How to Say ‘Emma likes playing with Lucas.’ in French
Emma aime bien jouer avec Lucas.
eh-MA em bee-EH(n) zhoo-AY ah-VEK loo-KA
[eh-MA em bee-EH(n) zhoo-AY ah-VEK loo-KA]
💬 Usage Tip: Aime bien jouer sounds very natural for children's preferences.
🇫🇷 In France: Mentioning that the children get along is a smooth way to lead into a playdate suggestion.
Phrase Breakdown
Emma aime bien
eh-MA em bee-EH(n)
Emma likes / Emma likes a lot
Aime bien means “likes” or “enjoys”; it is stronger than just aime in everyday speech.
Emma aime bien les chats.
Emma likes cats.
Words in this phrase
Emma
[eh-MA]
Emma
A girl's first name.
Emma aime bien jouer avec Lucas. est une bonne façon d'introduire l'idée d'une rencontre.
Emma likes playing with Lucas. is a good way to introduce the idea of a meet-up.
aime
[em]
likes
From aimer, meaning likes in this sentence.
Dans Emma aime bien jouer avec Lucas., aime montre ce qu'Emma apprécie.
In Emma likes playing with Lucas., aime shows what Emma enjoys.
bien
[bee-EH(n)]
quite a lot
Used with aimer to mean quite likes or likes a lot.
Dans Emma aime bien jouer avec Lucas., bien rend la phrase plus natural and softer.
In Emma likes playing with Lucas., bien makes the sentence more natural and softer.
jouer
[zhoo-AY]
to play
Verb meaning to play; here it follows aime bien.
Dans Emma aime bien jouer avec Lucas., jouer parle de l'activité des enfants.
In Emma likes playing with Lucas., jouer refers to the children's activity.
Avec Lucas
ah-VEK loo-KA
with Lucas
Indicates who Emma plays with.
Elle joue avec Lucas.
She plays with Lucas.
Words in this phrase
avec
[ah-VEK]
with
A preposition meaning with.
Dans Emma aime bien jouer avec Lucas., avec relie Emma à Lucas.
In Emma likes playing with Lucas., avec links Emma to Lucas.
Lucas
[loo-KA]
Lucas
A boy's first name.
Dans Emma aime bien jouer avec Lucas., Lucas est l'ami mentionné.
In Emma likes playing with Lucas., Lucas is the friend mentioned.
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