A beginner list of 27 French words for love vocabulary, each with an example sentence to show it in context.
| French | English | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| l’amour | love | L’amour est dans l’air au printemps. Love is in the air in spring. |
| l’amitié | friendship | L’amitié dure plus que tout. Friendship lasts longer than anything. |
| draguer | to chat up | Il essaie de la draguer au bar. He tries to chat her up at the bar. |
| flirter | to flirt | Ils flirtent depuis quelques semaines. They have been flirting for a few weeks. |
| tomber amoureux | to fall in love (m) | Il est tombé amoureux au premier regard. He fell in love at first sight. |
| tomber amoureuse | to fall in love (f) | Elle est tombée amoureuse de lui. She fell in love with him. |
| aimer | to love | Je t’aime plus que tout. I love you more than anything. |
| célibataire | single | Il est célibataire depuis un an. He has been single for a year. |
| sortir avec quelqu’un | to date someone | Elle sort avec lui depuis le lycée. She has been dating him since school. |
| séduire | to seduce | Il cherche à la séduire. He is trying to seduce her. |
| un (petit) copain | a boyfriend | Elle présente son copain à ses parents. She introduces her boyfriend to her parents. |
| une (petite) copine | a girlfriend | Il sort avec sa copine ce soir. He is going out with his girlfriend tonight. |
| un petit ami | a boyfriend | Son petit ami est très attentionné. Her boyfriend is very caring. |
| une petite amie | a girlfriend | Sa petite amie étudie la médecine. His girlfriend studies medicine. |
| en couple | in a relationship | Ils sont en couple depuis trois ans. They have been in a relationship for three years. |
| demander [quelqu’un] en mariage | to propose to [someone] | Il l’a demandée en mariage au bord du lac. He proposed to her by the lake. |
| fiancé | engaged (m) | Elle est fiancée à son amour de jeunesse. She is engaged to her childhood sweetheart. |
| fiancée | engaged (f) | Sa fiancée porte une bague. His fiancée wears a ring. |
| le mariage | wedding | Le mariage aura lieu en juin. The wedding will take place in June. |
| marié | married (m) | Il est marié depuis dix ans. He has been married for ten years. |
| mariée | married (f) | Elle est mariée et mère de deux enfants. She is married with two children. |
| s’embrasser | to kiss (each other) | Ils s’embrassent sous la pluie. They kiss in the rain. |
| embrasser | to kiss | Il l’embrasse tendrement. He kisses her tenderly. |
| un câlin | a cuddle | Le bébé fait un câlin à sa mère. The baby cuddles his mother. |
| un baiser | a kiss | Un baiser d’adieu à la gare. A farewell kiss at the station. |
| un bisou | a kiss | Elle envoie un bisou à sa grand-mère. She blows a kiss to her grandmother. |
| rompre | to break up | Ils ont rompu après cinq ans. They broke up after five years. |
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