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A2 → B1 Lesson 3 of 3 · French–English False Friends

Feelings and awkward moments

Excité, sensible, sympathique, blessé, préservatif: the false friends that make people smile, or blush.

13 min · 9 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Express excitement without embarrassment
  • Describe people correctly
  • Avoid three famous embarrassing mistakes
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1“I’m excited” → J’ai hâte ! / Je suis impatient(e) / Je suis très content(e).
  • 2sensible = sensitive; sympathique = nice; blessé = injured; déçu = disappointed.
  • 3un préservatif = a condom; embrasser = to kiss; gêné = embarrassed.
  • 4After a meal: J’ai bien mangé / Je n’ai plus faim (not “je suis plein”).

Key vocabulary

avoir hâteto look forward to
gênéembarrassed
compatissantsympathetic
ce n’est pas graveit doesn’t matter