Emotions & Feelings in French
Feelings in French: heureux (happy), triste (sad), fatigué (tired), en colère (angry), excité (excited), nerveux (nervous). Below are all 36 emotions and feelings from lessons 111, 112 and 113 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.
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Lesson 111 · Feelings 1 12 words
- heureux happy
Elle est une fille heureuse.
She is a happy girl.
- triste sad
Il se sent très triste aujourd'hui.
He feels very sad today.
- fatigué tired
Tu as l'air fatigué après le travail.
You seem tired after work.
- faim hungry
J'ai très faim maintenant.
I am very hungry now.
- avoir soif thirsty
Elle a très soif maintenant.
She is very thirsty now.
- geler freezing
Il gèle dehors.
It is freezing outside.
- mal à l'aise uncomfortable
Cet événement me met mal à l'aise.
This event makes me uncomfortable.
- ennuyé bored
Je suis ennuyé aujourd'hui.
I am bored today.
- excité excited
Elle se sent excitée aujourd'hui.
She feels excited today.
- nerveux nervous
Ils se sentent nerveux avant les examens.
They feel nervous before tests.
- détendu relaxed
Tu as l'air détendu aujourd'hui.
You look relaxed today.
- en colère angry
Il a l'air en colère à cause de quelque chose.
He seems angry about something.
Lesson 112 · Feelings 2 12 words
- inquiet worried
Susane a l'air inquiète aujourd'hui.
Susane looks worried today.
- anxieux anxious
Je me sens anxieux avant les examens.
I feel anxious before tests.
- stressé stressed
Tu as l'air stressé à cause du travail.
You look stressed about work.
- somnolent sleepy
Elle se sent somnolente en classe.
She feels sleepy in class.
- soulagé relieved
On se sent soulagés après les examens.
We feel relieved after tests.
- déçu disappointed
J'étais déçu aujourd'hui.
I felt disappointed today.
- surpris surprised
Ce chat a l'air surpris maintenant.
That cat looks surprised now.
- confus confused
Il a l'air très confus aujourd'hui.
He looks very confused today.
- fier proud
Je suis fier de toi.
I am proud of you.
- embarrassé embarrassed
Ils se sentent embarrassés après l'erreur.
They feel embarrassed after the mistake.
- frustré frustrated
Cette personne semble frustrée aujourd'hui.
This person seems frustrated today.
- reconnaissant grateful
Elle est reconnaissante de l'aide.
She is grateful for help.
Lesson 113 · Body States & Temperature 12 words
- frais cool
Je bois l'eau fraîche.
I drink the cool water.
- bouillant boiling
L'eau est bouillante.
The water is boiling hot.
- tiède lukewarm
J'ai bu l'eau tiède.
I drank the lukewarm water.
- frisquet chilly
L'air du matin est frisquet.
The morning air is chilly.
- moite sweaty
J'ai les mains très moites.
My hands are very sweaty.
- grelottant shivery
J'ai froid et je me sens tout grelottant.
I feel cold and shivery.
- reposé refreshed
Je me sens reposé après mon sommeil.
I feel refreshed after my sleep.
- énergique energetic
Les enfants énergiques jouent dehors.
The energetic children play outside.
- somnolent drowsy
Je me sens somnolent et j'ai besoin de dormir.
I am drowsy and need sleep.
- alerte alert
Le gardien est très alerte.
The guard is very alert.
- courbaturé achy
Je me sens tout courbaturé aujourd'hui.
My body feels achy today.
- las weary
Le voyageur las s'est enfin reposé.
The weary traveler finally rested.
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