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50+ French Vacation Words and Phrases (With Audio)

Whether you enjoy the feel of seawater and hot sand or the crisp mountain air, there’s nothing like a relaxing vacation.

However you choose to vacation, wouldn’t you love to do it all in French?

Here are 50+ useful French vacation vocabulary words and phrases , with example sentences so you can use them correctly in context.

So grab that passport and let’s get started!

French Vacation Vocabulary for a Smooth Trip

Talking about vacation plans, vacation accommodation, modes of transport, vacation activities, tips to learn vacation vocabulary, drill flashcards before your trip, visualize the vocabulary, watch authentic french videos, start using the words in your own sentences, and one more thing....

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This topic will require you to get comfortable with some basic interrogatives in French .

Common questions and answers

• où ? (where?)
• quand ? (when?)
• avec qui ? (with whom?)
• Comment voyages-tu ? (How are you traveling?)
• Je vais au / à la…  (I’m going to…)
• pendant (during)

Vacation seasons

• les vacances de Noël ( Christmas vacation )
• les vacances d’été ( summer vacation , also known as les grandes vacances )
• les vacances d’hiver ( winter vacation )
• les vacances de printemps ( spring vacation )
• les vacances de la Toussaint ( fall vacation ; All Saints)

Example sentences

Où vas-tu en vacances ? (Where are you going on vacation?)

Je vais à la plage / à la montagne / à l’étranger. (I’m going to the beach/to the mountains/overseas.)

Quand iras-tu en vacances ? (When will you go on vacation?)

Je voyagerai pendant les vacances d’été. (I will travel during the summer vacation.)

Avec qui allez-vous voyager / vas-tu voyager ? (Who are you going to travel with?)

Places people stay on vacation

• un hôtel (a hotel)
• une auberge de jeunesse (a youth hostel)
• un club de vacances (a resort)
• un camping (a camping ground)
• un appartement (an apartment)
• un gîte (a holiday home/cottage)
• une chambre d’hôtes (a bed and breakfast)

Phrases for making a reservation

• Je voudrais une chambre (I would like a room…)
• salle de bains (bathroom)
• pour une / deux / trois / quatre personnes   (for one/two/three/four people)
• du… au… (from [date] to [date])

Je voudrais une chambre pour deux personnes avec salle de bains du 5 août au 12 août. (I would like a room for two with a bathroom from August 5 to August 12.)

Pour mes vacances, je vais loger dans un hôtel. (For my vacation I am going to stay in a hotel.)

Je logerai dans une auberge de jeunesse. (I will stay in a youth hostel.)

L’année dernière, j’ai logé dans un camping. (Last year, I stayed in a camping ground.)

Getting to your destination

• en avion (by plane)
• l’aéroport (airport)
• en bateau (by boat)
• en train (by train)
• la gare (the station)
• le billet (the ticket)
• aller-retour (round trip)

Getting around your vacation spot

• en métro (by subway)
• en bus (by bus) 
• en taxi (by taxi)
• à pied (on foot)

Comment vas-tu en Belgique ? En avion ou en train ? (How are you going to Belgium? By plane or by train ?)

Où est l’aéroport, s’il vous plaît ? (Where is the airport, please?)

Je cherche la gare. (I am looking for the train station .)

À quelle heure est le départ de l’avion ? (What time does the plane leave?)

Combien coûte le billet pour Nice ? (How much does the ticket to Nice cost?)

Je voudrais un aller-retour pour le train qui va à Marseille. (I would like a return ticket on the train going to Marseille.)

This topic is a great opportunity to pick up common French nouns and verbs . There are hundreds of activities that you can add to your vocabulary list. Some common ones include:

• faire de la planche à voile (to windsurf)
• faire du lèche-vitrine (to go window-shopping )
• bronzer (to suntan)
• aller au restaurant (to go to the restaurant)
• nager (to swim)
• faire du ski (to ski)
• faire une randonnée (to go hiking)
• faire du vélo (to cycle)
• visiter des monuments / des musées (to visit monuments/museums)
• participer à une visite guidée (to join a guided tour)

Try to use this vocabulary with different tenses!

Aujourd’hui, je voudrais aller à la plage pour bronzer. (Today, I would like to go to the beach to suntan.)

Hier, je suis allé(e) faire du vélo en montagne. (Yesterday, I went cycling in the mountains.)

Demain, j’irai au restaurant avec mes amis. (Tomorrow, I will go to the restaurant with my friends.)

One of the best parts of going on a holiday in France is getting to eat out and sample food. So, food vocabulary should be in the cards. We’ll give you the basics for a vacation— for an in-depth guide to restaurant vocabulary in French, check out this article.

• le repas (the meal)
• le petit déjeuner (breakfast)
• le déjeuner (lunch)
• le dîner (dinner)
• la salle à manger (the dining room)
• le restaurant (restaurant)
• Qu’est-ce que vous recommandez aujourd’hui ? (What do you recommend today?)
• le plat du jour (today’s special)
• Je voudrais… (I would like…)
• L’addition, s’il vous plaît. (The check, please.)

À quelle heure est le petit déjeuner ? (What time is breakfast ?)

Comme dessert, je voudrais la crème caramel. (For dessert, I would like the crème caramel.)

Recommandez-vous le plat du jour ? (Do you recommend today’s special?)

Je voudrais des escargots. (I would like some snails.)

Make flashcards for the words above and go through them periodically before your trip. You don’t even need to carry around a stack of index cards—there are apps like Quizlet for creating flashcards online and even playing games to test yourself.

French vacation words tend to be highly visual, so consider  making mind maps , or visual diagrams that represent the words you want to learn. There are many examples of mind map templates online.

You can also create a memory palace . The idea of this memorization device is to visualize a location—say, your childhood home—and populate it with the relevant vocabulary. For example, you could visualize a building and each hallway, room or object would be associated with a word you wish to remember.

It’s a great technique for visual learners to create context for seemingly isolated terms.

The best way to remember any new French vocabulary is to learn it in context. And one of the best ways to do that is to watch videos in French from French sources. You can easily find French TV shows and movies on streaming services like Netflix. If you prefer shorter videos, you can find French videos about all sorts of topics on YouTube.

FluentU is another way to hear French how it’s spoken in actual French-speaking regions. It’s a language learning program that uses authentic videos with interactive subtitles as the core of its lessons, along with active learning features like flashcards and quizzes.

The videos on FluentU are sorted by topic, so you can easily find media that’s related to travel, such as news clips about French vacation habits or video tours of French open-air hotels.

You’ll be using the words and phrases below with real French speakers throughout your vacation. So, why not start practicing now?

For example, don’t just learn the word nager (to swim). Start creating sentences, like:

Où est la plage ? J’aimerais nager cet après-midi. (Where is the beach? I would like to swim this afternoon.)

Savez-vous nager ? (Do you know how to swim?)

To ensure your own sentences actually make sense, you can use a grammar checker like Bon Patron . 

Now that you’ve used all the tools and resources at your fingertips and you’ve prepared everything for your vacation, you’re ready to go.

Use your new vocabulary as often as you can and you’ll become good at communicating and recognizing repeated words.

Bonnes vacances ! (Have a good vacation!)

FluentU has a wide variety of great content, like interviews, documentary excerpts and web series, as you can see here:

FluentU brings native French videos with reach. With interactive captions, you can tap on any word to see an image, definition and useful examples.

For example, if you tap on the word "crois," you'll see this:

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All throughout, FluentU tracks the vocabulary that you’re learning and uses this information to give you a totally personalized experience. It gives you extra practice with difficult words—and reminds you when it’s time to review what you’ve learned.

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Useful phrases in French: Talking about your family

Talking about your family is a great way to connect with others and share information about yourself in French. Whether you’re meeting new people or practicing your language skills, knowing some basic French phrases can help you express yourself and communicate more effectively.

In this lesson, we’ll go over some useful French phrases that will come in handy when talking about your family.

“Je suis marié(e)” – “I am married” Use this phrase to inform someone that you are married. If you’re not married, you can say “Je suis célibataire” to indicate that you’re single.

“J’ai des enfants” – “I have children” This phrase is useful when you want to mention your children. You can provide more details by following up with their names, ages, and other information.

“J’ai un frère/une sœur” – “I have a brother/sister” If you have siblings, this phrase is a great way to mention them. You can also use “J’ai des frères/soeurs” to indicate that you have more than one sibling.

“Mes parents habitent à…” – “My parents live in…” If you want to mention where your parents live, this phrase is a great way to do it. You can follow up with the name of the city, town, or country where they reside.

