Vocabulary
Click on the French expressions to hear pronunciations.
Click on the French expressions to hear pronunciations.
| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| what | |
| quel / quelle for exclamatory expressions | |
| quel / quelle + noun | |
| Quelle surprise ! /syʀpʀiz/ | What a surprise! |
| Quel dommage ! /dɔmaʒ/ | What a pity! |
| Quelle galère ! /ɡalɛʀ/ | What a nightmare! / What a hassle! |
| Quel désastre ! /dezastʀ/ | What a disaster! |
| Quelle horreur ! /ɔʀœʀ/ | How horrible! / What a horror! |
| Quelle chance ! /ʃɑ̃s/ | What luck! |
| Quel bonheur ! /bɔnœʀ/ | What happiness! / How wonderful! |
| Quelle journée ! /ʒuʀne/ | What a day! |
| Quel plaisir ! /pleziʀ/ | What a pleasure! |
| Quel ennui ! /ɑ̃nɥi/ | How boring! / What boredom! |
| Quelle coïncidence ! /kɔɛ̃sidɑ̃s/ | What a coincidence! |
| Quelle odeur ! /ɔdœʀ/ | What a smell! |
| Quel défi ! /defi/ | What a challenge! |
| Quel boulot ! /bulo/ | What a job! |
| Quel con ! / Quelle conne ! | What an idiot! (rude) |
| Quel idiot ! | What an idiot! |
| Quelle vie ! | What a life! |
| Quelle hypocrisie ! /ipɔkʀizi/ | What hypocrisy! |
| Quel calme ! | How quiet! |
| Quelle bazar ! /bazaʀ/ | What a mess! |
| Quel gâchis ! /ɡɑʃi/ | What a mess/waste! |
| Quelle blague ! | What a joke! |
| Quel blagueur ! /blaɡœʀ/ | What a joker! |
| Quelle blagueuse ! /blaɡøz/ | What a joker! |
| quel / quelle + noun + adj | |
| Quelle chance incroyable ! | What incredible luck! |
| Quel talent incroyable ! /talɑ̃/ | What incredible talent! |
| Quelle idée géniale ! /ʒenjal/ | What a brilliant idea! |
| Quel film passionnant ! /pasjɔnɑ̃/ | What an exciting movie! |
| quel / quelle + adj + noun | |
| Quel magnifique cadeau ! | What a magnificent gift! |
| Quel mauvais sujet ! /syʒɛ/ | What a bad subject! |
| Quelle bonne nouvelle ! | What good news! |
| quel / quelle + beau/bel/belle + noun | |
| Quelle belle maison ! | What a lovely house! |
| Quelle belle famille ! | What a lovely family! |
| Quel bel endroit ! /ɑ̃dʀwa/ | What a beautiful place! |
| Quel beau jardin ! /ʒaʀdɛ̃/ | What a beautiful garden! |
| Quel bel appartement ! /apaʀtəmɑ̃/ | What a beautiful apartment! |
| Quelle magnifique vue ! | What a magnificent view! |
| Quel bel homme ! | What a handsome man! |
| Quelle belle femme ! | What a beautiful woman! |
| Quel grand succès ! /syksɛ/ | What a great success! |
| Quelle délicieuse recette ! /delisjø/ /ʀ(ə)sɛt/ | What a delicious recipe! |
| Quel beau voyage ! | What a beautiful trip! |
| Quelle belle soirée ! /swaʀe/ | What a lovely evening! |
| Quelle belle amitié ! /amitje/ | What a beautiful friendship! |
| Quel excellent repas ! /ɛkselɑ̃/ | What an excellent meal! |
| Quelle belle surprise ! | What a wonderful surprise! |
| Quel beau souvenir ! /suv(ə)niʀ/ | What a beautiful memory! |
| Quel bel effort ! /efɔʀ/ | What a great effort! |
| Quel bel exemple ! /ɛɡzɑ̃pl/ | What a great example! |