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gêné or embarrassé
It seems the former is used more than the latter. My notes say:
I was really embarrassed.
J'étais vraiment gêné.
an embarrassed smile - gêné
I was embarrassed about asking ...
Ça me gênait de demander ...
I’ve also seen « j’e’prouve de la gene de demander» to say « i’m embarrassed to ask… »
c’est une histoire embarrassante –
it’s an embarrassing story
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Chantal Savignat on -
Yes, gêné is easier to use, because smaller.
But embarrassé is used too.
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Permalink Reply by alan gould on
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ok, so i'm going to avoid "j’e’prouve de la gene de demander",
it's probably more formal. i'll just use
Ça me gênait de demander ...
shorter is better than smaller here.
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