“Nous sommes une famille de…” – “We are a family of…” If you want to mention the size of your family, this phrase is a great way to do it. You can follow up with the number of people in your family, such as “Nous sommes une famille de quatre” (We are a family of four).

“Comment vont tes enfants/ta famille ?” – “How are your children/your family?” This is a great question to ask someone when you want to show an interest in their family. It’s a friendly and polite way to start a conversation about family.

“Je vais rendre visite à ma famille” – “I’m going to visit my family” If you’re making plans to visit your family, this phrase is a great way to let someone know. You can provide more information by following up with the dates of your trip and other details.

By learning these useful French phrases for talking about your family, you can engage in conversation with others, share information about yourself, and learn more about the people around you.

Be sure to practice these phrases so that you can communicate confidently and effectively when talking about your family in French.

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• As‐tu déjà voyagé dans ton pays de naissance? Quels endroits est‐ce que tu as visité? Have you traveled in the country where you were born? Which places have you visited?
• As‐tu déjà voyagé à l’étranger? Quels pays est‐ce que tu as visité? Have you traveled abroad? Which countries have you visited?
• Combien de pays as‐tu visité? Combien d’états ou provinces (au Canada)? How many countries have you visited? How many states and Canadian provinces have you visited?
• As-tu deja voyagé dans un pays francophone ou tu as pu utiliser ton francais? Have you ever traveled to a French speaking country where you could use your French?
• Apprends-tu le francais avec l’objectif de faire des voyages? Are you learning French with the goal to travel?
• As‐tu récemment voyagé? Où es‐tu allé(e)? Have you taken a trip recently? Where did you go?
• Où est‐ce que tu iras pendant tes prochaines vacances? Avec qui est‐ce que tu voyageras et combien de temps vas‐tu passer dans l’endroit? Where will you go for your next vacation? Who
• will you travel with and how long will you spend there?
• As‐tu fait des voyages quand tu étais un(e) enfant? Où es‐tu allé(e)? Did you travel when you were a child? Where did you go?
• As‐tu déjà voyagé dans ta propre région? Connais‐tu bien la région où tu habites? Have you traveled in the region where you live? Do you know the region well?
• Quand as‐tu fait ton premier voyage à l’étranger? As‐tu eu peur de quitter ton pays la première fois? When did you take your first trip overseas? Were you afraid to leave your country for the first time?
• As‐tu déjà fait un voyage tout(e) seul(e)? Où es‐tu allé(e) et as‐tu eu peur de voyager seul(e)? Have you ever taken a trip alone? Where did you go and were you afraid to travel alone?
• Aimerais‐tu passer le reste de ta vie à l’étranger? Would you like to spend the rest of your life abroad?
• Peux‐tu te rappeler d’un voyage que tu as vraiment aimé? Où es‐tu allé(e)? Can you remember a trip that you really liked? Where did you go?
• Peux‐tu te rappeler d’un voyage que tu n’as pas aimé? Ou est‐tu allé(e)? Can you remember a trip that you didn’t like? Where did you go?
• Préfères‐tu voyager seul(e) où dans un groupe avec un guide? Pourquoi? Do you prefer to travel alone or in a group with a guide?
• As‐tu déjà fait un voyage en train? Où es-tu allé? As‐tu aimé le train? Have you ever traveled by train? Where did you go? Did you like the train?
• Aimes‐tu prendre l’avion ou as-tu en a peur? Do you like to take airplane or are you afraid?
• T’es-tu déjà perdu(e) au voyage? Raconte l’histoire! Have you ever gotten lost on a trip? Tell the story!
• As‐tu déjà fait de l’auto‐stop? Raconte l’aventure! Have you ever done hitch-hiking? Tell the adventure!
• Préfères‐tu voyager avec peu ou beaucoup de baggages? Do you prefer to travel with little or a lot of luggage?
• Aimes‐tu faire du camping et faire de la randonnée? Où as tu fait un tel voyage? Do you like camping or hiking? Where have you taken such a trip?
• Quels pays rêves‐tu encore de visiter dans ta vie? Quels pays est‐ce que tu n’aimerais pas visiter? Which countries do you still dream of visiting in your lifetime? Which countries do you not want to visit?
• Que dois-tu apporter quand tu visites un pays étranger? What do you have to bring with you when you visit a foreign country?
• Quelle est ta ville préférée? Quand as‐tu visité cette ville? Aimerais‐tu vivre là‐bas? What is your favorite city? When did you visit this city? Would you like to live there?
• Aimes‐tu acheter des souvenirs quand tu voyages? Qu’aimes-tu acheter? Do you like to buy souvenirs when you travel? What do you like to buy?
• Quel est l’endroit le plus beau que tu aies visité? What’s the most beautiful country that you’ve visited?
• As‐tu déjà fait une croisière? Où es‐tu allé(e)? Have you ever taken a cruise? Where did you go?
• Aimes‐tu revisiter les mêmes endroits? Do you like to travel back to the same places?
• As‐tu déjà voyagé en première classe? Have you ever traveled in first class?
• En général où vont les gens de ton pays vont en vacances? In general, where do people from your country go for vacation?
• Habites‐tu dans une région touristique? D’où viennent les touristes qui visitent ta région? Do you live in a touristic region? Where do the people come from who visit your area?
• Si tu avais $100,000 et tu pouvais aller n’importe où, où est‐ce que tu irais? If you had $100,00 and you could go anywhere, where would you go?

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J’aime ma famille (I Love My Family) Posted by Hichem on Aug 20, 2011 in Vocabulary

Today, get ready to “familiarize” (yes, “familiarize”) yourself with a lot of “ famille “-related French vocabulary!

• Un   or   une   ancêtre : Ancestor. You can also say  aïeul   (forebear.)
• La m è re   (the mother) ,  or more informally “ la maman .”
• Le p è re  (the father), or the informal “ le papa .”
• Le grand-p è re   (the grandfather), who can be called informally “ papi ” 
• La grand-m è re   (the grandmmother) ,  also informally can be “ mami . ” (Like in “ Mami Casse-cou “: The French title of the English series “ Supergran “!)
• Le fr è re   (the brother), who can be said to be “ le frangin. “
• La soeur   (the sister), she can also be called “ la frangine. “
• L’oncle   (the uncle) ,  whom you may call  “ tonton “
• La tante   (the aunt), you can also call her  “ tata “
• Le cousin   or   la cousine   (Obviously the cousins.)
• Les cousins germains   (These are not necessarily used to designate Wolfgang and Helga, your German cousins who live in Frankfurt and Berlin. “Cousin germain” simply means “first cousin”, just like the English term  “ cousin-german .”)
• Le neveu   (the nephew)
• La ni è ce   (the niece)
• L’époux,  or its feminin,  l’épouse   (the spouse), which can also be said  le mari  (the husband) and  la femme  (the wife), or  le conjoint   and  la   conjointe.
• Le fils  (the son)
• La fille  (the daughter)
• Le petit-fils  (the grandson)
• La petite-fille  (the granddaughter)
• Les petits-enfants  (the grandchildren)
• Le parrain   (the godfather )
• La maraine  (the godmother)
• Le beau-fr è re ,  la belle-soeur : Contrary to what the literal meaning may suggest, these refer to the brother-in-law and the sister-in-law, whether they’ve been spoiled by  dame nature  (mother nature) or not! Similarly, you have  beau-fils  (son-in-law, but also means a stepson who can be called “ fils adoptif “”), and  belle-fille  (daughter-in-law, or a stepdaughter, “ une fille adoptive “), and of course the ever-popular among married couples:  Le   beau-p è re  (father-in-law) and  la belle-m è re  (mother-in-law) ! 

When  le mari  (the husband) finds himself “ divisé ” (divided):  L’ é pouse  (the wife) Vs.  la belle-mère  (the mother-in-law)!

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50+ Ways to Say “I Love You” in French

Je t’aime  is how you say “I love you” in French, but there’s a common mistake many learners make. Adding a little  bien  or  beaucoup  at the end of  je t’aime  actually makes the meaning less strong. So  je t’aime  is “I love you,” and  je t’aime bien  is “I like you.”

We’re going to go into a lot more depth on saying “I love you” in French, but first a little bit about me, your French-speaking guide.

I studied French at university and lived in French-speaking countries for two years. It’s a pretty amazing language to learn! Once you look away from details like French grammar and focus on the fun stuff, French gets better and better.

And you know what? When you’re having fun with the language, you tend to speak it better, too.

We’ll look at a fun topic today: saying “I love you” in French. Often referred to as a romantic language, French definitely has a lot of different ways of expressing love.

