fais-moi l'amour
The English phrase "make love to me" is translated into French as fais-moi l'amour.
This phrase is a request for a partner to engage in sexual intercourse. It is a romantic and poetic way to express this desire, making it softer than more direct or vulgar expressions used in French.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase fais-moi l'amour literally translates to "make to me the love".
Which one should you use?
The phrase fais-moi l'amour is used when addressing a single person informally. For a formal or plural context, you would use faites-moi l'amour. Another way to express the sentiment is Voulez-vous faire l'amour avec moi?, which translates to "Would you like to make love with me?"
How does it change in a sentence?
The default form fais-moi l'amour uses the "tu" imperative, which is an informal command or request directed at one person. The formal or plural imperative form is faites-moi l'amour.
Did you know?
- While fais-moi l'amour is romantic, French uses the word amour in the expression amour-propre to describe one's sense of pride or ego, which can be negative.
- The phrase Voulez-vous coucher avec moi became a global cliché through song, but it uses coucher (to lie down) which is more clinical and less poetic than faire l'amour.
- Using the formal faites-moi l'amour is grammatically correct but almost never happens in practice, as the intimacy of the act naturally shifts the relationship to the informal tu.
Examples in context
- Voulez-vous faire l'amour avec moi ce soir?Would you like to make love with me tonight?
- Oui, mon amour. Je veux faire l'amour avec toi.Yes, my love. I want to make love to you.
- Viens ici et fais-moi l'amour.Come here and make love to me.
- Je t'aime, fais-moi l'amour.I love you, make love to me.
Example conversation
A couple is spending a romantic evening together at home.
- ManonTu es magnifique ce soir, Hugo.You are magnificent tonight, Hugo.
- HugoToi aussi, Manon.You are too, Manon.
- ManonS'il te plaît, fais-moi l'amour.Please, make love to me.
- HugoAvec plaisir, ma chérie.With pleasure, my darling.
