Lesson 7: Likes and Preferences – How to Express What We Love (aimer, adorer, ne pas aimer, détester)
In this lesson, we will express likes and preferences in French using the verbs aimer, adorer, ne pas aimer, détester, and préférer.
About this lesson
Lesson 7 builds on your foundational speaking skills to help you talk about opinions and preferences — covering food, music, hobbies, and everyday activities. We will practise affirmative and negative sentences in the present tense, the use of articles with preference verbs, and the aimer + infinitive construction for talking about activities.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Use aimer, adorer, ne pas aimer, détester, and préférer correctly in the present tense.
- Form simple negative sentences using ne… pas.
- Choose the correct articles le/la/les after preference verbs.
- Say what you love doing using the aimer + infinitive construction.
- Ask and answer short questions about tastes and hobbies.
Lesson vocabulary
- — харесвам/обичам J'aime la musique.
- — обожавам Nous adorons le chocolat.
- — не харесвам Je n'aime pas le café.
- — мразя Il déteste le froid.
- — предпочитам Elle préfère le thé.
- — харесвам да (правя нещо) J'aime lire.
- — музиката J'aime la musique française.
- — спортът Il aime le sport.
- — зеленчуците Elle n'aime pas les légumes.
- — слушам Nous écoutons la radio.
- — гледам Je regarde un film.
- — играя/свиря Ils jouent au football.