Allez! Let’s go!

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3 good reasons to learn how to say “i love you” in french, how to say “i love you” in french: master the basics, enhance your i love you with french endearment terms, 50 more ways to say “i love you” in french, show your love in french.

“I love you” is the start of many other related phrases and verbs you’ll learn, such as  aimer  (“to love”),  adorer  (“to adore”),  chérir  (“to cherish”) and more. This magic phrase will not only broaden your vocabulary but it will also help you get closer to French culture.

Here are three good reasons why you should learn  je t’aime  and love-related words:

Show appreciation to your loved ones.  Many people learn a new language to speak to their partner or  family . If you have a French-speaking loved one, saying “I love you” in French can deepen the relationship. Plus, with the other creative versions of  je t’aime  we’ll cover in this article, you can be sure to impress your partner!

Watch romantic French films.  There are so many  French films  about love. Amélie, for example, is a critically acclaimed French film about a young woman living in Paris who helps those around her and ends up finding love.

Listen to romantic French songs.  Similar to films,  French songs  often talk about deep romantic feelings. Take Lara Fabian’s song  Je t’aime,  as an example. Even for non-French speakers, the song is very moving. Imagine how it would be if you understood the lyrics. Sneak peek: in the chorus, she says  je t’aime comme un fou, comme un soldat,  meaning “I love you, like a fool, like a soldier.”

“I love you” in French is  je t’aime.  It’s quite simple to translate:

• Je  means “I.”
• T  is actually  te,  meaning “you.” It’s written as  t’  because the next word ( aime ) starts with a vowel.
• Aime  comes from the French verb  aimer,  which means to love.

You can use  je t’aime  for your partner, family, or friends. But here’s where it gets tricky:  je t’aime  is an intense type of love. If you’re saying  je t’aime  to a romantic interest, you’re not simply showing affection, you’re telling that you’re in love with them.

If you want to step down a bit, go for  je t’aime bien,  which means “I like you.”

Right between  je t’aime  and  je t’aime bien  stands  je t’aime beaucoup,  meaning “I like you a lot.” Then there’s  je t’adore,  which we can describe as “I really, really like you.”

For starters, just remember that  je t’aime  is the most powerful way to say “I love you.” If you add a  bien  or a  beaucoup  in the end, it weakens the meaning.

Use these  French endearment terms  to complement your  je t’aime:

• Mon amour:  “My love”
• Mon chéri/ Ma chérie:  “My dear/my beloved” (If you’re speaking to a man, you say  mon chéri.  If you’re speaking to a woman, you say  ma chérie. )
• Mon ange:  “My angel”
• Mon trésor:  “My treasure”
• Ma douce:  “My sweet”
• Ma moitié:  “My other half”
• Mon cœur:  “My heart”

Don’t just stick to  je t’aime  — get creative! French is definitely the right language for that. Here are 50 ways to say “I love you” in French:

• Je t’aime:  “I love you.” Worth noting again,  je t’aime  in French is “I love you” in an intense way.
• Je t’aime bien:  “I like you.”
• Je t’adore:  “I adore you.” A step above “I like you” and just below “I love you,” it’s perfect for those strong but not quite yet full-blown romantic feelings.
• Je te kiffe:  “I really like you.” Last but not least, here’s another way of saying I like you. This one’s informal and slang, especially popular among young people.
• Je suis amoureux/amoureuse de toi:  “I am in love with you.” If you’re male, you say  amoureux,  if you’re female, you say  amoureuse .
• Je t’aime très fort:  “I love you so much.”
• Tu es l’amour de ma vie:  “You are the love of my life.”
• Je t’aime de tout mon cœur:  “I love you with all my heart.”
• Je t’aime à la folie:  “I love you madly.”
• Je t’aime plus qu’hier moins que demain:  “I love you more than yesterday but less than tomorrow.” Taken from a poem by French poet Rosemonde Gérard, this sentence alone paints a picture of why French is known as a romantic language.
• Mon amour pour toi est éternel:  “My love for you is eternal.”
• Je t’aime pour toujours:  “I love you forever.”
• Mon cœur est à toi:  “My heart is yours.”
• Tu es mon âme sœur:  “You are my soulmate.” The French word for “soulmate” is  âme sœur,  literally meaning “soul sister.”
• Je suis fou/folle de toi:  “I am crazy about you.” If you’re a man, you say  fou,  if you’re a woman, you say  folle.
• Je suis dingue de toi:  “I am crazy about you.” Similar to  je suis fou/folle de toi.
• Tu es ma raison de vivre:  “You are my reason to live.”
• Je t’aime infiniment:  “I love you infinitely.”
• Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi:  “I can’t live without you.”
• Tu es la meilleure chose qui me soit arrivée:  “You are the best thing that has happened to me.”
• Je t’aime plus que tout au monde:  “I love you more than anything in the world.”
• Tu es mon trésor:  “You are my treasure.”
• Je t’aimerai toujours:  “I will always love you.”
• Tu me rends heureux/heureuse:  “You make me happy” (male/female).
• Tu me manques:  “I miss you.” Although it means “I miss you,” this sentence literally translates as “you are missing from me.”
• Tu es parfait(e) comme tu es:  “You are perfect the way you are.”
• Je suis tombé(e) amoureux/amoureuse de toi:  “I’ve fallen in love with you” (male/female).
• Tu es le meilleur/la meilleure:  “You are the best” (male/female).
• Je t’aime profondément:  “I deeply love you.”
• Je suis à toi:  “I am yours.”
• Ton amour est le cadeau le plus précieux:  “Your love is the most precious gift.”
• Tu es ma personne préférée:  “You’re my favourite person.”
• J’adore passer du temps avec toi:  “I love spending time with you.”
• Je veux faire ma vie avec toi:  “I want to spend my life with you.”
• Tu me complètes:  “You complete me.”
• Je t’aime chaque jour davantage:  “I love you more each day.”
• Mon cœur bat pour toi:  “My heart beats for you.”
• Tu es mon soleil:  “You are my sunshine.” (Literal translation: You are my sun.)
• Tu es mon soleil dans la nuit:  “You are my sun in the dark.”
• Je te chéris:  “I cherish you.”
• Avec toi, je suis complet/complète:  “With you, I am complete” (male/female).
• Tu me rends fou/folle:  “You drive me crazy” (male/female).
• Tu es l’unique pour moi:  “You are the only one for me.”
• Toi et moi, c’est pour la vie:  “You and me, it’s for life.”
• Mon amour envers toi est incommensurable:  “My love for you is immeasurable.”
• Je veux vieillir avec toi:  “I want to grow old with you.”
• Tu es la lumière de ma vie:  “You are the light of my life.”
• Tu es tout pour moi:  “You are everything to me.”
• Tu es ma moitié:  “You are my other half.”
• Tu illumines ma vie:  “You light up my life.”

Now that you know how to say “I love you” in French, it’s time to put it into practice. Say  je t’aime plus que tout  to your partner, try recognizing the words in Lara Fabian’s song Je t’aime, or watch a romantic film to immerse yourself in French love.

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19 Passionate Ways to Say “I love you” in French

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• Post author: Nassie Angadi

As the saying goes “blessed are those who have love in their lives”. There are many different ways to tell your loved ones you love them, whether it is a romantic love, a family member, or even just someone who has recently swept you off your feet.

Amour – Love French – English translation

Sometimes, it is with poetry , a song or a beautiful quote , but at those most important moments, a plain and simple “I love you” may carry the most weight.

And if your partner or loved one is French, saying “I love you” in French is what is going to make it that much more special. So let’s get to the different ways to express that love, shall we? Allons-y!

The Classic “I love you”

Now, amour may be the noun in French for “love”, but the verb is aimer . Unlike English where there is one verb for “to like” and the other “to love”, the French verb aimer can cover both situations from a lukewarm like to a deep all-abiding love . Which can make it confusing for French language learners.

The classic way to say “I love you” in French is “ Je t’aime “, but you can add a few notes to that to make your feelings clear and more heartfelt:

Trip hazard: One thing to be aware of is the phrase “ Je t’aime bien “, which means “I like you a lot”. However, it means I like you a lot platonically , not particularly in a romantic sense! This is what you might say to a friend or French family member .

Instead, you want to say “ Je t’aime beaucoup ” meaning, “I like you a lot” in a romantic context.

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If you intend to pledge your troth to your loved one in marriage or a commitment ceremony , you may want to use one of the following expressions:

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Now, if you are looking for a way to say “I love you” in French without actually saying the words, I got you covered here as well. For whatever reason, perhaps it is not the right time, or you are looking for another way to emphasize your feelings, one of these expressions should help:

You can find more romantic phrases in French here.

