{"id":66,"date":"2026-09-30T15:53:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leweb2ks.dev\/vitrine-vocadial\/fr\/ressources\/emotions-en-anglais\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:53:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:53:28","slug":"emotions-en-anglais","status":"publish","type":"vd_ressource","link":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/fr\/ressources\/emotions-en-anglais\/","title":{"rendered":"Les \u00e9motions en anglais : How are you?, adjectifs et nuances"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"la-question-du-rituel-et-ses-reponses\">La question du rituel et ses r\u00e9ponses<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La question de base est <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">How are you?<\/span> On l&rsquo;entend sous bien d&rsquo;autres formes :<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">How are you today?<\/span> : la version du rituel en classe.<\/li><li><span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">How are you feeling?<\/span> : une vraie question sur les \u00e9motions.<\/li><li><span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">How&rsquo;s it going?<\/span> et <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">How are you doing?<\/span> : plus familiers.<\/li><li><span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">You all right?<\/span> ou <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Are you alright?<\/span> : tr\u00e8s courant en Angleterre, souvent simple salutation. On r\u00e9pond <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Yeah, fine, you?<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">What&rsquo;s up?<\/span> : familier, surtout am\u00e9ricain. On r\u00e9pond souvent <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Not much.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table vocab say-en\"><table><thead><tr><th>R\u00e9ponse<\/th><th>Fran\u00e7ais<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>I&rsquo;m great!<\/td><td>Je vais tr\u00e8s bien !<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>I&rsquo;m fine, thanks.<\/td><td>Je vais bien, merci.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>I&rsquo;m good.<\/td><td>Je vais bien.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>I&rsquo;m OK.<\/td><td>\u00c7a va.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Not bad.<\/td><td>Pas mal.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>So-so.<\/td><td>Comme ci, comme \u00e7a.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Not great. \/ Not very well.<\/td><td>Pas tr\u00e8s bien.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On renvoie la question avec <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">And you?<\/span> ou <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">How about you?<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I&rsquo;m fine ou I&rsquo;m good ?<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les deux sont corrects. <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m fine, thank you<\/span> est la r\u00e9ponse des manuels ; <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m good<\/span> est aujourd&rsquo;hui tr\u00e8s courant, surtout en anglais am\u00e9ricain, et de plus en plus au Royaume-Uni. Certains puristes le critiquent, mais il est devenu standard \u00e0 l&rsquo;oral. <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m well<\/span> insiste plut\u00f4t sur la sant\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rappelez aux \u00e9l\u00e8ves que <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">How are you?<\/span> est souvent une simple formule de politesse : on n&rsquo;attend pas le r\u00e9cit de sa journ\u00e9e. Quant \u00e0 <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">How do you do?<\/span>, c&rsquo;est une salutation tr\u00e8s formelle et vieillie, \u00e0 laquelle on r\u00e9pond\u2026 <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">How do you do?<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"les-adjectifs-d-emotion\">Les adjectifs d&rsquo;\u00e9motion<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table vocab say-en\"><table><thead><tr><th>Anglais<\/th><th>Fran\u00e7ais<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>happy<\/td><td>content, heureux<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>sad<\/td><td>triste<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>tired<\/td><td>fatigu\u00e9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>angry<\/td><td>en col\u00e8re<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>annoyed<\/td><td>agac\u00e9, \u00e9nerv\u00e9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>excited<\/td><td>impatient, surexcit\u00e9, enthousiaste<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>bored<\/td><td>qui s&rsquo;ennuie<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>scared \/ afraid<\/td><td>qui a peur<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>worried<\/td><td>inquiet<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>nervous<\/td><td>nerveux, stress\u00e9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>surprised<\/td><td>surpris<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>calm<\/td><td>calme<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>proud<\/td><td>fier<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>embarrassed<\/td><td>g\u00ean\u00e9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>upset<\/td><td>contrari\u00e9, boulevers\u00e9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>disappointed<\/td><td>d\u00e9\u00e7u<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>jealous<\/td><td>jaloux<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>lonely<\/td><td>seul (qui souffre de la solitude)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>hungry \/ thirsty<\/td><td>qui a faim \/ soif<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>sick \/ ill<\/td><td>malade<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour \u00ab malade \u00bb, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">ill<\/span> est plus britannique, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">sick<\/span> plus am\u00e9ricain. Mais au Royaume-Uni, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I feel sick<\/span> veut surtout dire \u00ab j&rsquo;ai envie de vomir \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"la-bonne-nouvelle-aucun-accord\">La bonne nouvelle : aucun accord<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En anglais, l&rsquo;adjectif ne s&rsquo;accorde ni en genre ni en nombre : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">He&rsquo;s tired. She&rsquo;s tired. They&rsquo;re tired.<\/span> Pour des \u00e9l\u00e8ves qui accordent tout en fran\u00e7ais et en espagnol, c&rsquo;est un soulagement ; profitez-en pour faire porter l&rsquo;effort sur la prononciation et sur <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">be<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list rules-list\"><li><strong>Be, et non have.<\/strong> \u00ab J&rsquo;ai faim, j&rsquo;ai peur, j&rsquo;ai froid \u00bb se disent avec <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">be<\/span> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m hungry<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m scared<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m cold<\/span>. De m\u00eame pour l&rsquo;\u00e2ge : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m twelve<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>Feel + adjectif<\/strong>, jamais d&rsquo;adverbe : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I feel happy<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I feel sad<\/span>. <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I feel good<\/span> parle du moral, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I feel well<\/span> plut\u00f4t de la sant\u00e9.<\/li><li><strong>Les intensifs.<\/strong> <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">very<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">really<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">a bit<\/span> (<span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m a bit tired<\/span>), <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">so<\/span> (<span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m so happy!<\/span>). <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Quite<\/span> signifie \u00ab assez \u00bb en anglais britannique, mais souvent \u00ab tr\u00e8s \u00bb en anglais am\u00e9ricain.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"le-piege-ed-ing\">Le pi\u00e8ge -ed \/ -ing<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour beaucoup d&rsquo;adjectifs, la forme en -ed d\u00e9crit ce que l&rsquo;on ressent, la forme en -ing ce qui provoque ce sentiment.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table vocab say-en\"><table><thead><tr><th>Je ressens (-ed)<\/th><th>\u00c7a provoque (-ing)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>bored<\/td><td>boring<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>tired<\/td><td>tiring<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>excited<\/td><td>exciting<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>interested<\/td><td>interesting<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>surprised<\/td><td>surprising<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>worried<\/td><td>worrying<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>embarrassed<\/td><td>embarrassing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>frightened<\/td><td>frightening<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>disappointed<\/td><td>disappointing<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">I&rsquo;m bored.<\/span><small>Je m&rsquo;ennuie.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">I&rsquo;m boring.<\/span><small>Je suis ennuyeux.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">The film was exciting, I was really excited.<\/span><small>Le film \u00e9tait palpitant, j&rsquo;\u00e9tais vraiment enthousiaste.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"en-classe-le-rituel-des-emotions\">En classe : le rituel des \u00e9motions<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Demander \u00e0 chacun comment il va, en anglais, est souvent le premier rituel du cycle 2, et il reste utile au coll\u00e8ge pour ouvrir le cours.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list steps-list\"><li>Saluez la classe : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Good morning, everyone! How are you today?<\/span><\/li><li>Interrogez trois ou quatre \u00e9l\u00e8ves, qui r\u00e9pondent avec <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m\u2026<\/span> et, d\u00e8s le cycle 3, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">because\u2026<\/span><\/li><li>Projetez un visage : la classe dit comment il se sent, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">He&rsquo;s surprised.<\/span> ou <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">She&rsquo;s surprised.<\/span><\/li><li>D\u00e9voilez la r\u00e9ponse, identique au masculin et au f\u00e9minin, en anglais.