French Vocabulary: Marriage and Relationships

• Marriage is "le mariage" in French.
• Love is "l'amour".
• Single is "célibataire".
• Trust is "la confiance".
• Engagement is "les fiançailles".
• Wedding is "les noces".
• Husband is "le mari".
• Wife is "la femme".
• To marry is "épouser" and "se marier".
• Marriage shows the world that you love each other "Le mariage montre au monde qu'on s'aime".
• The speaker believes marriage is becoming old-fashioned and too expensive.
• The speaker would prefer to buy a house with the money spent on a wedding, "Avec l'argent, je préférerais acheter une maison."
• Marriage gives structure to family life, "Je crois que le mariage est important, il donne de la structure à la vie de famille."
• "Je pense que" means "I think that".
• "Selon moi" means "In my opinion".
• "Tu voudrais te marier un jour?" translates to "Do you want to get married one day?".
• The response to "Tu voudrais te marier un jour?" is "Oui, à l'avenir je voudrais me marier et avoir des enfants" which translates to "Yes, in the future I'd like to get married and have children".
• One speaker feels it's more important to meet the person of their dreams and stay with them forever, not understanding those who don't want to marry.
• Another speaker doesn't want to get married at all, prioritizing love and trust, believing you can have children without marriage.

Grammar: Talking About the Future

• To talk about future plans in French, you can use the future tense, the conditional tense, or "j'espère" (I hope) + infinitive.
• "Je serai" is the future tense, meaning "I will be".
• "Je voudrais" is the conditional tense, meaning "I would like".
• "J'espère me marier un jour" means "I hope to get married one day".

Reading Comprehension

• Emma wanted to get married at midnight, by torchlight, but her father didn't understand this idea and was against it.
• The wedding had forty-three people, lasted sixteen hours, and continued the next day and for a few days after.
• Emma did not get the wedding that she wanted.
• Emma had a long wedding that suited her father's wishes.

Learn French vocabulary related to marriage and relationships. This lesson covers terms like 'le mariage' (marriage), 'l'amour' (love), and phrases about wedding expenses and family structure. It also includes phrases to talk about your opinion on marriage.