If you enjoyed that article and want to go a step further and quote sweet nothings to your loved one, here are some sweet and romantic French terms of endearment . A bientôt!

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50+ French Travel Quotes To Fuel Your Wanderlust

By: Author Christine Rogador

Posted on Published: May 2, 2021  - Last updated: February 20, 2023

Are you looking for the best French travel quotes ? Here’s a compilation of travel quotes to fuel your wanderlust. 

France is the most visited country in the world. Also branded as the most romantic country on the planet, France has been attracting tourists of all races. Being the global center of culture , fashion , art, and cuisine, it is no wonder it’s able to attract 12.6% of the world’s total number of international tourists as per the United Nations World Tourism Organization . 

With its oozing charm and class, it’s no surprise France is able to bewitch the great minds to come up with inspirational quotes to romantic love sayings to travel quotes .   These French quotes about travels do not only entice people to visit the country, but they also serve as a sneak peek at what this place has to offer. And these travel quotes are good captions for Instagram too!

From the iconic bucket-list tourist attractions like the Eiffel Tower , Nimes Arena , Côte d’Azur , Loire Valley Châteaux, and  Palace of Versailles , to the famous destinations for art enthusiasts like the Musee du Louvre and Musée Picasso, you will never run out of fabulous adventures when in France. 

Whether you prefer a fast-paced city vacation or a relaxing country tour, the country has always something for you. Whether you are there for the culture , the food , the romance, the language , the arts, or the fashion, you will definitely enjoy what you have come for. Plus a whole lot more! 

It offers unlimited possibilities. This must be the reason why a nation that doesn’t even speak the universal language attracts more visitors than other countries.  

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“Rester, c’est exister. Mais voyager, c’est vivre.” – Gustave Nadaud.

“rien ne développe l’intelligence comme les voyages.” – émile zola., “il n’y a d’homme plus complet que celui qui a beaucoup voyagé, qui a changé vingt fois la forme de sa pensée et de sa vie.” – alphonse de lamartine, “ce n’est que dans l’aventure que certaines personnes réussissent à se connaître – à se retrouver.” – andré gide, “ajouter deux lettres à paris, c’est le paradis.” – jules renard, “dans le voyage, il n’y a pas de certitude, seulement de l’aventure.” – anonymous, “le monde est un livre et ceux qui ne voyagent pas n’en lisent qu’une page.”   – saint augustin, “n’ayez jamais peur de la vie, n’ayez jamais peur de l’aventure, faites confiance au hasard, à la chance, à la destinée. partez, allez conquérir d’autres espaces, d’autres espérances. le reste vous sera donné de surcroît.” – henry de monfreid,  “paris est toujours une bonne idée.” – audrey hepburn, “le plus beau voyage est celui qu’on n’a pas encore fait.” – loïck peyron, “l’aventure c’est le trésor que l’on découvre à chaque matin.” – jacques brel, “on voyage pour changer, non de lieu, mais d’idées.” – hippolyte taine, “un des grands malheurs de la vie moderne, c’est le manque d’imprévu, l’absence d’aventures.”  – théophile gauthier, “sans l’incertitude l’aventure n’existerait pas.” – alain séjourné,  “de tous les livres, celui que je préfère est mon passeport, unique in octavo qui ouvre les frontières.” – alain borer,  “vis pour voyager et voyage pour vivre.” – unknown, “la vérité existe au-delà des montagnes, pour la connaître, il faut voyager.” – elizabeth finney, “tout arrive en france.” – françois de la rochefoucauld,  “la vie est un long champ à cultiver. voyager, c’est y semer la diversité de la terre. voyager, c’est l’embellir des couleurs du monde.” – jules lesven, “un voyage de mille lieues commence toujours par un premier pas.” – lao-tseu,  “ voyager c’est découvrir que tout le monde se trompe sur les autres pays.” – aldous huxley., “voyager rend modeste. vous voyez quelle petite place vous occupez dans le monde.” – gustave flaubert,  “voyager – cela vous laisse sans voix, puis vous transforme en conteur.” – ibn battuta,  “si vous pensez que l’aventure est dangereuse, essayez la routine. elle est mortelle” – paulo coelho,  “nous ne voyageons pas pour échapper à la vie, mais pour que la vie ne nous échappe pas.” – anonymous, “trouvons un bel endroit pour se perdre.” – anonymous,  “oh les endroits où vous irez” – dr. seuss,  “l’homme ne peut découvrir de nouveaux océans tant qu’il n’a pas le courage de perdre de vue la côte.” – andré gide, “où que tu ailles, vas-y de tout ton coeur.” – confucius,  “si vous avez la chance d’avoir vécu jeune homme à paris, où que vous alliez pour le reste de votre vie, cela ne vous quitte pas, car paris est une fête.” – ernest hemingway, “nous aurons toujours paris.” – howard koch,  “tous ceux qui errent ne sont pas perdus.” – john ronald reuel tolkien., “je n’ai pas encore été partout,mais c’est sur ma liste” – susan sontag, “au long aller, peti fardeau pèse.” – anonymous, “quiconque ne visite pas paris, ne deviendra jamais vraiment élégant.” – honoré de balzac,  “la vérité est au delà des montagnes, pour la trouver il faut voyager” – french proverb, “a veces perderse no es una pérdida de tiempo.”, “voyager, c’est grandir. c’est la grande aventure. celle qui laisse des traces dans l’âme. “ – marc thiercelin,  “le vrai voyageur n’a pas de plan établi et n’a pas l’intention d’arriver.” – lao tseu , “je connais mes limites. c’est pourquoi je vais au-delà.” – serge gainsbourg, “je suis né pour écrire des vers.” –  theophile gautier, “les emplois remplissent votre poche, les aventures remplissent votre âme. une fois par an, allez dans un endroit où vous n’êtes jamais allé auparavant.” – dalai lama, “ma chose préférée à faire est d’aller là où je n’ai jamais été. le voyage apporte de l’amour et du pouvoir dans votre vie.”  – anonymous, “voyager c’est vivre.” –  hans christian andersen.

• “Celui qui voyagerait avec bonheur devait voyager léger.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 

Below are some of the most popular travel quotes in French that will definitely spark the wanderlust in you and push you to travel more. 

English Translation: “To stay​ in the same place​ is to exist. But to travel is to live.”

English Translation: “Travel broadens the mind.”

English Translation: “There is no man who is more complete than the one who travels a lot. He changed twenty times the way he thinks and his outlook on life.”

English Translation: “Some people only start knowing themselves, finding themselves, when they start going on an adventure.”

English Translation: “Adding two letters to Paris is paradise.”

English Translation: “When you are traveling, there is no certainty, only the adventure.”

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English Translation: “The world is a book and those who don’t travel only read one page.”

English Translation: “Don’t ever be afraid of life, don’t ever be afraid of adventure, trust chance, and destiny. Leave, go and conquer other places, other hopes. Everything else will come and it will be even better than you imagined!”

English translation: “Paris is always a good idea.”

English Translation: “The best trip is the one we haven’t taken yet.”

English Translation: “Adventure is the treasure we discover every morning.”

English Translation: “We travel to change, not to change a place, but to change ideas.”

English Translation: “One of the worst misfortunes of modern life is the lack of mishaps, the absence of adventures.”

English Translation: “Without uncertainty, the adventure wouldn’t exist.”

English Translation: “Of all the books , my favorite is my passport, the only octavo that opens up borders.”

English Translation: “Live to travel and travel to live.”

English Translation: “The truth exists beyond the mountains. To find it, one must travel.”

English translation: “Everything happens in France.”

English translation: “Life is a long field to cultivate. To travel is to show the diversity of the Earth. To travel is to beautify it with the colors of the world.”

English translation: “A journey of a thousand leagues always begins with a first step.”

English translation: “To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.”

English translation: “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.”

English translation: “Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”

English translation: “If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine. It’s lethal!”

English translation: “We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.”

English translation: “Let’s find some beautiful place to get lost.”

English translation: “Oh, the places you’ll go.”

English translation: “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”

English translation: “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”

English translation: “If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.”

English translation: “We’ll always have Paris.”

English translation: “Not all those who wander are lost.”

English translation: “I haven’t been everywhere yet, but it’s on my list!”

English translation: “On a lengthy journey even a small burden weighs.”

English translation: “Whoever does not visit Paris regularly will never really be elegant.”

English translation: “The truth is beyond the mountains, to find it you have to travel!”

