Leçon 4: Comment est-il?
Professions, Nationalities, Personal Descriptions
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Lesson 4 Notes with Vocab (in PDF format)
| être - to be | ||
| je suis | nous sommes | |
| tu es | vous êtes | |
| il/elle/on est | ils/elles sont | |
| des nationalités | Some nationalities | |
| américain(e) | American | |
| françias(e) | French | |
| canadien(ne) | Canadian | |
| anglais(e) | English | |
| irlandais(e) | Irish | |
| écossais(e) | Scottish | |
| gallois(e) | Welsh | |
| britannique | British | |
| italien(ne) | Italian | |
| espagnol(e) | Spanish | |
| suisse | Swiss | |
| allemand(e) | German | |
| bèlge | Belgian | |
| russe | Russian | |
| chinois(e) | Chinese | |
| japonais(e) | Japanese | |
| méxicain(e) | Mexican | |
| des professions | Professions | |
| Professions are all masculine unless feminie forms are indicated | ||
| étudiant(e) | student | |
| (prof)esseur | professor | |
| médecin | doctor | |
| avocat(e) | lawyer | |
| comptable | accountant | |
| ingénieur | engineer | |
| directeur(ice) | director / principal | |
| cadre | businessman | |
| employé(e) | employee | |
| serveur(euse) | waiter/waitress | |
| facteur(ice) | mail carrier | |
| éléctricien(ne) | electrician | |
| ouvrier(ière) | laborer / government employee | |
| des personalités | Personalities | |
| sympa(tique) | nice | |
| snob | snobby | |
| timide | shy | |
| sévère | mean/harsh | |
| égoïste | self-centered | |
| aimable | firendly/likeable/congenial | |
| drôle | funny/amusing | |
| bête | silly/stupid | |
| intelligent(e) | intelligent/smart | |
| doué(e) | gifted | |
| riche | rich | |
| pauvre | poor | |
| désagréable | disagreeable/moody | |
| triste | sad | |
| heureux(euse) | happy | |
| content(e) | content | |
| sincère | sincere | |
| des déscriptions physiques | Physical Descriptions | |
| grand(e) | tall (people)/big (objects) | |
| petit(e) | short (people)/small (objects) | |
| joli(e) | pretty | |
| beau/belle* | handsome/beautiful | |
| mignon(ne) | cute | |
| long(ue) | long | |
| court(e) | short | |
| large | big/over-sized (objects) | |
| gros(se) | fat/bulky | |
| costaud(e) | stocky/stout | |
| maigre | thin/not fat(person) | |
| épais(se) | thick | |
| étroit(e) | thin (object) | |
| mince | thin/dainty | |
| lourd(e) | heavy | |
| léger(ère) | light-weight | |
| d'autres déscriptions | Other Descriptions | |
| bon(ne) | good | |
| mauvais(e) | bad | |
| nouveau/nouvelle* | new | |
| neuf/neuve | brand new | |
| de l'occasion | used | |
| vieux/vieille* | old | |
| les adjéctifs spéciaux - Special Adjectives | ||||||
| masc. | masc. alt. | fem. | masc. plural | fem. plural | ||
| beau | bel | belle | beaux | belles | ||
| nouveau | nouvel | nouvelle | nouveaux | nouvelles | ||
| vieux | vieil | vieille | vieux | vieilles | ||
| les adjéctifs personnels | ||||||
| masc. | fem. | plural | sing. | plural | ||
| mon | ma | mes | notre | nos | ||
| ton | ta | tes | votre | vos | ||
| son | sa | ses | leur | leurs |
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