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How to Say ‘I love your costume.’ in French

J'adore votre costume.

zhay ah-DOR vot-ruh koss-TUEM

[zhay ah-DOR vot-ruh koss-TUEM]

🇫🇷 In France: Complimenting a stranger's costume is a perfectly normal icebreaker during carnival, when people expect to be noticed.

Phrase Breakdown

J'adore

zhay ah-DOR

I love

'Je' shortens to 'J'' before a vowel, so say it as one word: 'zha-dor'. The 'j' is soft, like the 's' in 'measure'.

Example

J'adore le carnaval.

I love carnival.

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.

votre costume.

vot-ruh koss-TUEM

your costume.

'Votre' is the formal or plural 'your'. The final 'e' of 'costume' is silent: 'voh-truh kos-tum'.

Example

Votre costume est magnifique.

Your costume is magnificent.

Words in this phrase

votre

[vot-ruh]

your

Belonging to you.

Example

Votre voiture est là.

Your car is there.

costume

[koss-TUEM]

costume

Masculine noun for an outfit worn as a disguise; can also mean a man's suit.

Example

Mon costume de clown est très coloré.

My clown costume is very colourful.

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