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French emotions & feelings vocabulary

Essential French vocabulary for emotions & feelings — 60 words with English translations, audio playback and a flashcard quiz.

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This guide turns a SPEAKZY lesson topic into a focused vocabulary article. The words are grouped for quick study, with English meanings, pronunciation hints where available, tap-to-hear audio, flashcards and a short quiz. Use the first key words as your warm-up, then work through the full list in chunks. Say each word out loud before checking the translation. If a word is useful for travel, family, food, work or daily conversation, save it mentally as a phrase starter rather than an isolated word. When you finish, jump into the related SPEAKZY course topic. The app uses the same vocabulary inside structured lessons, sentence practice and review, so the article becomes a natural bridge from browsing to proper speaking practice.

What this lesson covers

Core French words for emotions.

English meanings, pronunciation hints, and tap-to-hear audio.

A quick flashcard flow and quiz to make the words stick.

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Learn the first set, listen out loud, then move into the full list below.

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Practice quiz

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Full vocabulary list

Words 1–20
  • Heureux
    uh-RUE
    Happy
  • Triste
    TREEST
    Sad
  • Bien
    BEE-en
    Well
  • Mal
    MAHL
    Bad
  • Être
    EH-truh
    To be
  • Content
    kohn-TAHN
    Glad
  • Rien
    REE-en
    Nothing
  • Très
    TREH
    Very / Much
  • Aujourd'hui
    oh-jour-DWEE
    Today
  • Je
    ZHUH
    I
  • Excité
    ek-see-TEH
    Excited
  • Surpris
    soor-PREE
    Surprised
  • Joyeux
    zhwah-YEUH
    Joyful
  • Super
    soo-PAIR
    Great
  • Incroyable
    en-krwah-YAHB
    Incredible
  • Fête
    FET
    Party
  • Cadeau
    kah-DOH
    Gift
  • Si
    SEE
    So
  • À cause de
    ah KOHZ duh
    For / Because of
  • Ça
    SAH
    That
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