French vocabulary – Adjectives

Learn some Edexcel GCSE French adjectives from the table below. This is part 1 of 7 and it contains 30 adjectives. Read and listen carefully and check the translation.

(m) stands for masculine form and (f) stands for feminine form:

actif (m) – Un enfant actif – An active child (un enfant) in French is masculine that’s why “actif” is in the masculine form.
active (f) – Une personne active – An active person (une personne) in French is feminine that’s why “active” is in the feminine form.

Learn your Edexcel GCSE French adjectives - 1 to 30


Adjectifs en français (Adjectives in French)	Sons	Adjectifs en anglais (Adjectives in English)
actif (m)		active
active (f)		active
pareil (m), pareille (f)		alike, the same
facile		easy
simple		easy
cher (m) / chère (f)		expensive
passionnant		exciting
excitant		exciting
juste		fair
célèbre		famous
fantastique		fantastic
à la mode		fashionable
rapide		fast
gros (m)		fat
grosse (f)		fat
favori (m)		favourite
favorite (f)		favourite
préféré (m) / préférée (f)		favourite
ancien (m)		former
ancienne (f)		former
gratuit		free (at no cost)
libre		free (unoccupied, available)
sympathique		friendly
effrayant		frightening
plein		full
amusant		fun, amusing
drôle		funny (comical)
marrant		funny (comical)
rigolo (m)		funny (comical)
rigolote (f)		funny (comical)