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How to Say ‘Emma likes playing with Lucas.’ in French

Emma aime bien jouer avec Lucas.

eh-MA em BYEN zhoo-AY ah-VEK loo-KA

[eh-MA em BYEN zhoo-AY ah-VEK loo-KA]

💬 Usage Tip: With [aime bien], French often puts another verb right after it: [aime bien jouer], [aime bien dessiner]. English may use [-ing], but French uses the basic verb form.

Phrase Breakdown

Emma aime bien

eh-MA em BYEN

Emma likes / Emma likes a lot

Aime bien means “likes” or “enjoys”; it is stronger than just aime in everyday speech.

Example

Emma aime bien les chats.

Emma likes cats.

Words in this phrase

Emma

[eh-MA]

Emma

A girl's first name.

Example

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.

Example

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

[BYEN]

quite a lot

Used with aimer to mean quite likes or likes a lot.

Example

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.

Example

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.

Example

Elle joue avec Lucas.

She plays with Lucas.

Words in this phrase

avec

[ah-VEK]

with

A preposition meaning with.

Example

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.

Example

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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