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How to Say ‘The Ethiopian sounds tempting.’ in French

L'éthiopien me tente bien.

luh ay-tyoh-PYAN muh TAHNT bee-ehn

[luh ay-tyoh-PYAN muh TAHNT bee-ehn]

💬 Usage Tip: In French, the thing does the tempting and you are the one tempted. Ça me tente "that tempts me" is an everyday way to say you fancy something.

Phrase Breakdown

L'éthiopien

luh ay-tyoh-PYAN

The Ethiopian (coffee)

Refers to the Ethiopian coffee. The 'th' sounds like 't': 'lay-tyo-PYAN'.

Example

L'éthiopien est très fruité.

The Ethiopian is very fruity.

Words in this phrase

[luh]

the (before a vowel sound)

Elision of “le” before a vowel: l’ + noun. Used constantly with épisode: l’épisode.

Example

L' épisode le plus récent est sorti hier.

The most recent episode came out yesterday.

éthiopien

[ay-tyoh-PYAN]

Ethiopian (one)

Here refers to the coffee from Ethiopia.

Example

Le café éthiopien est souvent floral.

Ethiopian coffee is often floral.

me tente bien.

muh TAHNT bee-ehn

really tempts me.

A way to say 'I fancy it'. Say 'muh TANT byan'.

Example

Une balade me tente bien.

A walk sounds tempting.

Words in this phrase

[muh]

to me

Indirect object pronoun showing that something is pleasing to the speaker.

Example

Ça me plaît de découvrir de nouveaux métiers.

I like discovering new professions.

tente

[TAHNT]

tempts

From 'tenter', to tempt or appeal to.

Example

Ce gâteau me tente.

That cake tempts me.

bien

[bee-ehn]

well

An adverb meaning in a good way or satisfactorily.

Example

Dans Se passe bien ?, bien montre que l'on parle d'une situation positive.

In "Se passe bien?", "bien" shows that one is talking about a positive situation.

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