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Lesson 2 of 3

Je suis + émotion

Ten essential adjectives to describe how you feel — in French.

The rule

To describe a feeling, use Je suis + adjective. But remember: French adjectives agree with the subject.

Masculine: Je suis fatigué.  ·  Feminine: Je suis fatiguée.  ·  Many adjectives add -e in the feminine form.

Listen and repeat

happy
Je suis heureux / heureuse.
sad
Je suis triste.
tired
Je suis fatigué(e).
nervous
Je suis nerveux / nerveuse.
content
Je suis content(e).
calm
Je suis calme.
Important difference from English!
In French, "hungry", "thirsty", "hot" and "cold" use avoir (to have), not être:

J'ai faim. — I'm hungry. (lit. I have hunger)
J'ai soif. — I'm thirsty. (lit. I have thirst)
J'ai chaud. — I'm hot. (lit. I have heat)
J'ai froid. — I'm cold. (lit. I have cold)
Exercise 1

Regarde et dis

Look at the face → say the French sentence out loud → click to check yourself.

happy
Je suis heureux / heureuse.
sad
Je suis triste.
tired
Je suis fatigué(e).
nervous
Je suis nerveux / nerveuse.
content
Je suis content(e).
calm
Je suis calme.
Exercise 2

Comment tu te sens ?

Look at the photo and choose the correct French sentence.

tired
sad
nervous
calm
happy
content
Exercise 3

Être or Avoir ?

Choose the correct verb for each feeling.

1. I'm tired.
2. I'm hungry.
3. I'm cold.
4. I'm sad.
5. I'm thirsty.
6. I'm nervous.
Exercise 4

Écris en français

Write the full French sentence. Watch the adjective ending!

sad
happy
tired
nervous
calm
6. I'm hungry. (remember: avoir!)
7. I have ten meetings today. Je suis très ___.
content