un bisou
a kiss
La mère a fait un bisou à son petit garçon.
The mother gave a kiss to her little boy.
BEAUCOUP DE BISOUS
As you might imagine, the French, with their propensity for amour, have a number of ways to say a kiss or to kiss. A few others you might hear:
- une bise (a kiss)
- un baiser** (a kiss)
- embrasser (to give a kiss to, followed by a person)
- s’embrasser (to kiss each other)
** Take great care when using un baiser to mean a kiss. The verb form of the word has come to mean something much more in modern French and is equivalent to the English vulgarity. If in doubt, use another word for kiss.
TODAY
Our vocabulary word is one of many about love — l’amour, in French.
Vocabulary Section: Feelings and Emotions, Word of the Day