How to Say "So Much" in French

tellement

/tɛl.mɑ̃/

The English phrase 'so much' can be translated into French using tellement.

tellement is an adverb of intensity. Depending on the context, it can be used to mean 'so much', 'so many' or 'so very'.

Meaning: to a certain degree or extent (adv)

Which one should you use?

To express a result, such as 'It was so cold that I froze', you should use the construction tellement … que to mean 'so … that'.

When using tellement to refer to a quantity of a noun (meaning 'so much' or 'so many'), you must follow it with 'de'.

tellement is pronounced /tɛl.mɑ̃/. It has 2 syllables.

In some regional dialects or very informal speech, tellement is replaced by trop, which literally means 'too much'. This usage treats 'too much' as a positive synonym for 'so much'.
French speakers sometimes use tellement as a way to express irony or sarcasm. By exaggerating the intensity of a statement, the speaker actually implies the opposite.
Unlike the English 'so much', which can be used to quantify feelings in 'I love you so much', French often prefers beaucoup or passionnément for emotional depth.

Ça fait tellement mal.
It hurts so much.
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Merci à tous, tellement.
Thank you all so much.
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Je déteste tellement ça.
I hate that so much.
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Elle aime tellement la musique classique qu'elle pourrait l'écouter toute la journée.
She loves classical music so much that she could listen to it all day.
J'apprécie énormément votre soutien dans ce projet.
I appreciate your support so much in this project.
Cette soirée était trop bien, on s'est vraiment amusés !
This party was so much fun, we had a blast!
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