Lesson 13 of French: describe a person

French communication lesson 13: describe a person in French

Describe a person in French
At a beginner level (A1 level), knowing how to describe a person (describing someone) is one of the first things to learn. This will be useful for you to have a basic conversation with a French speaker. The video below will teach you how to describe a person in French. To understand and speak well, watch the video several times, repeating aloud after the teacher.
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Thanks to this video and this article, you will be able to simply describe someone in French (beginner level, level A1). For example:

C’est un homme. = It is a man.
Il a les cheveux châtains. = He has brown hair.
Il a les yeux bleus. = He has blue eyes.
Il a une moustache. = He has a moustache.

This thirteenth French communication lesson is part of French course 8: learn to describe a person which includes 8 additional videos and articles on communication, vocabulary, grammar and conjugation.

Once you have mastered this thirteenth French lesson “describing a person”, you can move on to the next French communication lesson:


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