J'adore l'école
The English phrase "I love school" is translated into French as J'adore l'école.
This phrase is a statement used to express a strong liking for the experience of attending school.
Which one should you use?
While J'aime l'école means "I like school", J'adore l'école is more intense and is the standard way to express a strong passion or enthusiasm for it.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the definite article l' before école because French requires a definite article when expressing a general liking for a concept or institution.
Did you know?
- The word école shares a root with the English word 'scholar'. Both originate from the Greek scholé, which surprisingly meant 'leisure' because only people with free time could study philosophy.
- To say 'I love school' in a very slang-heavy way, a teenager might avoid the verb adorer entirely and use the word kiffer, as in Je kiffe l'école.
- In France, the word école can refer to a specific building or the general concept of education, but students often use the slang term le bahut to refer to their school in a more casual way.
Examples in context
- J'kiffe l'école grave!I really love school!
- J'adore trop l'ambiance de l'école, c'est trop cool!I love the atmosphere of school, it's really cool!
- J'adore l'école.I love school.
- Depuis que je suis petite, j'adore l'école.Since I was little, I have loved school.
- C'est vrai, j'adore l'école et mes professeurs.It's true, I love school and my teachers.
Example conversation
Emma and Nathan are walking to class together.
- EmmaTu es prête pour le cours ?Are you ready for class?
- NathanOui, J'adore l'école !Yes, I love school!
- EmmaMoi aussi, c'est génial.Me too, it's great.
- NathanOn y va, Nathan.Let's go, Nathan.
