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Five Senses

Five Senses

This page covers French vocabulary for for the five senses. These tend to be nouns associated with the particular body parts.

French five sesnes vocabulary

Five Senses In French

  • La vue/vision – vision/sight
  • l’oeil/les yeux – eye/eyes
  • Regarder – to watch/to look
  • Voir – to see
  • L’ouïe – hearing / l’oreille (f) – ear
  • Écouter – to listen / Entendre – to hear
  • L’odorat – smell / le nez – nose
  • Renifler to smell actively / Sentir – to smell
  • Le goût – taste / La langue – tongue
  • Goûter – to taste
  • Sentir le goût de – To taste passively
  • Le toucher – touch / La main – hand
  • La peau – skin
  • Toucher – to touch / Sentir – to feel

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