Je t'aime - French Terms of Endearment


Je t'aime - French Terms of Endearment If French is the language of romance, what better language is there to declare your love? French has all kinds of interesting terms of endearment, including a rather odd assortment of barnyard animals. Can you imagine saying "my little flea" with affection in English? Check out this list from "About.com" of French terms of endearment to use with your loved ones. You can add the word petit/e (little) in front of most of these: mon petit chou, ma petite chatte, etc. And you can add en sucre (made of sugar) to the end of some: mon trésor en sucre, mon coeur en sucre, etc. Note that the possessive adjectives mon and ma (my) have to agree with the gender of the term of endearment - not your own gender nor necessarily that of the person you're talking to/about. Generally speaking, masculine terms of endearment can be used for men and women, while feminine terms of endearment can only be used for women.
mon amour my love mon ange my angel mon bébé my baby ma belle my beautiful (informal) ma biche my doe ma bichette my little doe ma caille my quail (informal) mon canard my duck mon chaton my kitten ma chatte my cat (familiar) mon cher, ma chère my dear mon chéri, ma chérie my dearie mon chou my cabbage, my pastry (informal) mon chouchou my favorite, blue-eyed boy/girl, teachers pet mon cochon my pig mon coco my egg ma cocotte my hen (informal) mon cœur my heart ma crotte my dropping (also refers to a small, round goat cheese) ma fifille my little girl (informal, old-fashioned) mon grand / ma grande my big guy / girl	mon jésus my Jesus (for children) mon lapin my rabbit ma loutre my otter mon loup my wolf ma mie literally "my female friend," but used to mean "my dear/love." (A somewhat old-fashioned term contracted from mon amie > m'amie > ma mie. Note mie also refers to the soft part of bread - the opposite of the crust.) mon mignon my cutie mon mimi my pussycat (informal) mon minet / ma minette my pussycat mon minou my kitty ma moitié my half mon petit / ma petite my little guy / girl ma poule my hen mon poulet my chicken ma poulette my pullet (informal) ma poupée my doll mon poussin my chick (informal) ma puce my flea (informal) mon sucre d'orge my barley sugar mon trésor my treasure mon trognon my (fruit) core (for children)
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