bonne nuit, mon amour
The English phrase "goodnight, my love" is translated into French as bonne nuit, mon amour.
This phrase is used to say goodnight to a romantic partner.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of bonne (good), nuit (night), mon (my) and amour (love).
Which one should you use?
While mon amour is used for a romantic partner, using ma chérie (my darling) or mon chéri (my darling) is also common for romantic partners.
How does it change in a sentence?
Even though amour is a masculine noun, the phrase remains mon amour regardless of the gender of the person being addressed.
Did you know?
- French has a specific word, faire dodo, used when talking to children or partners in a cute way, which is a baby-talk version of 'to go to sleep'.
- In romantic contexts, French speakers may replace mon amour with mon cœur, which literally translates to 'my heart'.
- Although it translates to 'goodnight', bonne nuit is only used when someone is actually going to bed, whereas bonne soirée is used if the evening is still ongoing.
Examples in context
- Bonne nuit, mon amour. Que tes rêves soient remplis de bonheur et de douceur.Goodnight, my love. May your dreams be filled with happiness and sweetness.
- Dors bien, bonne nuit, mon amour.Sleep well, goodnight, my love.
- Je t'aime, bonne nuit, mon amour.I love you, goodnight, my love.
Example conversation
Manon and Hugo are getting ready to sleep in their apartment.
- ManonIl est tard, je vais me coucher.It is late, I am going to bed.
- HugoMoi aussi, bonne nuit, mon amour.Me too, goodnight, my love.
- ManonÀ demain, mon chéri.See you tomorrow, my darling.
- HugoÀ demain.See you tomorrow.
