Wednesday, May 20, 2020

French Love Vocabulary

French is often called the language of love. Here is some love-related French vocabulary. To know how to say I love you in French is more complicated than what it seems and not knowing exactly what you are saying could lead to a huge embarrassment, I suggest you check out my lesson about How To Say I Love You in French. French Love Vocabulary Lamour: loveLamitià ©: friendshipMon amour: my love (could be used as a French term of endearment, either for a man or a woman)Mon chà ©ri, ma chà ©rie: darling (note the i sound at the end)Je taime: I am in love with youJe laime: I am in love with him/herJe suis amoureux / amoureuse de toi, lui, elle, vous...: I am in love with you, him, her, you (formal or... plural !)Tomber Amoureux / amoureuse: to fall in love (not tomber en amour which is used in Canadian French but not in France)Est-ce que tu veux sortir avoir moi: would you like to go out with me?Est-ce que tu veux bien mà ©pouser: would you marry me? The bien here means are you willing to marry me, but its what we traditionally say.To kiss: embrasser, sembrasser. Not baiser... Im sorry to be vulgar but you need to be aware that un baiser is fine, it a kiss, but baiser as a verb nowadays means to f..k.A kiss: un baiser, un bisouLes fianà §ailles: engagementSe fiancer: to get engagedUn fiancà ©, une fiancà ©e: someone yo u are engaged to. But sometimes used to say someone you are just dating.Le mariage: marriage, wedding (only one R in French)Se marier avec qqun: to get married with someoneÉpouser quelquun: to marry someoneLa lune de miel: HoneymoonUn mari: a husbandUne femme: a wifeUn petit-ami: a boyfriendUne petite-amie: a girlfriend

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