French Lesson: How To Describe Your Feelings

Here are some important expressions to describe how you feel in French.

Don't forget to try to mix them up with other pronouns so you get to practice the different forms of etre.

How to say "I feel..." and ask "How do you feel?" in French

If you want to say "I feel" in French, you should say je me sens... followed by the adjective or noun that describes the way you feel.

For example:

NOTE: For these, it's often better to just say "I am sad", "I am sick" (je suis fatigué, je suis malade).

To ask a person "How do you feel?" in French, you can use Comment vous sentez-vous ? or Comment te sens-tu ? (depending on the level of formality).

For example:

Basic emotions in French

Here are some of the most essential feelings in French.

Although it's not an "emotion", you should also learn "tiredness" in French, which is fatigue.

Now, we can do the same with avoir:

Detailed list of French emotions and feelings

For a more detailed and advanced list of emotions, see below.

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