138 - 20 Common Adjectives (Part III)

In this episode, you'll learn 20 common French adjectives. 🤓 Tune in to part I (episode 98) and part II (episode 99) to learn even more adjectives!

After the lesson, head over to the French Made Easy Exercise Library to practice!

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Transcript

Intro: Welcome to the French Made Easy podcast, where I give you all the basics you need to speak French clearly and confidently. I'm your host, Mathilde, and I'm a French teacher, mumpreneur, and bread and cheese lover. Join me as I dive into all things French for beginners, and deliver to you bite-sized and easy-to-follow lessons every Tuesday. Let's get started, "on commence"!

Hello everyone, bonjour à tous! Welcome back to the French Made Easy podcast. This is episode 138, numéro 138!

Today, we are going back to our Common French Adjectives series, where I share with you common adjectives and their opposites. I'll give you some adjectives, their masculine and feminine forms, and their opposites, also in masculine and feminine forms. And if you want to learn even more adjectives, then go back to episodes 98 and 99 of the podcast.

As usual, if you're new to the podcast, welcome! Make sure you have your lesson's cheat sheet in front of you during the lesson, so you can listen to the words and see how they are written. And when you finish this lesson, you can head over to the French Made Easy Exercise Library to download your lesson's exercises and practice what you've learned today. You'll find all the download links in the episode notes on your podcast platform.

WHAT ARE ADJECTIVES

First, to give you a quick reminder, adjectives are words that describe or give more information about a noun or a pronoun (because a pronoun replaces a noun). For example, in English 'the table is big', 'big' is an adjective that gives more information about the noun 'table'. What’s important is that, in French, adjectives can change their form (the way they are spelled or pronounced) to match the gender (masculine or feminine) and the number (singular or plural) of the noun or pronoun they describe.

That's why I thought it would be helpful for you to learn the adjectives in both their masculine and feminine forms. Sometimes the masculine and feminine forms of the adjectives are the same, but sometimes they are different! Make sure you are checking the cheat sheet while you listen because sometimes even if they are pronounced the same, they can be spelled differently.

Alright, let’s get started. Repeat after me to practice your pronunciation! I’ll say the masculine form of the adjective first.

1. rapide (M), rapide (F) (fast)

2. ≠ lent (M) , lente (F) (slow)

3. doux, douce (soft, gentle)

4. ≠ dur, dure (hard, difficult)

5. sec, sèche (dry)

6. ≠ mouillé, mouillée (wet)

7. clair, claire (bright, clear)

8. ≠ sombre, sombre (dark)

9. large, large (wide)

10. ≠ étroit, étroite (narrow)

11. silencieux, silencieuse (quiet)

12. ≠ bruyant, bruyante (noisy)

13. intelligent, intelligente (intelligent)

14. ≠ stupide, stupide (stupid)

15. intéressant, intéressante (interesting)

16. ≠ ennuyeux, ennuyeuse (boring)

17. courageux, courageuse (brave)

18. ≠ peureux, peureuse (fearful)

19. sain, saine (healthy)

20. ≠ malsain, malsaine (unhealthy)

Et voilà, that’s it for this episode! I hope you enjoyed it. Short and sweet episode. Now you can go and practice those adjectives inside the French Made Easy Exercise Library! It’s free, and the links are in the episode notes, on your podcast platform.

À la semaine prochaine! Bye. 🖤