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Les Relations et les Sentiments — French vocabulary | Vocabulary

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Friends, love and getting along. This French friends love getting along vocabulary list gives you 22 essential words — from un(e) ami(e) (a friend) to être fâché(e) (to be angry) — each with audio and its English translation. Use it to build the French words you need to talk about friends love getting along, then test yourself with the games below.

Les Relations et les Sentiments

Friends, love and getting along

Les gens 💞

un(e) ami(e)a friend
un copain / une copinea friend / boy-girlfriend
un(e) petit(e) ami(e)a boyfriend / girlfriend
le / la meilleur(e) ami(e)best friend
un couplea couple
célibatairesingle
un(e) voisin(e)a neighbour
un(e) collèguea colleague

Les verbes du cœur ❤️

s’entendre bien avecto get on well with
se disputerto argue
sortir avecto go out with / date
tomber amoureux/-euseto fall in love
se marier (avec)to get married (to)
rompre / se séparerto break up
se réconcilierto make up
faire confiance àto trust

Les sentiments 😊

aimer / adorerto love
détesterto hate
être jaloux/-ouseto be jealous
manquer àto be missed by
avoir le coup de foudrelove at first sight
être fâché(e)to be angry
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📘 The nuances that matter

  • Copain/copine is ambiguous: with mon it usually means boy/girlfriend (« c’est ma copine »); with un it’s just a friend (« un copain »).
  • Se marier AVEC (not « à »): elle se marie avec Paul. And épouser quelqu’un (no preposition).
  • Manquer works backwards: tu me manques = I miss you (literally “you are missing to me”).
  • S’entendre (bien/mal) avec = to get on (well/badly) with — one of the most useful relationship verbs.
  • Le coup de foudre (lit. a lightning strike) = love at first sight — very French, very used.

🔊 Useful phrases

Je m’entends très bien avec ma sœur.I get on really well with my sister.
Tu me manques !I miss you!
Ils sortent ensemble depuis un an.They’ve been dating for a year.
C’était le coup de foudre.It was love at first sight.

🔊 Example sentences

Elle s’est mariée avec son meilleur ami.She married her best friend.
On s’est disputés, mais on s’est réconciliés.We argued, but we made up.
Mes parents me manquent beaucoup.I miss my parents a lot.

✍️ Practice

I miss you = tu me ___ (backwards verb)

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manques

to get married TO Paul = se marier ___ Paul (preposition)

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avec

love at first sight = le coup de ___ (idiom)

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foudre

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How do you say « a friend »? (recall)

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un ami

What does « un petit ami » mean? (recall)

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a boyfriend / girlfriend

How do you say « a couple »? (recall)

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un couple

What does « un voisin » mean? (recall)

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a neighbour

How do you say « to get on well with »? (recall)

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s’entendre bien avec

What does « sortir avec » mean? (recall)

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to go out with / date

How do you say « to get married »? (recall)

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se marier

What does « se réconcilier » mean? (recall)

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to make up

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French friends love getting along vocabulary — FAQ

How do you say common friends love getting along words in French?

For example: a friend is « un(e) ami(e) », a friend / boy-girlfriend is « un copain / une copine », a boyfriend / girlfriend is « un(e) petit(e) ami(e) ». The full list above has 22 French friends love getting along words, each with audio so you can hear the pronunciation.

What are the most useful French friends love getting along words to learn first?

Start with the basics: un(e) ami(e) (a friend), un copain / une copine (a friend / boy-girlfriend), un(e) petit(e) ami(e) (a boyfriend / girlfriend), le / la meilleur(e) ami(e) (best friend), un couple (a couple), célibataire (single). Master these core French words before moving on to the rest of the list.

How can I memorise French friends love getting along vocabulary?

Learn the words in small themed groups, say each one out loud with the audio, and use it in a short sentence about your own life. Spaced repetition is what makes new vocabulary stick — see our guide to learning French vocabulary that sticks.

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