Introduction
You know yourself really well, right? You know how you look, the kind of clothes you wear, and what you like to do with your time. All these things – and many others- make you who you are.
One way of describing yourself is with a “physical description”. A physical description has mostly to do with how you look. It gives information about how old you are, how toall you are, how long hair is, and a lot more. In English, you follow the “I” with a verb: “I am” or “I have”. In French, you also follow that pattern: “je suis” or “j’ai”.
One way of describing yourself is with a “physical description”. A physical description has mostly to do with how you look. It gives information about how old you are, how toall you are, how long hair is, and a lot more. In English, you follow the “I” with a verb: “I am” or “I have”. In French, you also follow that pattern: “je suis” or “j’ai”.
Your Name
English
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Ton nom
French
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What is your name?
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Comment tu t’appelles? Or Comment t’appelles-tu?
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My name is ….
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Je m’appelle ….
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Details About Me
English
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Les details sur moi
French
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How old are you?
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Quel âge as-tu?
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I am seven years old
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J’ai sept ans
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I am nine years old
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J’ai neuf ans
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Hair color
English
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La couleur des cheveux
French
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What color hair do you have?
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De quelle couleur sont tes cheveux?
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I have brown hair
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J’ai les cheveux bruns
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I have black hair
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J’ai les cheveux noirs
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I have light brown hair
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J’ai les cheveux châtains
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I have blond hair
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J’ai les cheveux blonds
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I have red hair
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J’ai les cheveux roux
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Hairstyle
English
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La coiffure
French
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What is your hair like?
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Comment sont tes cheveux?
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I have short hair
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J’ai les cheveux courts
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I have long hair
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J’ai les cheveux longs
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I have a crew hair
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J’ai les cheveux en brosse
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I have curly hair
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J’ai les cheveux bouclés
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I have wavy hair
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J’ai les cheveux ondulés
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I have straight hair
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J’ai les cheveux raides
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Eyes
English
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Les yeux
French
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What color are your eyes?
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De quelle couleur sont tes yeux?
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I have brown eyes
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J’ai les yeux bruns
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I have black eyes
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J’ai les yeux noirs
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I have blue eyes
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J’ai les yeux bleus
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I have green eyes
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J’ai les yeux verts
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Size
English
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La taille
French
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What size are you?
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Quelle est ta taille?
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How tall are you?
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Combien tu mesures?
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I’m tall
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Je suis grand(e)
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I’m average
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Je suis de taille moyenne
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I am skinny
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Je suis maigre
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I am thin
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Je suis mince
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I am big
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Je suis gros(se)
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I am small
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Je suis petit(e)
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Tips - Trucs
· In French, there are masculine words and feminine words. The feminine words usually get an extra “e” but every once in a while they get an extra letter or two. So the masculine word for “tall” in French is “grand”. The masculine word for “average” is “moyen”, but the feminine word is “moyenne”. You don’t have to add extra letters all the time; some words, usually plural, can be used for both boys and girls.
· Contractions often happen in French when the verbs begins with a vowel:
Je + ai = J’ai (I have)
Je + aime = J’aime (I like)
Je + aime = J’aime (I like)
The colours/ les couleurs
La description physique
http://lexiquefle.free.fr/vocab.swf
French-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary (DK Visual Dictionaries) [DK Publishing]
Using " il est", " elle est":http://wps.prenhall.com/ca_ph_parmentier_enbons_7/46/11985/3068184.cw/index.html
La description morale
Note Bene:
French adjectives change to agree in gender and number with the nouns that they modify, which means there can be up to four forms of each adjective. The different forms for adjectives depend mostly on the final letter(s) of the default form of the adjective, which is the masculine singular.
Most French adjectives add E for feminine and S for plural. This rule applies to adjectives that end in most consonants as well as all vowels except the unaccented E.
