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Adjectives that are used to describe physical appearances are generally the most common types of
adjectives.
cute/pretty - jolie - jho-lee - Note that the 'j' is soft and sounds similar to the 'su' combo
in measure; the 'o' is long as in show
Go beyond the normal 'nice' or 'mean' and really try to describe someone in depth with this list of
adjectives. Beware of false cognates, but also make note of those words that look similar to their
English counterparts. Doing so will help you memorize them more easily.
cocky- trop sr de soi - tro-soor-duh-swah - Note that the 'o' in 'trop' is long like the 'o'
in show.
bilingual - bilingue - bee-lahng Note that the 'a' sounds like the 'a' in 'father.'
healthy - sain(e) - sehn Note that this is hte pronunciation for saine. To prounce its
male counterpart 'sain' - make the same sound but do not articulate the 'n'.
pensive - songeur/songeuse - sohn-guhr/sohn-guhz Note the 'g' is soft like the second
'g' in 'garage.'
restless - agit(e) - ah-gee-tay Note that the 'g' is soft like the second 'g' in garage.