English translation: “Sometimes getting lost is not a waste of time.”

English translation: “To travel is to grow. This is a great adventure. The one that leaves traces in the soul.”

English translation: “The real traveler has no plan and does not intend to arrive.”

English translation:  “I know my limits. That’s why I go beyond.”

English translation: “I was born to travel and write verse.”

English translation: “Jobs fill your pocket, adventures fill your soul. Once a year, go somewhere you’ve never been before.”

English translation: “My favorite thing to do is go where I’ve never been. Travel brings love and power into your life.”

English translation: “To travel is to live.”

“Celui qui voyagerait avec bonheur devait voyager léger.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry  

English translation: “He who would travel happily must travel light.”

If you enjoy these inspirational quotes, check out our list of love quotes, quotes about France and inspirational quotes too!

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Hi, I’m Christine – a full-time traveler and career woman. Although I’m from the Philippines, my location independent career took me to over 40 countries and lived in 4 continents in the last 10 years, including France. A self-proclaimed Francophile, I love everything France.

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6 Ways to Say "I Love You" in French with Audio

Learn how to express your love for someone in the most romantic language in the world.

Je T'aime as the Most Common Way to Say “I Love You” in French

Je t'adore is a more formal way to say “i love you” in french, je t'aime beaucoup is not just another way to say “i love you” in french, in love: je suis amoureux/amoureuse de toi, tu me manques - “i miss you”, je suis fou de toi - when you’re madly in love, summary: express your love in french.

French is often referred to as the language of love, so here we go. If you are looking for a way to say “I love you” in French, there are plenty of phrases to choose from - and also plenty of traps to fall into.

We’ve picked the 6 most important expressions you can use to show your love in French. From Je t'aime (I love you,) to Je suis fou de toi (I'm crazy about you,) we’ve got everything you need to know for creating your own French lova story.

Spoiler: Be aware that native French speakers rarely spell it out, but “je t'aime” is most commonly used when saying a romantic “I love you” in France. With that in mind, let’s start.

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Je T'aime Needs to Be in Context

The basic French “I love you” - “ je t’aime ” - is known all over the world. You could have heard it in French love songs or movies, read in a French love story, or even overheard on a Parisian street as someone uses it in real life. Who knows, maybe you have even said it to someone you love?

However, it is important to know how and when to say “je t’aime,” especially if you want to use this expression on different occasions, such as Valentine’s Day or when spending time with friends.

The verb aimer that comes along with “je t'aime” can actually mean both “to like” or “to love,” which makes the context of the situation very important. Depending on the situation you’re saying it in, the meaning of the phrase can change rapidly .

Let’s say you’re in a very romantic situation and the other person says “je t'aime” while looking deeply in your eyes. You can be pretty sure that this “je t'aime” translates to a romantic “ I love you .”

However, if you are walking together with a friend and they say Je t’aime bien (something that can be literally translated as “I love you very much”), this can simply mean they like you .

If you’re saying “je t’aime bien” or “je t’aime beaucoup” to a family member or to your partner, it always means that you love them.

Je t’aime bien

I love you / I like you

Je t’aime beaucoup

And if you want to say someone you love or like them via the text messages, you can use the French sms slang: Je t’m .

Je T'aime as a Perfect Example of French Grammar

Not only can “je t’aime” help you express your romantic love, but it can also help you learn some basics of French grammar.

In English, the sentence order is usually as follows: subject (the person who does something,) verb (the action the subject does,) object (the target of the action).

In French, as seen in the case of “je t'aime,” the verb and the object are reversed to form a sentence with the structure subject - object - verb . So, you’re literally saying “I - you - love.” This is because when the object is a pronoun (for example, “te”), it is always placed in front of the verb . Also, you can learn the conjugation of one of the most common French verbs here.

The second basic rule we can learn from “je t'aime” is the following: when the pronoun ends with a vowel that is followed by another word starting with a vowel, you should replace the final vowel of the first word with an apostrophe . When you say it, it should sound like one word. Because of that, we don’t say “je te aime,” but “je t'aime.”

How to Respond to Je T'Aime

If you love the person back, the most common way of replying to “je t’aime” is “ moi aussi, je t’aime ,” which means, “I love you, too.”

If you don't love the person back… well, this might be awkward in any language. You could say Je ne t'aime plus (I don't love you anymore) if your love has faded. Or you can get to a straight Je ne t'aime pas (I don't love you) if you never loved this person in the first place.

If you want to respond to “je t'aime” in a more polite manner, you could use “ Je t’aime bien ” which basically means, “I like you (as a friend).” This way, you can let the other person down softly.

“Je t’aime bien” does not make it better for the other side, but it is an okayish way out. It still means that you are fond of this person, just not in the way they hoped.

Of course, you can also love your crazy French in-laws back. Simply say Je vous aime aussi (I love you too) if your future French mother-in-law just gave a heartwarming speech about you at your wedding and you simply have to reply something nice back.

Be sure to see some chuckles when expressing your love in French that way.

Moi aussi, je t’aime

I love you, too

Je ne t'aime pas

I don't love you

Je ne t'aime plus

I don't love you anymore

Some Other Phrases for Showing Your Love in French

By adding some other words to “je t’aime’, you can make the phrase sound more romantic. For example, you can say:

Je t’aime très fort

I love you strongly

Je t’aime à la folie

I love you like crazy

Je t’aime à mourir

I love you to death

Je t’aime de tout mon coeur

I love you with all my heart

Je t’aime jusqu’à la lune et le retour

I love you to the moon and back

Je t’aime plus que la vie

I love you more than life

Je t'aime d'amour

I love you with true love. / I truly love you.

T'es l'amour de ma vie.

You are the love of my life.

When Can You Say It?

The phrase “ je t'adore ” is a rarely used way to say “I love you” in the French language. You would rather use it when talking to a very close friend & family . As you may have already figured it out, it can be translated as “I adore you.”

This is one of the phrases that can help you express your love for someone in a non-romantic way . It is rarely used when directed to a person - it is much more common to say that you “adore” an object or an activity.

You usually say J’adore to manifest a strong feeling or desire for things . For example, when you are a fan of someone or their work and want to say how much you love it, using the verb “adore” can be a good choice.

I adore you

What About Grammar?

Here, we have a similar construction to “je t’aime” - an object that comes before a verb as well as a pronoun “te.” Nevertheless, as stated above, if you use adorer with a regular object (such as chocolate), the construction will go the normal way you’re used to in English.

Let us take J'adore le chocolat as an example. You can see that the direct object “le chocolat” is put after the verb .

Try to find objects around you and say you admire them. By doing so, it will be easier for you to remember the article in front of the noun: J'adore le chocolat , J'aime le vin , J'aime le fromage and “les” for plurals respectively. Ok, enough cliché for today.

How to Respond to This Phrase?

In this case, you can of course go with an easy Je t'adore, aussi as in “I like you, too'; or Moi aussi (me too). As you could've deducted, the French word "aussi" means "too."

However, this is a rather strong expression and can come along awkwardly if your ties with the other person are not too deep. In such a case, it would be better to reply with something like Je t'aime beaucoup to defuse the situation.

Je t'adore, aussi

I like you, too

When to Use Je T'aime Beaucoup

You probably know that “beaucoup” means “a lot.” Because of that, many English speakers think that saying “Je t’aime beaucoup” literally means “I love you a lot.” You may think about using it to express your romantic love so that other person doesn’t think you just “like” them in a friendly way.

Wait, this is actually a trap . When it comes to saying “I love you,” French can sometimes be sneaky. The above would make perfect sense - but unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way.

“Je t'aime beaucoup,” actually translates to “I like you a lot.” This is what you can say to a friend, but not to your lover . “Je t’aime beaucoup,” will reduce your romantic relationship to a good friendship and probably cause a lot of confusion.

“Je t'aime,” is very similar to the already mentioned “je t’aime bien,” or also “je t’aime vraiment,” as a statement of liking someone (and not loving them romantically).

The best way to respond to, “je t'aime beaucoup,” is a simple, “moi aussi, je t'aime beaucoup.”

Je t'aime beaucoup

I like you a lot

Je t’aime vraiment

How to Use This Phrase?

Another way to say “I love you,” in French is by using “je suis amoureux/amoureuse de toi.” This phrase basically means “I am falling for you,” or “I'm in love with you.” As well as in other languages like English, this phrase is a little softer than a straight “je t'aime.”

It is usually described as the process of starting to fall in love with someone and hence should be only said to your lover. You can also use it when telling friends about your love at first sight or the person you are pining for. You can even add some other beautiful French words to this phrase to make it sound even more ravishing.

