A few years ago, the team at Transparent Language published a blog post with the key vocabulary related to the senses. It seemed like a good time to revisit that topic and spice it up with some multimedia! This week we’ll look at (and listen to!) les cinq sens (the five senses).
Once again I’ve hidden the English translations by making the font white. Use your mouse to select the text to see the translations.
Les cinq sens
Les êtres humains (human beings) have five senses. Les cinq sens sont (The five senses are):
La vue (vision/sight)
The French word for to see is the verb voire. The French word for to look at/to watch is the verb regarder.
On* regarde et on voit avec les** yeux***. [You look (or watch) and see with your eyes.]
L’ouïe (hearing)
The French word for to hear is the verb entendre. The French word for to listen is the verb écouter.
On écoute et on entend avec les oreilles. [You listen and hear with your ears.]
L’odorat (smell)
The French word for to smell is the verb sentir. [Another useful verb is renifler / to sniff.]
On sent avec le nez. [You smell with your nose.]
Le goût (taste)
The French word for to taste is the verb goûter.
On goûte avec la bouche (et la langue). [You taste with your mouth (and your tongue).]
Le toucher (touch)
Hands holding the hand of a younger
The French word for to touch is the verb toucher. The French word for to feel is the verb sentir****.
On touche avec les doigts et les mains. On sent avec les doigts et les mains aussi. [You touch with your fingers and hands. You feel with your fingers and hands too.]
Pour finir
The chorus to this clip (video) from the mid 90’s should help you practice some of your new vocabulary.
* You can review the proper use of the indefinite French pronoun on here.
** Remember that when talking about body parts in French you generally use the definite article and not a possesive pronoun like you would in English.
*** The singular form of yeux is œil. Un œil, deux yeux. / One eye, two eyes.
**** Watch out because sentir is used for both to feel and to smell. Also, like in English, sentir / to feel can be used for both physical and emotional feelings. Make sure you pay attention to context when you come across this word so that you are sure your understanding the right version.
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This weeks images come from https://www.pexels.com/, a great source of royalty free, open source images.
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If you want to know how to say hear in French, you will find the translation here. We hope this will help you to understand French better.
Here is the translation and the French word for hear:
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A mastering engineer creates the masters which listeners will hear.
Un ingénieur de mastering crée les masters que les auditeurs vont entendre.
Letting the child hear your voice is the best prenatal education.
Faire entendre votre voix à l’enfant est la meilleure éducation prénatale.
Chief Standing Horse invites the public to come and hear.
Standing Horse invite le public à venir et écouter.
We shall now hear the soundtrack composed by Johann Sebastian…
Nous allons écouter la bande sonore de Johann Sebastian…
The teacher can hear more clearly the response of individual children.
L’enseignant entend plus clairement la réponse d’un élève individuel.
Finally hear all your favorite films just as the director intended.
Entendez enfin tous vos films préférés juste comme le directeur prévoyait.
We often hear these days that the immigration system is broken.
On entend souvent ces jours-ci que notre système migratoire est grippé.
Our hearts swell when we hear these delicate, stirring sounds.
Nos coeurs gonflent quand nous entendons ces sons délicats et agités.
We shall hear the remaining speakers on this item this afternoon.
Nous entendrons cet après-midi les orateurs restants pour cette question.
In the distance, we hear a lonesome train whistle…
Dans le lointain, on entend un train solitaire siffler…
We shall now hear the opinions of the political groups.
Nous allons à présent entendre les avis des groupes politiques.
I can almost hear the wind blowing through the trees.
Je peux presque entendre le vent soufflant dans les arbres.
Listen… you can hear the alpha male asserting himself.
Écoutez… vous pouvez entendre le mâle alpha s’affirmant.
Patrick really can’t hear the difference between those sentences.
Patrick n’entend pas vraiment de différence entre ces deux phrases.
The expert cannot hear witnesses on his own initiative.
L’expert ne peut entendre les témoins de sa propre initiative.
Extremely enjoyable guitar to play and hear in the room.
Guitare très agréable à jouer et entendre dans la salle.
Auditory learners must hear what they are learning to really understand it.
Les apprenants auditifs doivent entendre ce qu’ils apprennent à comprendre vraiment.
You will hear a short alert when the connection is finished.
Vous entendrez une alerte court lorsque la connexion est terminée.
We can hear several textures, between interiority and catchy rhythms.
On peut y entendre plusieurs textures, entre intériorité et rythmes entraînants.
The answer to this question every pregnant woman will hear different.
La réponse à cette question chaque femme enceinte entendra différents.
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The French translation for “to hear” is entendre.
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