How do you say "I LIKE you" in French?

Question

This doesnt make sense to me:

J'aime = I like, but Je t'aime = I LOVE you.

So how do you say "I like you" in French?

Also, just out of interest, does "Je ne t'aime pas" = I dont love you??

Answer 1

Languages don't always make sense. "J'aime" is indeed "I like" and we love and like ice cream in English, right? Same in French.

I wonder in what context must you use "I like you"? Perhaps you want to say: "Je te trouve sympa" (Je te trouve sympathique) which is "I think you're nice."

Je t'aime could be like or love so to be sure "Je suis amoureuse de toi" is "I am in love with you" when a woman is talking. "Je suis amoureux de toi" when a man is talking.

My solution for I don't love you has been: "Je t'aime mais je ne suis pas amoureuse de toi" (I like you but I am not in love with you) ou "je ne suis pas en amour avec toi" (I am not in love with you) or "je t'aime, mais comme ami seulement" (I like you but as a friend only). Or, "je ne suis pas amoureuse de toi" (I am not in love with you). Or obviously there's "Je t'aime pas" which is I don't like you or love you. There are other variants on this theme.

And, by the way: "Je'voudrais tu" is not French unless it's Cajun or Creole. I think the person wants to say "Je te veux" which is "I want you" but has nothing to do with "love"!

Answer 2

Your question shows how the English vocabulary is wider than the French. Aimer means to love and to like. The French add expression to indicate which they mean although they are also likely to say je t'adore. They also have their own pet ways of expressing affection.

je ne t'aime pas is far too long for the French to use so will often drop the "pas"

Answer 3

Je t'aime can mean I like you or I love you, depending on the context and the person you're speaking to.

Answer 4

Je t'aime is I love you (romantic love) but "Je t'aime bien" is I like you (friendship). Putting "bien" at the end qualifies the statement, making it less intense.
Je t'aime pas is I don't like you/love you. Je t'aime pas du tout--I don't like you even a tiny bit.

Answer 5

The French say Je t'aime to express love because, as we all know, if you really mean it, its really hard to get the words out, be it "Je t'adore!" or "I love you!"

If you want to tell someone you like them, and just say it, it's going to sound intense regardless of wether its English or French. The best way is to express yourself by your actions, or tone of voice.

Answer 6

je t'aime bien = i like you
je t'aime = i love you
if you're speaking then je t'aime pas is i don't love you, written would be je ne t'aime pas. and if you really need it, je (ne) t'aime plus is i don't love you anymore.
j'adore is also 'i like' but generally used for things, i.e. j'adore le football, rather than people

Answer 7

There are different ways :

"Tu me plais" = it's the better way to say I like you.

or "Tu es sympa"= it's another way.

Yes, "Je ne t'aime pas" means "I don't love you".

and if you say:

"Je ne t'aime plus" means "I don't love you anymore".

Answer 8

je t'adore. Je ne t'aime pas = je te hais (du verbe "hair")

Answer 9

je ne t'aime pas means i don't like you
je t'aime means i like you
je t'adore i love you

its JE T'AIME

Answer 10

je t'aime. is I like or love you.