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How to Say ‘But I love Les Bleus!’ in French

Mais j'adore les Bleus !

meh zhay ah-DOR leh BLUH

[meh zhay ah-DOR leh BLUH]

Phrase Breakdown

Mais j'adore

meh zhay ah-DOR

But I love

'Mais' sounds like 'may'. 'J'adore' joins 'je' and 'adore': 'zhah-dor'.

Example

Mais j'adore le chocolat !

But I love chocolate!

Words in this phrase

Mais

[meh]

But

Used to introduce a contrast.

Example

Il est petit mais fort.

He is small but strong.

[zhay]

Pronoun used by the speaker to refer to himself or herself.

Example

J'aime les bonbons.

I like candies.

adore

[ah-DOR]

love

From 'adorer': to love or really like something.

Example

J'adore le football.

I love football.

les Bleus !

leh BLUH

the Blues! (France's national team)

'Les Bleus' is the nickname of the French national team. Say 'lay bluh', with 'eu' made by rounded lips. The S is silent.

Example

Allez les Bleus !

Go Blues!

Words in this phrase

les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

Bleus

[BLUH]

the Blues (French team)

Nickname of the French national team, who wear blue.

Example

Allez les Bleus !

Go Blues!

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