Cheesy pick up lines: Short funny lines
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Key Phrases
Tu as un nom ou je t'appelle mon rêve?
Do you have a name or should I call you my dream?
Parce que quand je te regarde, tout disparaît.
Because when I look at you, everything disappears.
Tu me gardes éveillé toute la nuit.
You keep me up all night.
Skills You'll Learn
Using playful language in conversation
Utiliser un langage ludique en conversation
Expressing admiration creatively
Exprimer l'admiration de manière créative
Using metaphors for compliments
Utiliser des métaphores pour des compliments
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Tu as un nom?
too ah uhn noh
Do you have a name?
Ou je t'appelle mon rêve?
oo zhuh tuh ah-pell mon rehv
Or should I call you my dream?
💬 [T'] in [t'appelle] is the shortened form of [te] before a vowel, so it always sticks to the next word. You see the same thing in [t'aime] and [t'écoute].
See breakdown →Tu as un nom ou je t'appelle mon rêve?
ty ah uhn nom oo zhuh tuh ah-pell mon rehv
Do you have a name or should I call you my dream?
Est-ce que tu es un magicien?
ɛst sə kə ty ɛ œ̃ ma.ɡi.sjɛ̃
Are you a magician?
💬 [Est-ce que] is a very common way to ask a yes/no question in everyday French. You can reuse it with almost any statement: [Tu es français.] → [Est-ce que tu es français ?]
See breakdown →Parce que
par-ss kuh
Because
Quand je te regarde,
kahn zhuh tuh ruh-gard
When I look at you,
Tout disparaît.
too dee-spar-eh
Everything disappears.
💬 The final [t] in [tout] is usually silent, so [tout disparaît] sounds like (too dee-spa-ray).
See breakdown →Parce que quand je te regarde, tout disparaît.
paʁs kə kɑ̃ ʒə tə ʁə.ɡaʁd tu di.spa.ʁɛ
Because when I look at you, everything disappears.
Je ne suis pas photographe,
zhuh nuh swee pah foh-toh-grahf
I'm not a photographer,
💬 In everyday French, [ne] often disappears in speech, so [Je ne suis pas photographe] is often said more like [Je suis pas photographe]. Keep [pas] — that is the part you really hear.
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