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)SonsAdjectifs 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)

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    Elsewhere on the web - BBC Bitesize

    Check this BBC Bitesize lesson about adjectives for some extra help.

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    Learn 30 more Edexcel French adjectives in ‘Adjectives Part 2.’

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