Schrauf - Useful French Phrases for Dating

French girls have a reputation of being some of the most beautiful girls in Western Europe. They have charm, looks, and killer style. Any man would be thrilled to pick up a French girl, but this is where things can get tricky.

Even if one knows the French language, so many considerations come into play. Does one use the familiar version of you or the formal? Should one be forward or more discrete in their come on? This book will tell you everything you need to know and more on the art of picking up French women.

First and foremost, you need to know which form of you to be using when talking to a French girl. A lot can be interpreted from a conversation based on which version a person is using. In todays modern world, the rule of thumb is to use the tu form when talking to (or flirting with) a girl who is around your age. The vous form is considered too formal for such a situation.

Youre at a bar in a place where the main language is French. You see an attractive girl at the bar with her friends and you make eye contact. Preferably you make eye contact more than once, so theres a good chance she may be interested as well and the first eye contact wasnt just a fluke. You suavely walk over to her and say:

• Bonjour mademoiselleest-ce que tu viens souvent ici?

• Pronunciation: Bon-joor mad-moi-zelleess-que to vee-ens soo-ven eh-cee?

• Translation: Hello missdo you come here often?

This opener works well in most picking-up situations, and it is no different with the French. If you want to make it glaringly obvious youre foreign and want to go for the Im foreign and forward but isnt it cute? approach, you could try a classic pick-up line, but in French.

• Jai perdu mon numero de telephone, est-ce que je peux emprunter le tien?

• Pronunciation: j-ay pair-do mone noom-air-oh du tel-ay-phone, es-ke je puh em-prune-tair leh tee-en?

• Translation: Ive lost my phone number, can I borrow yours?

This is definitely not going to be your best plan of attack, as the French girls (like most females) dont really go for corny pickup lines.

OK, so youve hit on that special French girl from across the bar and what do you know, not only did she take the bait, shes actually really cool. You definitely want to go somewhere with this, a proper date at the very least. What to say now? A good start would be honesty:

• Jaime vraiment ta compagnieveut-tu partir avec moi?

• Pronunciation: J-em vray-mon ta comp-an-yeevoot-tu part-eer a-veck moi?

• Translation: I really enjoy your companywant to go out with me?

Chances are, if shes been talking to you for at least a little while, you have a pretty good chance that she will give a fairly positive answer, maybe something like:

• Mais oui, bien sr!

• It would sound like: May wee, be-yen soor!

• It would translate to: Why yes, of course!

Congratulations (or should I say flicitations!) for making it this far! Now that youve made it to the first date, you need to know what is and isnt considered good first-date conversation to French girls. First, a list of things you should NOT discuss:

• Politics

many French people (including those of the female persuasion) are knowledgeable of French politics, and they have strong opinions on these politics. Since this is only the first date, its a safe bet to stay away from this topic completely.

• Cheese

While this isnt a topic of conversation to stay away from, its a food you should most definitely stay away from. Cheese smells, and a French girl considers it bad manners to eat cheese on a date.

Honestly, thats it. All you have to stay away from, politics and cheese. Steer clear of these things and you should be golden. Below instructions on how to embark on some conversational topics that could just work.

• French food (or just food in general a good game-plan for any first date, really)

• Films (either French or foreign in general probably best to stay away from American blockbusters and the like just to be safe)

• Serge Gainsbourg (literally every French girl has an opinion on this topic its fool proof)

• The difference between French and American girls ( once again, every French girl has an opinion on this, oddly enough)

Now that you have a list of allowed topics, you need to know how to bring these up in the language of love. Read on!

• On French food:

• Jadore la cuisine franais! La cuisine franais a un certainje ne sais quoi. Pour quoi la cuisine franais est la meilleur dans le monde?

• Translation : I love French food! French food has a certainI dont know what. Why is French food the best in the world?

• Pronunciation : J-ah-door la quiz-een fran-say! La quiz-een fran-say ah oon sair-teneje neh say qwa. Pour qwa la quiz-een fran-say ay la may-oor don leh mond?

• On films:

• Taime le film?

• Translation: Do you like movies?

• Pronunciation: Tem leh feelm?

(Sidenoteshe does like movies. This will get spark a conversation with probably any woman on earth)

• On Serge Gainsbourg:

• Quest-e que tu pense de Serge Gainsbourg? Tu laime?

• Translation: What do you think of Serge Gainsbourg? Do you like him?

• Pronunciation: Kes-ka to panse deuh Serj Gainbor? To leme?

(SidenoteSerge Gainsbourg is probably the most famous singer France ever had. Hes controversial, provocative, and an ideal conversation that exceeds small talk yet doesnt branch into the deep stuff. After all, this is only your first date!)

• On the difference between French and American girls:

• Comment les femmes Franais diffrent de les femmes Amricaines, tu pense?

• Translation: How do you think French girls and American girls differ?

• Pronunciation: Comb-o lez faim fran-say deef-air deuh lez faim a-mair-e-can, to panse?

So youve made it past the awkward picking-her-up conversation as well as the first date, where to go from here?

It should be pretty apparent whether or not you want to carry on a relationship with this French girl by this point, so its down to you. If youre pretty into her and decide you do indeed want to carry on this trans-cultural relationship, I would recommend reading on to the next section so you can avoid any potentially embarrassing future faux pas in the future.

American culture and French culture are quite different, in case you hadnt noticed by now. Although these differences are most likely infinite, some are quite serious, and are worth taking note of. These include:

• Fast food - French people dont like it. They find fast food despicable, and something only a lazy low-life would resort to. This difference becomes less pronounced when large quantities of alcohol are involved.