Similar to the English expression “I’m falling in love with someone,” the French also say, je pense que je tombe amoureux/se de vous/toi , which literally translates as “I think I am falling in love with you.” Smooth!

Je suis amoureux/amoureuse de toi

I am falling for you / I'm in love with you

Je pense que je tombe amoureux/se de vous/toi

I think I am falling in love with you

Grammar Rules of Je Suis Amoureux/Amoureuse de Toi

The adjective here changes its form depending on your gender. As a man (or if you identify yourself as a man), you would say “je suis amoureux de toi.”

As a woman (or if you identify yourself as a woman), you would say or text “je suis amoureuse de toi.” This uses the feminine form of the verb.

If you want to stay neutral, just use the masculine form. It serves both masculine and neutral genders.

What About Pronunciation?

Note that the pronunciation is different depending on the form of the word you’re using. “Amoureuse” will be pronounced as a moo røz , while the ending - eux in the “amoureux” is a silent one.

If you do not share the same feelings for the person, you could say something like “Je t'apprécie mais je ne partage pas les mêmes sentiments que toi” - “Sorry, but I don’t feel the same about you.” For the happy case, you can say “moi aussi, je t'aime', followed by a kiss or a hug.

Je t'apprécie mais je ne partage pas les mêmes sentiments que toi

Sorry, but I don’t feel the same about you

When you love someone, it’s only natural that you will miss them when you are apart. Whether you are in a long-distance relationship or simply can’t stand spending a whole day alone without your loved one, learning several French phrases that will help you convey this feeling can help.

“Tu me manques” may be the best thing to say. When you want to tell someone how much you’re missing them , this phrase will do the trick. It can be used both when talking to romantic partners or close friends and family members.

Basically, this phrase means “you are missing from me.” This expresses the feeling of nostalgia for a person or thing that is not there with you - and it is super romantic, if you ask us.

Tu me manques

First of all, let’s take a closer look at the sentence construction. While the phrase may seem a little strange, it’s structure is just the same as before : subject - object - verb ( you - by me - are missed ).

What makes the sentence seem odd is the verb manquer that we’re using here. Unlike the verb adorer that we use when talking about love, it requires a backwards composition. So instead of saying “I miss you,” you are turning all the necessary words around.

This happens because in French, the subject of the sentence is the person or thing who is missed - “tu” here. However, the situation is a little more complicated.

When you’re using the word manquer with the pronouns (me, you, them, etc.), you can directly say “tu me manque.” However, if you are talking about someone or something (for example, Pierre who misses Marie), you will have to add the preposition “ à” preceding the person or thing who is doing the missing: “Marie manque à Pierre.”

This literally translates to “Marie is being missed by Pierre.” This can be a little tricky, so it’s important to remember.

Another thing to remember is that the verb here agrees with the first pronoun or noun , not the one just before the verb - so it will be “tu me manques,” “vous me manquez,” etc.

How to Respond to Tu Me Manques

That’s simple: you can say Tu me manques aussi (I miss you too) or Toi aussi (me too). Note that in the second sentence, the pronoun should agree with the first pronoun in the main sentence. So if you say “you are missed by me,” the other person will reply “you are too.”

Or, if you want to add a bit of casual fun here, say " Yes , I know." - "Oui, je sais."

“Fou” means “crazy,” so this phrase is basically an alternative to the English “I’m crazy about you.” Earlier, we have covered a similar phrase: “je t’aime à la folie” (I love you like crazy).

Je suis fou de toi

I'm crazy about you

As you can see from the context, this phrase can be used to express your romantic, passionate feelings for someone . However, you definitely should avoid saying this to your mother-in-law.

On the other hand, you can use this phrase to show that you are crazy about something . For example, if you like your work, you can say, “Je suis fou de ma travaille,” or if you are passionate about skiing, you can say, “Je suis fou de ski.”

French Grammar You Can Learn From This Phrase

When it comes to the word “fou,” you can use it in its main meaning to say that someone is crazy or mad.

However, you can also use the expression “ fou de ” to show the range of your emotions. For example, “fou de chagrin” will mean “wild with grief,” “fou de joie” - “wild with joy,” and “fou de colère” - “wild with anger.”

How to Respond to Je Suis Fou de Toi

Just like with other expressions, you can respond with “moi aussi” - “me too.”

French is seen as the language of love and romance all over the world. There are multiple ways to say “I love you” in French. Which phrase you choose depends on the situation and recipient.

So, What Have You Learned?

You now know in what context to use different French phrases, starting with “je t'aime” (I love you) as the most important and known (but rarely used) expression among lovers.

You have also learned how French grammar works, and how to respond to different expressions based on what situation you are in. Remember, “moi aussi,” works as a response in most situations.

For example, if you are among very close friends and family members, you can use “je t'adore.” It expresses a strong bond, but is rarely used to express love for people. Normally, French people use it for showing their likings for objects or habits.

To honor friendships, you can use one of the most common phrases in French - “je t'aime beaucoup” which literally means “I love you a lot.” To show passionate feelings, you can always say “je suis fou de toi.”

There are still many romantic French phrases to choose from. For example, an expression commonly used in French love songs is, “je t'ai dans la peau” (I've got you under my skin). However, knowing when and how to use these six phrases is a good start.

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I’m an expat living in France – here’s how to make the locals love you

I ’d always been told that the French were cold. That integrating yourself here was an uphill battle. That breaking into firmly established French friendship groups was tougher than shucking an oyster with a blunt knife. But after two and a half years here, many of my closest friends are French. So what’s the secret to getting in?

French friendship groups are a hotchpotch of every different style, interest and way of life, and herein is your golden ticket. You, with your funny British accent and odd ways, are different, so there’s a spot waiting for you.

At home in the UK , my best friends in the world, a tight-knit group of British girls, all evolved together a little like an American high school cliché. We all look rather similar, dress rather similarly, and have similar interests. It’s different in France : childhood friendships often endure here, but from my experience they don’t develop a communal style and taste. The heavy metal fans and house lovers hang out together harmoniously.

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The single most important thing you can do to get French people to love you is to make an effort to speak the language . If you can’t communicate with people, how do you expect to form a connection with them? It doesn’t matter if your French is faltering – you’ll always find people ready to be patient with you. What they’re not likely to be so patient with is the arrogance of expecting everyone else to make the effort and speak in English just for you. Mistakes happen, even when you’ve lived here for years, so be prepared to laugh at yourself and turn them into anecdotes. I recently mixed up ‘puppy’ and ‘toilet’ (‘ chiot ’ and ‘ chiotte ’), much to the amusement of all around me as I declared I’d like to adopt a toilet.

Getting drunk and disorderly may be how we made friends as teenagers, but it’s not the way to endear yourself to the French, especially as we Brits already have a (deservedly) bad reputation for drunken behaviour abroad . The French love a drink, and sharing a glass of wine and some good food is a great way to bond with people, but vomiting up said food and shouting obnoxiously in ever more incomprehensible English? Not so fun.

Complaining is welcomed, but make sure it’s about the right things. Complain about the government, always. Complain about transport , and administration, and the rising costs of pain au chocolat, but never, ever complain about the quality of French food. Prepare to laugh in a self-deprecating way about British food too, when the tenth person that week recounts the horror story of their British school exchange, where the host family fed them nothing but Monster Munch and jam sandwiches with the crusts removed, and they thought they were going to die of malnutrition.

You don’t need to be over the top. Overt friendliness when you don’t know someone is often misinterpreted as fakeness in France. This is a country where there are two ‘yous’ after all – the formal ‘ vous ’ and informal ‘ tu ’, and it’s better to be polite at first, before warming up to big displays of affection.

Don’t take offence too easily either. For all the flowery words and phrases in the French language (why use five words when you could use 50?), they tend to be a lot more direct than we are. “I don’t have time to talk now” or “That’s a weird skirt” doesn’t mean “I hate you” or “I hate your entire wardrobe”, it means exactly what it says on the tin.

There is a chance they’ll hate your entire wardrobe, though, particularly if your mini skirt is too short and paired with bare legs. Another stereotype in France is that the British, despite our inclement weather, have an aversion to wearing adequate clothing.

All of this applies all over France, except in Paris , where even the rest of the French don’t dare to mingle, and not a single person has friends. We’ve all heard of Paris syndrome , where the French capital’s pretty face fails to live up to expectations , and leaves visitors feeling cold… and friendless.

