Love en Français: Romantic French Phrases to Charm your Crush

 
Love en Français: Romantic French Phrases to Charm your Crush

It’s la Saint-Valentin! To help you express your feelings in French, we’ve put together a collection of words, phrases, and expressions for you to say it all…avec amour. 

Romantic Vocabulary 

  • L’amour  – Love 
  • Un amoureux / Une amoureuse – A lover (masculine / feminine) 
  • Le cœur – Heart 
  • Un baiser – A kiss 
  • Un câlin – A hug 
  • La tendresse – Tenderness 
  • La passion – Passion 
  • L’attirance  – Attraction 
  • Un dîner romantique – A romantic dinner 
  • Une déclaration d’amour – A declaration of love 
  • Un petit copain / Une petite copine – a boyfriend, a girlfriend 

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And some modern slang terms 

  • T’es trop canon – You’re so hot (literally, ‘you’re canon fire’) 
  • Un crush – A crush (borrowed from English, commonly used in France) 
  • Kiffer – To really like or enjoy  
  • Flasher sur quelqu’un – To have a crush on someone 
  • Mon bébé – My baby (used affectionately, in a casual, loving way) 
  • Chouchou – Sweetheart (literally “favourite,” but used as a cute pet name) 
  • Mon keum / ma meuf – my boyfriend / my girlfriend

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Romantic Phrases 

  • Je t’aime – I love you 
  • Je suis amoureux / amoureuse de toi – I’m in love with you (masculine / feminine) 
  • Tu es mon/ma chéri(e) – You’re my darling 
  • Tu es l’amour de ma vie – You are the love of my life 
  • Je pense à toi tout le temps – I think of you all the time 
  • Mon amour, tu me manques – My love, I miss you 
  • Serre-moi dans tes bras – Hold me in your arms 

Valentine’s Day Specific Phrases 

  • Bonne Saint-Valentin ! – Happy Valentine’s Day! 
  • Joyeuse fête de l’amour ! – Happy Love Day! 
  • Veux-tu être mon Valentin / ma Valentine ? – Will you be my Valentine? (masculine / feminine) 

Endearing Terms 

  • Mon amour – My love 
  • Mon trésor – My treasure 
  • Mon chéri / ma chérie – My darling (masculine / feminine) 
  • Mon lapin – My bunny (a cute nickname) 
  • Mon soleil – My sunshine 
  • Mon ange – My angel 
  • Ma moitié – My other half 
  • Ma perle – My pearl 
  • Mon chou – my cabbage (another affectionate nickname which can also mean “cute” as in “tu es chou”, you are cute) 
  • Ma puce – my bug (another sweet pet name) 

So surprise your loved ones with a sweet message in French, perfect to spark up conversation during your romantic dinner date. Keep practicing, and soon you’ll be expressing your affection en français like a native!

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