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Level 39 - Saying what you like and don't like

The key verbs here are adorer ('to love'), aimer ('to like'), préférer ('to prefer') and detester ('to hate').When expressing your likes and dislikes you will also be using the ne pas construction ('not') first seen in Level 17.

 

j'adore le football
j'aime jouer au golf
j'aime le riz mais je préfère les pâtes
je n'aime pas le temps anglais
je déteste danser

  I love football
I like playing golf
I like rice but I prefer pasta
I don't like English weather
I hate dancing

Notice how you can use a noun (like le football) or a verb infinitive (like jouer) after the first verb aimer, détester etc. If it is a noun you use be sure to include the word for 'the', e.g. le football not just football.

The vocabulary you will most likely need when talking about things you love, like, dislike or hate are school subjects (Level 40), sports and leisure activities (Level 45) and food and drink (Level 48).


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