I’m joking, of course, and I’m friends with several Parisians, but as with how Londoners are viewed elsewhere in the UK , the Parisians have a reputation for being standoffish. I’m convinced, however, that this is just a side effect of busy lives, as it is in London , and not intentional rudeness.

There’s no big secret to making friends in France, and if you put in the effort, it’s likely to be reciprocated. An old, unflattering saying goes, “God created France, the most beautiful country in the world. Feeling guilty and to keep it fair, he created the French people”. Thank God he did – I can’t imagine my life without them.

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I'm an American mom living in France. I've never seen a screen out during meal time, and French kids are always well-dressed.

• I'm an American mom living in Bordeaux, France. 
• Despite trying hard to assimilate, I can't hide the fact that I'm American. 
• It's the most obvious when I'm around French parents. 

As an American living in Bordeaux , France, with my family, I'm working hard to assimilate — and not stand out like the foreigner I am. I'm learning French, adopting a French diet of baguettes and butter, and swapping my leggings for floral-print dresses and Adidas Sambas.

And yet, when I'm in Mom Mode with my 7-year-old son, Oliver, I just can't hide the fact I'm American. Some of the differences between French and American parenting styles are too noticeable to hide.

I've made a few adjustments since moving here, but there are some American momisms that I have no intention of giving up.

As an American, I hover around my kid in the playground

The French playground is one of the best places to observe the differences between French and American parenting styles. For one thing, American parents tend to hover, tagging a few feet behind the kids while they run around the playground. Although my son is fairly self-sufficient at age 7, I definitely stuck close to him when he was younger, loudly pointing out dangers and reminding him to be careful, standing ready to catch him if he fell, and even intervening if he encountered a poorly behaved kid. This kind of helicopter behavior is fairly common among American parents — but less so in France.

French parents are a lot more likely to park themselves on a bench and allow their kids to wander around on their own. I've seen French toddlers set free on their balance bikes at the skatepark and allowed to climb up jungle gyms with no one within catching distance. And guess what? They survive.

In fact, I rarely hear crying children at French playgrounds or witness so much as a skinned knee . French parents still keep tabs on their kids but give them space to figure things out on their own.

French kids are always impeccably dressed

It may sound as if French kids are running wild, but that's not the case — and their wardrobes are evidence of that. French kids are usually impeccably dressed, clearly by their parents.

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Girls often wear pretty cotton dresses with tights, ballet flats, and matching bows in their hair, while the boys wear nice pants and button-up-shirts topped off with a thick sweater or jacket — sometimes even on warm days (because the French dress for the calendar rather than the weather). The crazy thing is, no matter how long they've been on the playground, or even after a long day at school, these kids still look so fresh and so clean.

Meanwhile, my American boy is immediately recognizable for his comfortable athleticwear — soft joggers, T-shirts, hoodies, and sneakers. He's also usually the only one running around in short sleeves on chilly days, usually with stains somewhere on his clothes.

I may get occasional disapproving looks, but I think it's important to let my kid dress the way he wants. Even more importantly, I'm proud that he's recognized that he dresses differently than his French classmates, and he's OK with it. In fact, he's told me he likes being different, and I love that about him.

I'm trying not to be a yeller

I'm not sure how the French kids are able to stay so neat, but I suspect it has something to do with how French parents reprimand and discipline their kids. Yelling is very common among parents in the US — so much so that their reprimands are often completely ignored by their kids. This is partially why I made the decision to try not to be a yeller even before having my son, but I still do let out the occasional holler: Look out! Stop that! Five more minutes! And when I do that in France, I get stared at — because French parents rarely raise their voices.

When a French kid does something naughty, they're pulled aside and very quietly and sternly reprimanded. It seems to be a whole lot more effective than yelling because the French kids I've encountered are generally a pretty calm, well-behaved lot.

I rarely see kids with iPads

I've witnessed this good behavior often in restaurants, where French kids typically sit quietly and politely, even for the duration of long meals. I was struck by this at a recent café lunch, where a young boy about my son's age ordered beef tartare and spoke quietly with his parents throughout the meal. Meanwhile, my son was noshing on fries, drinking Coke from a bottle, and playing games on my phone.

I've rarely seen French kids with screens (or sodas) at a restaurant. Do I wish my kid was more like Tartare Boy? Sure I do — and sometimes he is. But I also feel like it's a lot to ask an energetic child to sit still for over an hour at a quiet restaurant. And I'm 100% OK with letting him have a few minutes of screen time in exchange for allowing my husband and I to enjoy our meal and a few minutes of adult conversation.

My kid snacks more than any of his friends

Restaurants aren't the only place where I've noted differences regarding food. My kid snacks — a lot. And like many American families, we often have a selection of junk food in the house, such as chips, sugary cereal, and ice cream.

I've always let my son snack throughout the day because he's super active, and he's just as likely to reach for yogurt or cucumbers as a handful of cookies. But when his French friends have come over to play, they seem genuinely perplexed when he offers them snacks, and they don't have the expected response when he opens up our snack cabinet. One asked if she could have a glass of milk instead, while another asked if we had any fruit.

We've learned that French kids usually snack only once per day, during "le goûter " which is around 4:30 p.m., when they get out of school. This seems to be sufficient to tide them over until dinner. Otherwise, between-meal snacking isn't common — which is probably a big reason childhood obesity (and obesity in general) is not an epidemic in France as it is in the US.

I have a lot of respect for French moms, but I know I'll never be mistaken for one. While I'm sure I'll be taking some lessons and making some changes during our time in France, I've also made peace with some of the things that make me an American mom. Fitting in is great, but sometimes you just have to stay true to yourself.

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Voila! WILLIAM ABADIE as ANTOINE LAMBERT and LILY COLLINS as EMILY in episode 102 of EMILY IN PARIS ... [+] on Netflix have inspired many people to travel to France.

When I was a little girl – I dreamed, dreamed, dreamed of going to Paris. I grew up in a very non-wealthy part of Connecticut, and I never thought I would get there. Part of my inspiration was seeing the movie Funny Face with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, the acclaimed 1957 film about a beautiful model who is photographed in France. Oo la la! It was a dream. And I even actually came very close to getting to Paris when I was in sixth grade – I won first prize in a Singer Sewing Company dress-making fashion competition – but alas, I did not make it to the nationals. I only wound up with a portable phonograph – it wasn’t until a few years later that my family and I actually made a three-day trek to Paris after visiting our family in Poland. (and it wasn’t until I became a luxury travel writer that I frequented gorgeous places such as the Four Seasons George V and the Shangri-La hotels).

Well – it seems that, like me, a LOT of people are inspired to visit France because of seeing a movie about France.

And now, the French marketing division called Atout France (the France Tourism Development Agency) has formally partnered with Netflix , for all of 2024, based on a new study, to do just that – inspire tourism to France. Based on the findings of this study by the Basis Research Institute, Netflix and Atout France have signed a letter of commitment to boost France's attractiveness. To mark the occasion, they have unveiled an advertising campaign “There’s Always More to Imagine about France” as well as a terrific new digital travel guide to help viewers discover France through Netflix films and series — ore on that in a minute — so that you can, quite literally, follow in the very footsteps of Emily and Lupin and discover their favorite French spots – and a lot of hidden treasures. The guides will remain permanently accessible here .

The site will be updated with new locations as new films and series are released featuring locations in France.

Netflix regularly puts France in the spotlight with its French and international productions shot in France. A new study conducted by the Basis Research Institute, reveals that the broadcast of these films and series reinforces France's cultural and touristic appeal. Who hasn't felt the urge to travel while watching a film or a TV series from the comfort of their sofa? Lupin, Balle Perdue, Murder Mystery, Transatlantic, Miraculous, La Vie Scolaire ... it's not just Emily in Paris that makes you want to discover France. According to the Basis study of American, Japanese, and German audiences, viewers who watched French programs on Netflix are 3 times more likely to name France as their #1 travel destination.

Here, too, are a few elements from the study on the impact of cinema and TV drama on tourism published by the National Council of Cinema in France in January 2024.

· Foreign series or series for foreign platforms shot in France are a real hit: 79% of tourists surveyed said they had seen at least one of the proposed list (vs. 39% in 2018), the most popular being Lupin and Emily in Paris .

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· For all tourists surveyed, this incentive power lies in the ability of fiction, whether French or foreign, shot in France, to convey a very positive image of France (91%) and present it as an interesting country to visit (93%).

· In addition to encouraging people to visit France, one tourist in 10 took the plunge and decided to come to France after watching a particular film or series. The most spontaneously cited works are Emily in Paris and Lupin.

