rich
This term is often used in English, too. Its used to describe those who have recently come
into wealth and are not of old money.

34. Sain healthy

Elle a une alimentation saine. > She has a healthy diet.
sain et sauf > Safe and sound.

35. Sal salty

La soupe est trop sale. > The soups too salty.

The French word sale is different from the word sal. Sale means dirty or nasty.

36. Sec dry

Mon jean nest pas encore sec. > My jeans arent dry yet.

37. Sympathique nice, friendly

Ce sont des gens trs sympathiques. > Theyre very nice people.

38. Vide empty

vide de sens > devoid of meaning
vide de > empty of

This is not to be confused with vid which means tired or drained.

39. Vieille old (feminine)

une vieille dame > an old lady

40. Vieux old (masculine)

Il fait plus vieux que son ge. > He looks older than he is.