{"id":3583,"date":"2018-01-25T09:32:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T17:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog-new\/?p=3583"},"modified":"2025-05-19T11:28:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T18:28:45","slug":"french-terms-of-endearment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/french-terms-of-endearment\/","title":{"rendered":"The Language of Love: French Terms of Endearment"},"content":{"rendered":"

French is known as the language of love and romance, so of course there are many unique ways of expressing affection towards others in French.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are classic English terms of endearment that translate directly to French, but there are also some unique terms of endearment in French you just wouldn\u2019t hear in the English language.<\/span><\/p>\n

Have some fun learning how to flatter your sweetheart, fuss over a little one or address your group of pals in French. You will also want to brush up on how to express your love to someone using the verb aimer (to love).<\/span><\/p>\n

Victor Hugo, one of the most famous French writers of the 1800s, once wrote: \u201cLa vie est une fleur dont l\u2019amour est le miel\u201d which means \u201cLife is a flower of which love is the honey.\u201d Learning sweet and affectionate words to use towards others is a quick and easy way to pick up some useful French vocabulary and impress your loved ones. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

French Terms of Endearment for Your Sweetheart<\/b><\/h2>\n

French has a myriad of intriguing terms of endearment that include animals, vegetables and even insects. The following terms of endearment mirror ones that you would see in English as well:<\/span><\/p>\n

Mon amour – my love<\/span>
\nMon b\u00e9b\u00e9 – my baby<\/span>
\nMon ange – my angel<\/span>
\nMa ch\u00e9rie – my dear (feminine form)<\/span>
\nMon ch\u00e9ri – my dear (masculine form)<\/span><\/p>\n

Note that ma ch\u00e9rie and mon ch\u00e9ri have both a masculine and feminine form while the other three mentioned only have one form.<\/span><\/p>\n

A few surprising French terms of endearment include:<\/span><\/p>\n

Ma puce – my flea<\/span>
\nMa caille – my quail<\/span>
\nMa biche – my dear<\/span><\/p>\n

When a man calls his girlfriend \u201cma puce\u201d (my flea) it is meant to be very affectionate and sweet. It is a soft sounding word in French, pronounced<\/span> mah poose<\/span><\/i>. It sounds similar to the word \u00e9pouse in French, which means wife or spouse.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMa caille\u201d (my quail) refers to a small bird and it is meant to be an affectionate term as well. It\u2019s not as common as \u201cma puce\u201d and usually older couples would use \u201cma caille\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ma biche (my dear) is bit old fashioned and literally refers to the female deer, or a doe. The English form of \u201cmy dear\u201d is more directly translated as \u201cma ch\u00e9rie\u201d or \u201cmon ch\u00e9ri\u201d in French.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Learn<\/a><\/p>\n

Words of Affection for the Cherished Children in Your Life<\/b><\/h2>\n

Sometimes a child earns a nickname that they carry with them until adulthood. Other times parents use terms of endearment to express love, joy and tenderness towards their children. Here are a few common terms of endearment the French use towards children:<\/span><\/p>\n

Mon coeur – my heart<\/span>
\nMon chou – my cabbage<\/span>
\nUn bout de chou – a bit of cabbage<\/span>
\nMon fils – my son\/boy<\/span>
\nMa fille – my daughter\/ girl<\/span><\/p>\n

The term \u201cmon chou\u201d (cabbage) comes from an old French adage that says that babies grow from the cabbage patch just like the vegetable. The idea is similar to the story of a stork delivering a baby to a family. The word chou in French has a soft pronunciation: <\/span>shoo<\/span><\/i>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Friends: What to Call Your Best Buds in French<\/b><\/h2>\n

A close female friend is often called \u201cma belle\u201d (my beautiful) or \u201cma fille\u201d (my girl). A group of friends would be referred to as \u201cles amis\u201d, \u201cles copains\u201d or \u201cles potes\u201d. It is a group of only female friends they would be \u201cles filles\u201d (the girls) or \u201cles copines\u201d (a group of female friends). A group of male friends would be \u201cles gars\u201d or \u201cles mecs\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

Possessive Adjectives<\/b><\/h2>\n

The possessive French adjectives<\/a> \u201cmon\u201d and \u201cma\u201d (my) always agree with the term of endearment. This means that they may not necessarily match the gender of the person you are describing.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, the word \u201cchou\u201d (cabbage) is masculine so it will always have \u201cmon\u201d in front of it, even if you are addressing a girlfriend. When there is both a masculine and feminine form of a word, use the term that matches the gender of the person you are describing. If there is only one form of the word, then masculine terms of endearment are used to describe anyone and feminine terms are only used for females. For example, \u201cma puce\u201d (my flea) is a female noun so it would only be used for girls or women.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Verb Aimer: To Love<\/b><\/h2>\n

Je t\u2019aime.<\/span>
\nMoi aussi, je t\u2019aime mon ch\u00e9ri. <\/span><\/p>\n

I love you.<\/span><\/i>
\nI love you too my dear. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The brief exchange here uses the verb \u201caimer\u201d between two people expressing love towards one another. You will notice the letter \u201ct\u201d with an apostrophe in front of the verb \u201caime\u201d. This is the abbreviated word \u201cte\u201d, meaning you. Since there is a vowel at the beginning of \u201caime\u201d you would take out the \u201ce\u201d in \u201cte\u201d and use an apostrophe. <\/span><\/p>\n

To express love in French you would use the verb \u201caimer\u201d (to love). Here is how it is conjugated:<\/span><\/p>\n

J\u2019aime – I love<\/span>
\nTu aimes – You love<\/span>
\nIl\/Elle\/On aime – He\/She\/ One loves<\/span>
\nNous aimons – We love<\/span>
\nVous aimez – You (Plural or formal) love<\/span>
\nIls\/Elles aiment – They love<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are a few examples using aimer:<\/span><\/p>\n

Elle aime Henri beaucoup. – <\/span>She loves Henry a lot.<\/span><\/i>
\nNous aimons voyager \u00e0 Paris. – <\/span>We love to travel to Paris.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

My Cherie Amour by Stevie Wonder<\/b><\/h2>\n

Stevie Wonder referenced the French term of endearment \u201cMa ch\u00e9rie\u201d (me dear) in his 1969 song \u201cMy Cherie Amour\u201d. The song was originally written about Stevie Wonder\u2019s girlfriend Marsha, but the lyrics were changed to My Cherie Amour after their breakup. My Cherie Amour is not grammatically correct though as it is missing the French possessive adjective \u201cma\u201d as well as the accent in ch\u00e9rie. It is a mixture of both English and French. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Learn<\/a><\/p>\n

Learn French Faster Using LingQ<\/h2>\n

Immersing yourself in French doesn\u2019t require you to travel abroad or sign up for an expensive language program.<\/p>\n

However, it can be a bit tiresome to find interesting content, go back and forth between sites, use different dictionaries to look up words, and so on.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why there\u2019s LingQ, the best way to learn French online<\/a> because it helps you discover and learn from content you love.<\/p>\n

You can import videos, podcasts, and much more and turn them into interactive lessons.<\/p>\n

Keep all your favorite French content stored in one place, easily look up new words, save vocabulary, and review. Check out our guide to importing content into LingQ for more information<\/a>.<\/p>\n

LingQ is available for desktop as well as Android<\/a> and iOS<\/a>. Gain access to thousands of hours of audio and transcripts and begin your journey to fluency today.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Rachel Graf taught French classes for eight years after studying the language in university and through French immersion programs in France and Quebec. She is also learning Spanish and German.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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