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A1 French Vocabulary Lesson

3 Words for Feelings

Les sentiments

2:15 min video · 9 sentences · 3 key words

Transcript with English

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  1. Je suis content aujourd’hui.I am happy today.
  2. Tu es contente de ton travail ?Are you happy with your job?
  3. Hugo n’est pas content.Hugo is not happy.
  4. Je suis très fatigué aujourd’hui.I am very tired today.
  5. Léa est fatiguée le soir.Léa is tired in the evening.
  6. Vous n’êtes pas fatigués ?Aren't you tired?
  7. Léa est triste ce matin.Léa is sad this morning.
  8. Pourquoi tu es triste ?Why are you sad?
  9. Je ne suis pas triste.I am not sad.

About this lesson

Learn three feeling words in French: content, fatigué and triste, with short example sentences to repeat and a common mistake for each.

How to practise

  1. Learn each word on its card: the word and what it means.
  2. Repeat every example out loud in the À toi · Your turn pause, then check the Don't say card: how not to use the word.
  3. At the end, take the quick quiz on the theme's words.

Les sentiments Feelings

WordMeaningDon't say
contenthappy, pleased adjective, être content(e) deJe suis content avec mon travail. ✗ · Je suis content de mon travail. ✓ French uses de after content, not avec like English with.
fatiguétired adjective, être fatigué(e)J'ai fatigué. ✗ · Je suis fatigué. ✓ Use être with fatigué, not avoir. Add an e for a woman.
tristesad adjective, same for he and sheElle est tristee. ✗ · Elle est triste. ✓ Triste already ends in e, so it does not change for a woman.

Key words

FrenchEnglishLevel
contenthappy, pleased
fatiguétired
tristesad

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