All the adjectives forms change according to the gender. I mean: if you want to say "
Adjective: vert (green)
Masculine singular vert
Feminine singular verte
Masculine plural verts
Feminine plural vertes
Adjective: bleu (blue)
Masculine singular bleu
Feminine singular bleue
Masculine plural bleus
Feminine plural bleues
Adjective: amusant (funny)
Masculine singular amusant
Feminine singular amusante
Masculine plural amusants
Feminine plural amusantes
Adjective: épicé (spicy)
Masculine singular épicé
Feminine singular épicée
Masculine plural épicés
Feminine plural épicées
When the masculine singular adjective ends in an unaccented E, there is no difference between the masculine and feminine forms:
Adjective: rouge (red)
Masculine singular rouge
Feminine singular rouge
Masculine plural rouges
Feminine plural rouges
When the default form of the adjective ends in S or X, there is no difference between the masculine singular and plural forms:
Adjective: gris (grey)
Masculine singular gris
Feminine singular grise
Masculine plural gris
Feminine plural grises
Please, practice this rules in these exercises:
http://www.polarfle.com/exercice/debadj.htmhttp://wps.prenhall.com/ca_ph_parmentier_enbons_7/46/11982/3067570.cw/index.htmlhttp://wps.prenhall.com/ca_ph_parmentier_enbons_7/46/11982/3067570.cw/index.html
http://wps.prenhall.com/ca_ph_parmentier_enbons_7/46/11982/3067570.cw/index.html
http://wps.prenhall.com/ca_ph_parmentier_enbons_7/46/11983/3067656.cw/index.html
Here is some irregular adjectives:
French-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary (DK Visual Dictionaries) [DK Publishing]
https://french.yabla.com/player_cdn.php?id=901&tlang_id=en
http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/fl/French-Shoes-Boots-and-Flip-flops-vocabulary-les-chaussures.htm
Les parties du corps:
Check here to work your pronunciation about clothes.
Les parties du corps/ Body parts
People relationships
Scaffolding: The description – La description
Le portrait moral (adjectifs)
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Psychological description
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actif / active
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active
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agréable
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pleasant
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ambitieux / ambitieuse
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ambitious
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amusant / amusante
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funny
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arrogant / arrogante
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arrogant
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calme
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calm
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compétitif / compétitive
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competitive
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créatif / créative
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creative
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curieux / curieuse
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curious
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débrouillard / débrouillarde
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resourceful
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désagréable
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unpleasant
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drôle
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funny
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égoïste
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selfish
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ennuyeux / ennuyeuse
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Boring
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enthousiaste
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Enthusiastic
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être de bonne humeur
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to be in a good mood
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être de mauvaisehumeur
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to be in a bad mood
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fou / folle
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Crazy
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franc / franche
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Frank
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généreux / généreuse
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Generous
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gentil / gentille
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kind, nice
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heureux / heureuse
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Happy
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honnête
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Honest
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hypocrite
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hypocritical
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idéaliste
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idealistic
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incapable
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incapable, incompetent
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indifférent / indifférente
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indifferent
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intelligent / intelligente
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intelligent
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intéressant / intéressante
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interesting
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malhonnête
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dishonest
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mignon / mignonne
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cute
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naïf / naïve
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naive
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nerveux / nerveuse
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nervous
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optimiste
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optimistic
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Adjectifs qui précèdent le nom
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Adjectives which precede the noun
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autre
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other
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beau / bel / belle
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beautiful
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bon / bonne
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good
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grand / grande
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tall, big
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gros / grosse
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big, fat
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jeune
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young
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joli / jolie
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pretty
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long / longue
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long
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mauvais / mauvaise
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bad
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nouveau / nouvel / nouvelle
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new
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petit / petite
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little
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vieux / vieil / vieille
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old
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La profession/The occupation
French-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary (DK Visual Dictionaries) [DK Publishing]
Exercice to review the presentationhttp://wps.prenhall.com/ca_ph_parmentier_enbons_7/46/11982/3067570.cw/index.html
Mes animaux de compagnie/My pets
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