expression to talk about our tastes.

06 oct. 2017 09:40 - language-swap

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As in English, French has a lot of expression to talk about our tastes.
Let's check them out!

1. To express a positive judgment:

* aimer (to love, to like)
J'aime les gateaux au chocolat

* adorer (to like, to adore)
I like when my sister is nice to me.

* aimer bien (to like)
J'aime bien ma voisine.

* plaire (to like)
Les couchers de soleil me plaisent.

* préférer (to prefer)
Je préfère les livres à la télévision.

* apprécier (to like, to appreciate)
J'apprécie l'attention que vous me portez.

* raffoler (to like, to adore)
Je raffole de la cuisine asiatique.


2. To express a negative judgment:

* détester (to dislike)
Je déteste la banane.

* haïr (to hate)
Je hais ma belle-mère.

/!\ Warning:
• “Haïr” is more often use to talk about people while “détester” is commonly used to talk about things.
• It is more frequent for a Native French speaker to use the verb “aimer” in a negative way instead of using the verb “détester” or “haïr” in order to stay polite.
Ex: Je n'aime pas les petits pois. ( → Je déteste les petits pois)

French expression : “ça n'est pas à mon goût” (it is not my taste) → Je déteste ça…