French for English speakers Clothes · Lesson 7

Picking by adjective

Specify items by adjective in French — La serviette blanche en haut (the white towel at the top) — with French adjective agreement and placement.

Conversation

  1. Rose Rose

    Quelle serviette voudrais-tu ?

    Which towel would you like?

  2. Yennifer Yennifer

    La serviette blanche en haut.

    The small white one at the top.

  3. Rose Rose

    Celle-ci ?

    This one?

    Tip: <celle-ci> = lit. this one here?

  4. Yennifer Yennifer

    Non. Pas celle du bas.

    No. Not the one at the bottom.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Where do French adjectives go?

Most go AFTER the noun: une serviette blanche. A few common ones (BAGS: Beauty, Age, Good/bad, Size) go BEFORE: petit, grand, bon, jeune, beau.

How do adjectives agree in French?

Adjectives must match the noun's gender and number: une serviette blanche (feminine), un mouchoir blanc (masculine), des serviettes blanches (feminine plural).

What does en haut mean?

'On top / above / upstairs'. Opposite: en bas (at the bottom / downstairs). Used as a location specifier.

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