So here’s the million-dollar question: Is Netflix France, because of this new partnership with Atout France, currently creating new movies and TV shows that will spotlight France, in order to encourage tourism? A spokesperson for Netflix France, Sara Durand, told me this: “ These are creative decisions, and we're not going to force writers, directors and showrunners. But with 20 French productions a year, we have projects that feature locations in many French regions, including overseas territories. On top of that, we mainly shoot on natural sets.”

Marie-Laure Daridan, Director of Institutional Relations, Netflix France, said, "We're proud to showcase France in over 190 countries worldwide. By teaming up with Atout France, we aim to help you discover or rediscover France and its treasures on screen."

What's more, Netflix subscribers who have watched these films and series will generally be more inclined to explore French culture by continuing the experience in their own way:

•63% want to visit cultural sites and monuments

•61% want to learn about culinary specialties

•58% want to explore French cities portrayed on screen

By reaching audiences who wouldn't necessarily have had access to French productions, Netflix enables people to discover France differently.

Caroline Leboucher, General Manager of Atout France, explains: “Thanks to a new travel guide and interactive map, visitors will discover the French sites and locations highlighted in Netflix films and series, including lesser-known places along with the iconic sites and destinations."

The collaboration between Netlifx and Atout France has given rise to a brand-new guide, a website ( netflix-en-france.fr ) that encourages foreigners, as well as the French, to discover France from a new angle through a selection of 70 locations. It offers 12 routes based on favorite series/films or themes. There's also the option of creating your own customized guide . Finally, an interactive map is available to discover all the locations listed.

The aim is not to direct tourists to the most popular places, but rather to help them discover new places to discover France in all its diversity and beauty. Important point: all the places have been contacted and have agreed to be included in the guide.

In the long term, the guide will be enriched with film locations from upcoming series/films.

Guides include Gourmet France, the France of Emily, and Sporting France.

One of my favorites is “Hidden Paris,” in which you can follow in the footsteps of Assane Diop – AKA Lupin, the Gentleman Thief. You can go where the famous pilferer likes to go. For example, one such place is the famous, famous, famous, flea market at the Porte de Clignancourt – a great place where I have bagged many a bargain. Among them: A haute-couture skirt for just $20, beautiful artwork, antique Limoges figures, and perhaps one of my favorite things: small, vintage copy of a chaise-porter – the olden-days sedan chair carried by horses, used to transport royalty during the reign of the king Louis XIV of France, which was upholstered in velvet and was the wealthiest “way to go.”

Well, what if after all this, you can’t get to the airport fast enough? Well, sit tight. There is a new perfume out on the market, which translates to “Travel to France” by Fragrance Du Bois, which is made in Paris, and it just might offer you that sensory trip to The City of Light.

One sniff and you may just want to pack your suitcase. Voyage À Paris embodies the essence of the inimitable French style that glides across catwalks and the pages of glossy fashion magazines. It will perhaps remind you of the the intoxicating patisseries to the luxe boutiques and couture houses on the eponymous Rue Saint-Honoré. It contains top notes of rum, orange blossom, with middle notes of jasmine and honey and base notes of vanilla and oak fusion. The fragrance is $385 here and at Neiman-Marcus.

Make sure to spritz some on when you’re watching TV! C’est si bon!

For more about my Wanderlust and Wellness travels, please Follow me on. Instagram at @DebbiKickham .

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BATH 10 a.m. Monday. Parade begins at 200 Congress Ave. and concludes at Library Park and will be followed by a wreath-laying service at 11 a.m.

BERWICK 11 a.m. Monday. Parade begins at Berwick Town Hall/Sullivan Square and proceeds to Lord’s Cemetery by way of Wilson and Allen streets. After a ceremony there, the parade will continue down Saw Mill Hill Street with a pause at the Somersworth-Berwick Bridge for a brief memorial service for those lost at sea. The parade ends at Sullivan Square with a memorial service honoring area veterans.

BIDDEFORD-SACO Opening ceremony at 9:55 a.m. Monday at Saco City Hall. Parade starts at 10 a.m. from Saco City Hall and proceeds along Main Street and down York Hill into Biddeford, continues along Main Street, onto Alfred Street and finishes at Veteran’s Memorial Park with a closing ceremony at 10:45 a.m.

BRUNSWICK-TOPSHAM 9 a.m. Monday. Parade proceeds from Topsham Town Hall, pauses for observances while crossing the Brunswick-Topsham bridge, and concludes at the Brunswick Mall.

CAPE ELIZABETH 9 a.m. Monday. Parade begins at the middle school parking lot, turns right on Scott Dyer Road, right onto Route 77 and ends at the village green adjacent to the town hall. A brief ceremony and laying of the wreath will be held at the Village Green after the parade.

CUMBERLAND 8 a.m. Monday. Kids run at Greely High School followed by 5K Run and Remember race at 8:30 a.m. Parade starts at 10 a.m. at Mabel I. Wilson School and ends at the veterans’ monument in Moss Side Cemetery in Cumberland Center, where a ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. Advertisement

FALMOUTH 10 a.m. Monday. Parade proceeds from 65 Depot Road (Falmouth American Legion) to Pine Grove Park, where a ceremony will be held.

FREEPORT 9:30 a.m. Monday. Parade proceeds from Holbrook Street, heads north on Main and makes a right onto School Street, then right onto Park Street, ending in Memorial Park. There will be a small ceremony in Memorial Park starting at 10 a.m.

GORHAM 11 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at Village School (12 Robie St.) and ends at Eastern Cemetery on Johnson Road.

GRAY 11:30 a.m. Monday. Parade leaves the Russell School (8 Gray Park), proceeds to Shaker Road and continues to the Soldiers Monument at the intersection of Routes 26 and 3 for a wreath-laying ceremony. Parade continues north to the American Legion Post (15 Lewiston Road) for a closing ceremony.

LYMAN 1 p.m. Monday. Parade starts at Waterhouse Road/Mill Pond in Goodwins Mills and ends at the Lyman Town Hall on South Waterboro Road.

NEW GLOUCESTER 9 a.m. Monday. Parade leaves from Memorial Elementary School (86 Intervale Road) and heads down Intervale Road to Route 100/202 to Veterans Park for a memorial service. The parade will reconvene and go down Peacock Hill Road, then take a left on Gilmore Road. Advertisement

OLD ORCHARD BEACH 1 p.m. Monday. Parade starts at the corner of Ballpark Way and E. Emerson Cumming Boulevard and proceeds down Saco Avenue, Old Orchard Beach Street to First Street and ends at Veteran’s Memorial Park.

PORTLAND 2 p.m. Monday. The procession starts at Longfellow School (432 Stevens Ave.) and ends at Evergreen Cemetery for a commemoration ceremony.

SANFORD 10 a.m. Monday. The parade starts at the Sanford Armory (88 William Oscar Emery Drive), proceeds up Gowen Park Drive and ends at Central Park.

SCARBOROUGH 10 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at Scarborough High School, turns onto Route 114 and then Route 1, past town offices to the Maine Veterans Home and concludes with a ceremony there.

SOUTH PORTLAND 10:30 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at Southern Maine Community College parking lot, proceeds down Broadway to the Veterans Monument for a short Memorial Day recognition service.

WELLS 9 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at Wells High School (200 Sanford Road) and proceeds to Ocean View Cemetery for a ceremony and musical performances. Advertisement

WESTBROOK 10 a.m. Monday. Parade proceeds down Main Street and will be followed by a ceremony in Riverbank Park.

WINDHAM 9 a.m. Monday. Parade starts at Windham Town Hall and proceeds onto Route 202 toward Windham High School. At 10 a.m., there will be a ceremony in front of Windham’s Veterans Memorial Flagpole at Windham High School.

YARMOUTH 10 a.m. Monday. Parade leaves from Yarmouth High School (286 West Elm St.) and proceeds to the Memorial Green at Town Hall for a ceremony.

YORK 10 a.m. Monday. Parade starts near St. Christopher’s Church (4 Barrell Lane) and proceeds down York Street to York Town Hall.

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South Bronx’s Love For Former President Trump Spells Big Trouble For POTUS

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Various polls show that more Black and Hispanic voters are favoring former President Donald Trump over President Biden as their pick in the 2024 Presidential Election. When the former President headed uptown to the South Bronx, a traditionally Democratic and predominantly Hispanic neighborhood in New York City — the turnout seemed to overwhelmingly reflect that.

The Duffys share their thoughts on former President Trump’s campaign rally in the South Bronx and why the once deeply blue neighborhood is getting sprinkled with hints of red. 

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