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Emotions Vocabulary in French: Words with Pronunciation and Examples

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Les émotions Emotions

Emotions vocabulary for French learners, built around one clear everyday scene.

Use this guide to understand the Les émotions theme before opening the card, story, word, and spelling modes. The same vocabulary stays connected across images, pronunciation, translations, and reading context for the en to fr learning path.

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Emotions Vocabulary in French: Words with Pronunciation and Examples

Use this page as a quick reference for Emotions in French. It gathers common Emotions vocabulary with pronunciation, translation, images, examples, and short reading context.

Scan the full theme first, then review the vocabulary list, example sentences, and short reading. Use spelling practice when you are ready to turn recognition into active recall.

Vocabulary summary

joyeux

ʒwa.jø

Cheerful

seul

sœl

Lonely

effrayé

e.fʁe.je

Fearful

heureux

ø.ʁø

Happy

inquiet

ɛ̃.kjɛ

Worried

frustré

fʁys.tʁe

Frustrated

coupable

ku.pabl

Guilty

triste

tʁist

Sad

reconnaissant

ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.sɑ̃

Grateful

optimiste

ɔp.ti.mist

Optimistic

nerveux

nɛʁ.vø

Nervous

en colère

ɑ̃ kɔ.lɛʁ

Angry

déçu

de.sy

Disappointed

anxieux

ɑ̃k.sjø

Anxious

soulagé

su.la.ʒe

Relieved

réjoui

ʁe.ʒwi

Joyful

jaloux

ʒa.lu

Jealous

enthousiaste

ɑ̃.tu.zjast

Excited

Common questions

What are common Emotions words in French?

Start with words such as Cheerful, Lonely, Fearful, Happy, Worried, then review pronunciation, translations, and examples for each item.

How do you say Emotions in French?

Open the word list for Emotions in French to compare the theme name, related words, pronunciation, and example sentences.

How do you say Cheerful in French?

Cheerful is shown as joyeux in this theme, with pronunciation and example sentences on the word card.

What Emotions vocabulary should beginners learn in French?

Beginners should learn the high-frequency words first, then use the short passage and spelling practice to move from recognition to recall.

joyeuxCheerfulseulLonelyeffrayéFearfulheureuxHappyinquietWorriedfrustréFrustratedcoupableGuiltytristeSadreconnaissantGratefuloptimisteOptimisticnerveuxNervousen colèreAngry