50 French Words for Love and Relationships: Friends, Dating, and Family

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This lesson teaches 50 core French words for love, friendship, dating, and family through short, everyday example sentences. Learners practice common relationship vocabulary such as petit ami, cœur, rendez-vous, se marier, se disputer, and faire confiance, mostly in the present tense.

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50 sentences · 49 new words
  • 01AIMER · to love / to like
    t'aime .
    ʒə tɛm boku
    I love you very much.
  • 02AMI · friend / boyfriend
    ami.
    il ɛ mɔ̃ pəti ami
    He is my boyfriend.
  • 03ENSEMBLE · together
    ensemble.
    nu sɔm ɑ̃sɑ̃bl
    We are together.
  • 04BEAU · beautiful / handsome
    belle.
    ɛl ɛ tʁɛ bɛl
    She is very beautiful.
  • 05PENSER · to think
    pense .
    ʒə pɑ̃s a twa
    I think about you.
  • 06MANQUER · to miss
    manque.
    il mə mɑ̃k
    I miss him.
  • 07SE MARIER · to get married
    marions .
    nu nu maʁjɔ̃ samdi
    We are getting married on Saturday.
  • 08FEMME · woman / wife
    femme.
    ɛl ɛ ma fam
    She is my wife.
  • 09MARI · husband
    mari.
    il ɛ mɔ̃ maʁi
    He is my husband.
  • 10S'EMBRASSER · to kiss (each other)
    s'embrassent .
    il sɑ̃bʁas suvɑ̃
    They kiss each other often.
  • 11AMOUREUX · in love
    amoureux .
    ʒə sɥi zamuʁø dɛl
    I am in love with her.
  • 12RENDEZ-VOUS · date / appointment
    rendez-vous.
    nu zavɔ̃ œ̃ ʁɑ̃devu
    We have a date.
  • 13CŒUR · heart
    cœur.
    ʒə tɛm də tu mɔ̃ kœʁ
    I love you with all my heart.
  • 14SOURIRE · to smile
    sourit .
    ɛl mə suʁi tuʒuʁ
    She always smiles at me.
  • 15MAIN · hand
    main.
    nu nu tənɔ̃ la mɛ̃
    We hold hands.
  • 16FLEUR · flower
    fleurs.
    il lɥi ɔfʁ de flœʁ
    He gives her flowers.
  • 17JALOUX · jealous
    jaloux .
    ʒə sɥi ʒalu də twa
    I am jealous of you.
  • 18ENFANT · child
    enfant.
    nuz‿avɔ̃ œ̃n‿ɑ̃fɑ̃
    We have a child.
  • 19CONFIANCE · trust
    confiance.
    ɛl mə fɛ kɔ̃fjɑ̃s
    She trusts me.
  • 20HABITER · to live
    habitons .
    nuz‿abitɔ̃ ɑ̃sɑ̃bl
    We live together.
  • 21DOUX · sweet, gentle
    doux.
    il mə di de mo du
    He says sweet words to me.
  • 22FIDÈLE · faithful
    fidèle.
    ʒə lɥi sɥi fidɛl
    I am faithful to her.
  • 23BONHEUR · happiness
    bonheur.
    ɛl plœʁ də bɔnœʁ
    She cries from happiness.
  • 24SE DISPUTER · to argue
    disputons .
    nu nu dispytɔ̃ paʁfwa
    We argue sometimes.
  • 25CONFIANCE · trust
    confiance.
    ʒə tə fɛ kɔ̃fjɑ̃s
    I trust you.
  • 26TOMBER · to fall
    tombé .
    il ɛ tɔ̃be amuʁø
    He fell in love.
  • 27PARTAGER · to share
    partageons .
    nu paʁtaʒɔ̃ tu tɑ̃sɑ̃bl
    We share everything together.
  • 28COMPRENDRE · to understand
    comprend .
    ɛl mə kɔ̃pʁɑ̃ bjɛ̃
    She understands me well.
  • 29AVEC · with
    avec .
    ʒə vø ɛtʁ avɛk twa
    I want to be with you.
  • 30SE SÉPARER · to separate
    séparent .
    il sə sepaʁ sɛt səmɛn
    They are separating this week.
  • 31RENDRE · to make
    rends .
    ty mə ʁɑ̃ øʁø
    You make me happy.
  • 32DOUX · gentle, sweet
    douce .
    ɛl ɛ tʁɛ dus avɛk mwa
    She is very gentle with me.
  • 33SE RETROUVER · to meet up
    retrouvons .
    nu nu ʁətʁuvɔ̃ sə swaʁ
    We are meeting up tonight.
  • 34ENCORE · even, still, more
    encore .
    ʒə lɛm ɑ̃kɔʁ ply
    I love her even more.
  • 35PARDON · forgiveness, sorry
    pardon.
    il lɥi dəmɑ̃d paʁdɔ̃
    He asks her for forgiveness.
  • 36RESTER · to stay
    rester .
    nu vulɔ̃ ʁɛste ɑ̃sɑ̃bl
    We want to stay together.
  • 37TENIR · to hold; to care
    tient .
    ɛl tjɛ̃ a twa
    She cares about you.
  • 38SEUL · alone
    seul .
    ʒə sɥi sœl sɑ̃ twa
    I am alone without you.
  • 39PROMETTRE · to promise
    promettons .
    nu nu pʁɔmɛtɔ̃ də ʁɛste
    We promise to stay.
  • 40ÉCRIRE · to write
    écrit .
    il lɥi ekʁi yn lɛtʁ
    He writes her a letter.
  • 41ROUGIR · to blush
    rougit .
    ɛl ʁuʒi kɑ̃ ʒə la ʁəɡaʁd
    She blushes when I look at her.
  • 42SOUVENT · often
    souvent .
    ʒə pɑ̃s suvɑ̃ a nu
    I often think about us.
  • 43PRIORITÉ · priority
    priorité.
    ty ɛ ma pʁijɔʁite
    You are my priority.
  • 44ATTENDRE · to wait; to expect
    attendons .
    nu zatɑ̃dɔ̃ œ̃ bebe
    We are expecting a baby.
  • 45COMPAGNIE · company
    compagnie.
    il lɥi tjɛ̃ kɔ̃paɲi
    He keeps her company.
  • 46ACCEPTER · to accept
    accepte .
    ɛl aksɛpt me defo
    She accepts my flaws.
  • 47ADMIRER · to admire
    admire .
    ʒə ladmiʁ vʁɛmɑ̃
    I truly admire her.
  • 48RIRE · to laugh
    rions .
    nu ʁjɔ̃ ɑ̃sɑ̃bl tu le swaʁ
    We laugh together every evening.
  • 49CHUCHOTER · to whisper
    chuchote .
    il lɥi ʃyʃɔt de mo tɑ̃dʁ
    He whispers tender words to her.
  • 50CONFIDENTE · confidante
    confidente.
    ɛl ɛ ma kɔ̃fidɑ̃t
    She is my confidante.
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