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Les sentiments
How are you feeling? Find out how to ask and answer this question in French.
Asking about someone’s feelings
To ask how a person feels, you need the verb se sentir (to feel) or aller (literally "to go," but used here idiomatically to mean "to be").
| How do you feel? | Comment te sens-tu ? | |
| How are you? | Comment vas-tu ? |
Describing someone’s feelings
When describing someone’s mood, use être or se sentir and remember to make the adjective agree with the person’s gender.
| I am … He / She is … |
Je suis … Il est … / |
Elle est … |
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| I feel … He / She feels… |
Je me sens … Il se sent … / |
Elle se sent … |
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| amazed | ébahi | ébahie | |
| angry | fâché | fâchée | |
| annoyed | ennuyé, énervé | ennuyée, énervée | |
| ashamed | honteux | honteuse | |
| bored | ennuyé | ennuyée | |
| calm | tranquille | tranquille | |
| cheerful | gai | gaie | |
| confident | assuré | assurée | |
| confused | désorienté, confus | désorienté, confus | |
| delighted | ravi | ravie | |
| depressed | déprimé | déprimée | |
| distressed, sorry | navré | navrée | |
| embarrassed | confus, gêné | confuse, gênée | |
| excited | emballé (informal) | emballée | |
| exhausted | épuisé | épuisée | |
| frustrated | frustré | frustrée | |
| happy | heureux | heureuse | |
| horrified | horrifié | horrifiée | |
| hyper(active) | excité* | excitée* | |
| indifferent | indifférent | indifférente | |
| irritated | agacé | agacée | |
| lonely | solitaire | solitaire | |
| nervous | nerveux | nerveuse | |
| pleased | content | contente | |
| rushed, in a hurry | pressé | pressée | |
| sad | triste | triste | |
| scared | effrayé | effrayée | |
| stunned | abasourdi | abasourdie | |
| surprised | surpris | surprise | |
| tired | fatigué | fatiguée | |
| unhappy | malheureux | malheureuse | |
| worried | inquiet | inquiète |
* This can also mean sexually aroused.
Expressions with all the feels
- avoir le cafard
- avoir la frite
- avoir la pêche
- casser les pieds
- être bien dans sa peau
- être dans son assiette
- être de bonne humeur – to be in a good mood
- être de mauvaise humeur – to be in a bad mood
Related lessons
- How are you? Fine.
- Adjectives
- Faire vs rendre (to make someone feel …)
- Personality
- Questions
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