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How to Say ‘I love hiking’ in French

J'adore la randonnée

zhay ah-DOR lah rahn-doh-NAY

[zhay ah-DOR lah rahn-doh-NAY]

💬 Usage Tip: French puts la or le before things you love in general, where English uses nothing. So j'adore le cinéma means "I love cinema".

Phrase Breakdown

J'adore

zhay ah-DOR

I love

'Je' becomes 'J'' before a vowel. Say it as one word: 'zha-DOR'.

Example

J'adore le chocolat.

I love chocolate.

Words in this phrase

[zhay]

Pronoun used by the speaker to refer to himself or herself.

Example

J'aime les bonbons.

I like candies.

adore

[ah-DOR]

love

Form of 'adorer': to really love something or someone.

Example

J'adore le football.

I love football.

la randonnée

lah rahn-doh-NAY

hiking

'Ran' is nasal: 'lah rahn-doh-NAY'. The double 'n' sounds like a single 'n'.

Example

On fait de la randonnée.

We go hiking.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

randonnée

[rahn-doh-NAY]

long-distance tour / hike

A long outing; in skating, touring over long distances.

Example

La randonnée dure trois heures.

The tour lasts three hours.

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