To describe people in French, you need to have some vocabulary words: nouns and pronouns that name the people, and adjectives that describe a person's looks or personality. But you also need to learn how to put those French words into sentences that accurately describe someone. Here are some example phrases and sentences that you might use to describe people. You can change out the various nouns and pronouns within the structures given here in order to make different descriptions about different people.
- La fille a les yex bleus (bruns, verts).
The girl has blue (brown, green) eyes. - L'homme a les cheveux courts.
The man has short hair. - Il a les cheveux blonds et une moustache.
He has short hair and a moustache. - Elle est jolie.
She's pretty. - Le vieillard est occupé.
The elderly man is busy. - The baby is sad.
La bébé est triste. - He is single.
Il est célibataire.
You may notice that when you describe what someone has, such as "He has short hair" or "she has blue eyes," you see the French word a. This is the word for "has" and can be used wherever you want to describe what one person has.
And whenever you want to describe what a person is, for example, "He is happy" or "she is kind," then you use the French word est.
So if you see a bearded man running a marathon, you can remark on him descriptively by saying:
"L'homme a une barbe. Il est sportif." This means, in English, "The man has a beard. He is athletic."
So, describing people in French is not very difficult at all, especially once you've learned some useful vocabulary and some appropriately-structured sentences. So memorize your French words, go out to people-watch, and describe to your heart's content!