French dating vocabulary: 357 words
Compliments, romance and going out — words and phrases for dating (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese). This page lists 40 of them with their French translations, then lets you practise the full set in either direction with spaced repetition.
English to French: the first 40 words
| English | French | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| love | amour | |
| date | rendez-vous | A romantic meeting with someone, not a calendar day. |
| boyfriend | petit ami | |
| girlfriend | petite amie | |
| kiss | baiser | |
| hug | câlin | |
| beautiful | beau | |
| handsome | beau | Typically describes men or masculine things; a type of beautiful. |
| cute | mignon | Appealingly small or pretty, not necessarily romantic; can apply to objects or animals. |
| attractive | séduisant | |
| smile | sourire | |
| eyes | yeux | |
| heart | cœur | The symbol of emotion and love, not the physical organ. |
| feelings | sentiments | |
| relationship | relation | |
| couple | couple | |
| flirt | flirter | To show playful romantic interest, not necessarily serious commitment. |
| charming | charmant | |
| romantic | romantique | |
| shy | timide | |
| single | célibataire | Not in a relationship; unmarried status. |
| married | marié | |
| wedding | mariage | |
| engaged | fiancé | Promised to marry someone; the status before marriage. |
| jealous | jaloux | |
| crush | coup de cœur | A sudden, intense romantic attraction; usually brief or one-sided. |
| sweetheart | chéri | A term of endearment for a romantic partner; affectionate nickname. |
| compliment | compliment | |
| gift | cadeau | |
| flowers | fleurs | |
| dinner date | dîner en amoureux | |
| to fall in love | tomber amoureux | To begin loving someone; emphasizes the sudden or involuntary start. |
| to miss someone | manquer à quelqu'un | To feel the absence of someone you care about; nostalgia or longing. |
| You are beautiful | tu es belle | |
| I like you | tu me plais | Mild affection; less serious than 'I love you.' |
| I love you | je t'aime | |
| Would you like to dance? | Veux-tu danser ? | |
| Can I buy you a drink? | Je peux t'offrir un verre ? | |
| What's your name? | Comment tu t'appelles ? | |
| Can I have your number? | Je peux avoir ton numéro ? |
317 more words in the full “Dating & Flirting” library, each aligned across seven languages and scheduled for you by spaced repetition. Add it to your account and start drilling English to French in one click.
What to watch out for in French
- 110 of these 357 words are near-identical in English and French (31%) —
couple,compliment,affection. Those are free; the value of drilling is in the rest. - Accents count. Answers are graded accent-sensitively, so you need
àâçéèêîïô— LinguaSwap shows a one-tap keypad for them while you type. - 106 words carry a usage note in the full library, for the cases where a direct translation would mislead you.
Practise French dating vocabulary
Words come back just before you would forget them, and every language direction is tracked separately.