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sérieux

"sérieux" means "serious" in French. It is number 625 on the frequency list, in A2 (adj).

Meaning

serious; really? for real?

IPA

/se.ʁjø/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Sois sérieux.
  Get serious.
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / CK
• Oh ! Sérieux ?
  Oh! Seriously?
  Tatoeba: sacredceltic / afeinberg
• Mec, sérieux.
  Dude, seriously.
  Tatoeba: theachaean / Eccles17

Learned together

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

• drôle funny, amusing
• difficile difficult
• sujet subject
• impossible impossible
• mort dead
• bizarre bizarre, odd, strange, funny
• tôt early
• sûrement surely, certainly
• sauf safe

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