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gentil

"gentil" means "kind, sweet" in French. It is number 640 on the frequency list, in A2 (adj).

Meaning

kind, sweet; well behaved, good; pagan, heretic

IPA

/ʒɑ̃.ti/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Sois gentil.
  Be kind.
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / CK
• Il est gentil.
  He is kind.
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / CK
• Ce serait gentil.
  That would be nice.
  Tatoeba: slegros / CK

Learned together

In the course, "gentil" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• cool cool
• haut high
• malade ill, unwell, sick
• simple single
• partout everywhere
• prochain upcoming
• surtout above all
• pauvre poor
• souvent often

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