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How to Say ‘He loves chocolate!’ in French

Il adore le chocolat !

eel ah-dor luh shoh-koh-lah

[eel ah-dor luh shoh-koh-lah]

💬 Usage Tip: When talking about liking something in general, French keeps le where English drops "the". So you'd say j'aime le café "I like coffee".

Phrase Breakdown

Il adore

eel ah-dor

He loves

Link 'il' and 'adore' smoothly so they sound like 'ee-la-dor'.

Example

Il adore la musique.

He loves music.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

Third person singular subject pronoun.

Example

Il est heureux.

He is happy.

adore

[ah-dor]

love / adore

From the verb “adorer,” meaning to love or really enjoy.

Example

On adore les grands matchs internationaux.

We love the big international matches.

le chocolat !

luh shoh-koh-lah

chocolate!

French uses 'le' here because it talks about chocolate in general. The final 't' is silent: 'sho-ko-la'.

Example

J'aime le chocolat noir.

I like dark chocolate.

Words in this phrase

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

chocolat

[shoh-koh-lah]

chocolate

A sweet, typically brown food preparation made from roasted and ground cacao seeds.

Example

Elle adore le chocolat, surtout la mousse au chocolat.

She loves chocolate, especially the chocolate mousse.

Guides for French learners

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