couche avec moi
The English phrase "sleep with me" is translated into French as couche avec moi.
This phrase is used as a request to have sexual intercourse with the speaker.
Which one should you use?
couchez avec moi is used when addressing someone formally or when addressing more than one person.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase changes based on the level of formality or the number of people being addressed: use couchez avec moi for the formal or plural version of the request.
Did you know?
- The term couche is used in a very different sense when referring to a 'layer' of something, such as a layer of paint or snow.
- The word avec used in this phrase actually contains the Latin word for 'this', hoc, hidden within its history. It evolved from a combination of 'near' and 'this' to mean 'with'.
- In certain parts of Western France, such as Normandy, you might still hear traces of the Old French word for 'with', which is od, rather than the standard avec.
Examples in context
- Passez la nuit avec moi, s'il vous plaît.Stay the night with me, please.
- Accepteriez-vous de dormir avec moi ?Would you be willing to sleep with me?
- Pourriez-vous passer la nuit à mes côtés ?Could you spend the night by my side?
- Viens dormir avec moi ce soir !Come sleep with me tonight!
- Tu veux passer la nuit avec moi ?Do you want to spend the night with me?
- Tu veux coucher avec moi ?Do you want to sleep with me?
- Je t'aime, couche avec moi ce soir.I love you, sleep with me tonight.
Example conversation
Gabriel and Léa are spending a romantic evening together.
- GabrielTu es magnifique ce soir, Léa.You are magnificent tonight, Léa.
- LéaMerci, Gabriel. Toi aussi.Thank you, Gabriel. You too.
- GabrielS'il te plaît, couche avec moi.Please, sleep with me.
- LéaOui, je le veux aussi.Yes, I want to as well.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries avec, couche, moi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
