Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Do you love me?

In French, the word "aimer" means both to like and to love, so you need to be careful how you use it. If you want to say you like or love something, it really does not matter. Thus, you might say:

J'aime parler français.          I like/love speaking French.
J'aime les macarons.            I like/love macaroons.

However, if you want to say you like a person as opposed to saying you love them, you need to weaken the verb "aimer" by adding a word such as "assez" or "bien". Thus, we have:

J'aime Pauline.                    I love Pauline.
J'aime assez Pauline.           I quite like Pauline.
J'aime bien Pauline.            I like Pauline.

Of course, I know that when you speak to me you will say "Je t'aime".

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