<\/li><li>Demandez la raison : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Why is he surprised?<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le visage change chaque jour : c&rsquo;est exactement ce que fait un rituel quotidien, qui fait r\u00e9employer les m\u00eames structures sans lasser.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Au primaire (cycles 2 et 3)<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Le tableau des \u00e9motions<\/strong> : chaque \u00e9l\u00e8ve place son \u00e9tiquette sous un visage en arrivant, puis le dit.<\/li><li><strong>La chanson<\/strong> : de nombreuses chansons reprennent <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">If you&rsquo;re happy and you know it, clap your hands<\/span> ; les \u00e9l\u00e8ves miment chaque \u00e9motion.<\/li><li><strong>Le mime<\/strong> : un \u00e9l\u00e8ve mime, la classe devine (<span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Are you angry?<\/span>).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Au coll\u00e8ge<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>La cause<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m tired because I went to bed late.<\/span><\/li><li><strong>Le pass\u00e9<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">How did you feel?<\/span> \u2014 <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I was nervous before the test.<\/span><\/li><li><strong>Le couple -ed \/ -ing<\/strong> en exercice oral rapide.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adapter au niveau de la classe<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list levels-list\"><li><b>A1<\/b><span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m fine \/ happy \/ sad \/ tired.<\/span><\/li><li><b>A2<\/b>La cause et les intensifs : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m a bit tired because\u2026<\/span><\/li><li><b>B1<\/b>Le pass\u00e9 et les -ed \/ -ing : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I was bored; the lesson was boring.<\/span><\/li><li><b>B2<\/b>Les nuances : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">upset<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">disappointed<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m not in the mood.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour les \u00e9l\u00e8ves qui ne veulent pas d\u00e9voiler ce qu&rsquo;ils ressentent, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m fine, thanks<\/span> reste toujours une r\u00e9ponse acceptable.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"les-erreurs-typiques-des-eleves-francophones\">Les erreurs typiques des \u00e9l\u00e8ves francophones<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>\u00ab I&rsquo;m boring \u00bb<\/strong> pour \u00ab je m&rsquo;ennuie \u00bb : il faut <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m bored<\/span>. De loin l&rsquo;erreur la plus fr\u00e9quente.<\/li><li><strong>\u00ab I have hunger \u00bb, \u00ab I have fear \u00bb<\/strong> : il faut <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m hungry<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m scared<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>\u00ab I&rsquo;m nervous \u00bb pour \u00ab je suis \u00e9nerv\u00e9 \u00bb<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">nervous<\/span> veut dire stress\u00e9 ; \u00ab \u00e9nerv\u00e9 \u00bb se dit <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">annoyed<\/span> ou <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">angry<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>\u00ab I&rsquo;m deceived \u00bb pour \u00ab je suis d\u00e9\u00e7u \u00bb<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">deceived<\/span> veut dire \u00ab tromp\u00e9 \u00bb. Il faut <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">disappointed<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>\u00ab I&rsquo;m sensible \u00bb pour \u00ab je suis sensible \u00bb<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">sensible<\/span> veut dire \u00ab raisonnable \u00bb. Il faut <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">sensitive<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>\u00ab I&rsquo;m exciting \u00bb<\/strong> : il faut <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m excited<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>Le h muet<\/strong> de <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">happy<\/span> et <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">hungry<\/span> : \u00ab appy \u00bb, \u00ab ungry \u00bb. Le h s&rsquo;expire.<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How are you? Les r\u00e9ponses naturelles, les adjectifs d&rsquo;\u00e9motion, le pi\u00e8ge bored \/ boring, les faux amis et des rituels du primaire au coll\u00e8ge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"menu_order":8,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Les \u00e9motions en anglais : adjectifs et rituel | VocaDial","_seopress_titles_desc":"Dire comment on se sent en anglais : How are you?, I'm fine ou I'm good, adjectifs d'\u00e9motion, bored ou boring, faux amis et rituels de classe.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"_vd_topic":"emotions","_vd_target":"en","_vd_module":"emociones","_vd_level":"A1","_vd_minutes":"7","_vd_card_word":"happy\u2026","_vd_answer":"Pour dire comment on se sent en anglais, on r\u00e9pond \u00e0 How are you? avec I'm + adjectif : I'm fine, I'm happy, I'm tired, I'm sad. 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