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How to Say ‘You're making me blush!’ in French

Tu me fais rougir !

tyoo muh feh roo-ZHEER

[tyoo muh feh roo-ZHEER]

💬 Usage Tip: Faire plus another action means 'to make someone do it'. Reuse it: Tu me fais rire "You make me laugh".

Phrase Breakdown

Tu me fais

tyoo muh feh

You make me

'Faire' + an infinitive means 'to make someone do something'. Say 'tu muh FEH'.

Example

Tu me fais rire !

You make me laugh!

Words in this phrase

[tyoo]

you

An informal singular pronoun used to address one person.

Example

Tu travailles dans une start-up ou une grande entreprise ?

Do you work in a start-up or a large company?

[muh]

Object pronoun meaning 'me', placed before the verb.

Example

Tu peux me voir ?

Can you see me?

fais

[feh]

make (cause to)

From 'faire'; 'faire + verb' means to make someone do something.

Example

Tu me fais rire !

You make me laugh!

rougir !

roo-ZHEER

blush!

'Rougir' means 'to turn red'. Say 'roo-ZHEER'.

Example

Elle rougit facilement.

She blushes easily.

Words in this phrase

rougir

[roo-ZHEER]

to blush

Verb meaning to turn red, often from embarrassment or flattery.

Example

Elle commence à rougir.

She's starting to blush.

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