50 French Words for Colors, Shapes, and Basic Adjectives

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Learn 50 essential French words for colors, shapes, and basic adjectives through short example sentences. Each item introduces one word in context with its English meaning, helping beginners describe objects and everyday qualities.

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50 sentences · 49 new words
  • 01BLEU · blue
    bleu.
    lə sjɛl ɛ blø
    The sky is blue.
  • 02ROUGE · red
    rouge.
    ʒɛm la kulœʁ ʁuʒ
    I like the color red.
  • 03VERT · green
    verte.
    sɛt ʁɔb ɛ vɛʁt
    This dress is green.
  • 04NOIR · black
    noir.
    il pɔʁt œ̃ mɑ̃to nwaʁ
    He is wearing a black coat.
  • 05BLANC · white
    blanc.
    lə myʁ ɛ blɑ̃
    The wall is white.
  • 06JAUNE · yellow
    jaunes.
    ɛl a le ʃəvø ʒon
    She has yellow hair.
  • 07GRAND · big, large
    grand.
    sə sak ɛ ɡʁɑ̃
    This bag is big.
  • 08ROND · round
    ronde.
    la tabl ɛ ʁɔ̃d
    The table is round.
  • 09CARRÉ · square
    carré .
    sə kaʁe ɛ ɔʁɑ̃ʒ
    This square is orange.
  • 10PETIT · small, little
    petit.
    sə livʁ ɛ pəti
    This book is small.
  • 11TRIANGLE · triangle
    triangle .
    lə tʁijɑ̃ɡl ɛ ɡʁi
    The triangle is grey.
  • 12JOLI · pretty, nice
    jolie.
    sɛt flœʁ ɛ ʒɔli
    This flower is pretty.
  • 13MARRON · brown
    marron.
    sə ʃa ɛ maʁɔ̃
    This cat is brown.
  • 14ROSE · pink
    rose .
    lə sjɛl ɛ ʁoz oʒuʁdɥi
    The sky is pink today.
  • 15VIOLET · purple
    violette.
    sɛt vwatyʁ ɛ vjɔlɛt
    This car is purple.
  • 16RECTANGLE · rectangle
    rectangle .
    lə ʁɛktɑ̃gl ɛ blø
    The rectangle is blue.
  • 17LONG · long
    long.
    sə myʁ ɛ lɔ̃
    This wall is long.
  • 18CARRÉ · square
    carrée.
    sɛt bwat ɛ kaʁe
    This box is square.
  • 19CHAUD · hot
    chaud .
    il fɛ tʁɛ ʃo isi
    It is very hot here.
  • 20FROID · cold
    froide.
    sɛt o ɛ fʁwad
    This water is cold.
  • 21CERCLE · circle
    cercle .
    lə sɛʁkl ɛ ʁuʒ
    The circle is red.
  • 22COURT · short
    court.
    sə stilo ɛ kuʁ
    This pen is short.
  • 23LARGE · wide
    large.
    sɛt ʃɑ̃bʁ ɛ laʁʒ
    This bedroom is wide.
  • 24DUR · hard
    dur.
    sə pɛ̃ ɛ dyʁ
    This bread is hard.
  • 25CHAUD · hot
    chaude.
    sɛt sup ɛ ʃod
    This soup is hot.
  • 26DOUX · soft
    doux.
    sə tisy ɛ du
    This fabric is soft.
  • 27LOURD · heavy
    lourde.
    sɛt pjɛʁ ɛ luʁd
    This stone is heavy.
  • 28LÉGER · light
    léger.
    sə sak ɛ leʒe
    This bag is light.
  • 29ÉTROIT · narrow
    étroite.
    sɛt ʁy ɛ etʁwat
    This street is narrow.
  • 30ÉPAIS · thick
    épais.
    sə myʁ ɛ epe
    This wall is thick.
  • 31CLAIR · light, pale
    claire.
    sɛt kulœʁ ɛ klɛʁ
    This color is light.
  • 32FONCÉ · dark
    foncé.
    sə pɑ̃talɔ̃ ɛ fɔ̃se
    This pair of pants is dark.
  • 33PROPRE · clean
    propre.
    sɛt ʃəmiz ɛ pʁɔpʁ
    This shirt is clean.
  • 34SALE · dirty
    sale.
    sə vɛʁ ɛ sal
    This glass is dirty.
  • 35OVALE · oval
    ovale.
    sɛt fɔʁm ɛ ɔval
    This shape is oval.
  • 36BEAU · beautiful
    beau.
    sə desɛ̃ ɛ bo
    This drawing is beautiful.
  • 37COURT · short
    courte.
    sɛt ʒyp ɛ kuʁt
    This skirt is short.
  • 38PLAT · flat
    plat.
    sə myʁ ɛ pla
    This wall is flat.
  • 39HAUT · tall, high
    haute.
    sɛt lɑ̃p ɛ ot
    This lamp is tall / high.
  • 40RAYÉ · striped
    rayé.
    sə tisy ɛ ʁeje
    This fabric is striped.
  • 41BAS · low
    bas.
    sə myʁ ɛ bɑ
    This wall is low.
  • 42MÛR · ripe
    mûre.
    sɛt pɔm ɛ myʁ
    This apple is ripe.
  • 43DROIT · straight
    droit.
    sə ʃəmɛ̃ ɛ dʁwa
    This path is straight.
  • 44LISSE · smooth
    lisse.
    sɛt syʁfas ɛ lis
    This surface is smooth.
  • 45MOUILLÉ · wet
    mouillé.
    sə sɔl ɛ muje
    This floor is wet.
  • 46OUVERT · open
    ouverte.
    sɛt pɔʁt ɛ uvɛʁt
    This door is open.
  • 47SUCRÉ · sweet
    sucré.
    sə ɡɑto ɛ sykʁe
    This cake is sweet.
  • 48NET · clear, sharp
    nette.
    sɛt imaʒ ɛ nɛt
    This image is sharp / clear.
  • 49AMER · bitter
    amer.
    sə kafe ɛt‿amɛʁ
    This coffee is bitter.
  • 50LOURD · heavy
    lourde.
    sɛt valiz ɛ luʁd
    This suitcase is heavy.
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