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When getting to know someone new, you’ll both probably want to talk about things you like. To do this in French, you’ll need the verb aimer.
Aimer is mostly known as the French word for “to love.” However, besides saying that you love something or someone, you can use aimer to express that you like or are fond of something or someone.
Watch the following video to see examples of ways you might use the verb aimer.
The verb aimer means to like. If you want to say you like something in French, you’ll say j’aime. Let’s look at some examples of things you might like.
Est-ce que tu aimes le chocolat?
Oui j’aime beaucoup le chocolat!
Est-ce que tu aimes jouer au tennis?
Oui, j’aime jouer au tennis.
Est-ce que tu aimes ton cours de français?
Oui, j’aime bien mon cours de français.
Est-ce que tu aimes Davide?
Oui, j’aime Davide.
Est-ce que tu aimes le couleur vert?
Oui, j’aime le couleur vert.
What if you don’t like something? Then, you’ll say je n’aime pas.
Est-ce que tu aimes les oignons? Non, je n’aime pas les oignons.
You can use je n’aime pas beaucoup as a less intense way of saying you don’t like something.
Est-ce que tu aimes ton cours de chimie?
Do you like your chemistry class?
Non, pas vraiment. Je n’aime pas beaucoup mon cours de chimie.
And if you hate something? What do you say? Je déteste!
Est-ce que tu aimes les devoirs?
Non, je déteste les devoirs!
Let’s review:
J’aime means I like.
J’aime beaucoup means I like something a lot.
Je n’aime pas means I don’t like.
Je déteste means I hate.
Keep following this lesson to learn more about the verb aimer!
Question
How do you say I like?
j’aime
