(My apologies to anyone whose most romantic language didn't make it into my list. Can't do every language in the world with only 10 options.)
French love language
French love language quiz
French terms of endearment
How to say "I love you" in French
Romantic French movies
C'est de l'amour véritable (listening exercise)
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Salut Laura,
I love French with all my heart. Actually, one of my favorite romantic songs these days is “Quelqu’un m’a dit” with Madame Carla Bruni. But I had to vote for Portuguese, my native language, which has a very warm sonority. In music, it glows with romance, be it in classics such as old Bossa Nova songs or in newer works by Marisa Monte or Skank, for example.
Merci!
Bien que j’aime bien le français, le portugais est la langue d’amour. Avec sa grammaire simple et sa phonologie musicale, ça fait réchauffer le coeur.
Alors, je vous souhaite tous une bonne saint valentin!
thanks,I have lived in france now for six years ,I enjoyed the first lesson and got 80%,mainly because you set it out with a lot of thought.Its not easy as one has to think in reverse to english ,but a start is good and hope to progress at a steady rate
thank you !
Yes, French is a very beautiful language.I would say it is overwhelmingly the language of love, with Italian coming in second.Sorry Portuguese voters, I just do not find Portuguese to be a very attractive language.And I do not find my own language of English to be very attractive, either.
I said Italian for romance, but I find Arabic by the far the most melodic.
I would have to say my native tongue, Hungarian. There is just incredible rhythms that come from Hungarian. I’ve been reading a lot of Hungarian poetry lately to remember it, as I am forgetting more and more every day, and it is beautiful to hear, even if you can’t understand what the speaker is saying.
were you born in hungary or or your parents from hungary. I would like to know a little of the history and what hungarian families are like, as well as the common meals.
Our family just found out that we had a great grandmother who was hungarian. So im a little curius about the hungarian history.
Thank you,
Lu
I think Italian is definitely the prettiest language
J’adore le fracais, c’est vraiment la langue de l’amour. Mais ma langue maternelle l’espagnol devrais être la seconde. Quand on écoute “Te Amo, Te adoro, Te quiero” Ca fait sentir des papillons dans l’estomac. La littérature et la poésie espagnole est très romantique.
N’oubliez pas la musique comme Enrique Iglesias, Luis Fonsi, Juanes, etc
le latin c’est pas mal non plus: “Cras amet qui numquam amavit”: May he love tomorrow who has never loved before. “Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem”: It is difficult to give up a long love suddenly.
As much as I like French, I have to vote for my mother tongue, Bengali. It is a very sonorous and expressive language. Bengali is the sixth most spoken language in the world and is one of the principal languages in India. A very large amount of poetry, songs , and other forms of literature exist in Bengali. It is derived from an Indo-Aryanlanguage (Sanskrit)and may be difficult to learn. Its most famous exponent is Rabindranath Tagore (first Noble laureate from Asia in Literature). A lot of Bengali poetry and other items are translated into French (and other languages)and I would welcome anybody to explore them.
To me it’s my mother tongue “Tamil”,a classical, divine and also a romantic language.
it has to be spanish no doubt about it
French definitely, with Italian as the runner-up!
You only have to watch this to see that. I nearly had a ‘crisis’.
I would say HINDI or URDU is the sexiest!! Always turns the women on!
I agree with Pierre…Hindi or Urdu is sexy…very good romance language.
French is the language I can speak best, other than English, but I love the sound of Portuguese much more now that I’ve gotten into it … but French is right after!
French is definitely the most “romantic” of romance languages followed by Italian and Portuguese (both mainland and Brazilian–more Brazilian). Actually I’d say Brazilian is a close 2nd. I also think Welsh and Irish Gaelic are quite lovely to listen to, especially in music. Spanish can be nice in music as well–check out Il Divo for some nice Spanish/Italian and French songs. I took French, Spanish and (mainland) Portuguese in college but am partial to French c’est la langue d’amour!
I love French, and can’t wait to get back to learning it exclusively, but haven’t had both Italian and French partners I had to go Italian!
J’ai toujours prefere le son de la langue italienne… Quand que j’entende “Cara mia, ti voglio bene,” employer l’expression anglaise, mon coeur fond.
Hmm.. Le latin a l’air tres romantique aussi.
Je ne suis pas d’accord le français et la langue la plus romantique du monde ! But perhaps I say that because I’m french lol
Well , i’m gonna make a stupid thing……… VIVE LA FRANCE !!! XD
I would have said Italian or French, but Italian has some goofy sounding words and intonations, and sometimes French is bizarrely gutteral.
I haven’t heard much Portuguese spoken, but listening to it being sung….sounds like a gorgeous blend of several romance languages, with only the prettiest sounds left in.
See what I mean….
Jane Monheit clip
http://www.we7.com/#/track/Rio-De-Maio!trackId=1468723
start at around :48 seconds…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6uCnFuBQ10
Did you forget about Farsi ( PErsian ) ? One of the most romantic and melodic language in the world ????
Very strange !
L’amour, l’amour, l’amour. French is definitely the most romantic language. The French “r” sound is really not gutteral, when done correctly, it sounds just as smooth as the British “r”. Their language evolved just like their wine, cheese, and cuisine.
Farsi very beutiful language…..should have been at least top 3 romantic languages!!!!!
well!! pienso que el español y cualquier otro idioma latino es muy romantico con gran variedad de expresiones y palabras que particularmente describen las emociones, quien domine el español puede llamarse un romantico.
La plus belle langue c´est le roumain. Cette langue c´est un melange d´italian et de latin et ca donne un résultat tres bon d´apres moi:
Esti foarte frumoasa in aceasta seara !
Tu es tres belle dans cette soirée!
good day to all of you,
I think English and French are nice languages , but the most romantic language is definitely Arabic!
if you had or would have a chance to listen or read an Arabic (Romantic) poem) I’m sure you will all agree with me.\
well that’s right it’s my native language but tha’s not the real cause for me to choose it as the most romantic language.
thank you
is it me, or are all these other languages on a french site as a poll make it fair? if the site was called
spanish.about.com
or
italian.about.com
or
russian.about.com,
you would have alot more votes for the other ones.
my vote goes to italian.
I vote for Castillian Spanish first, followed by Portuguese, then Italian, and then French; those four are the most romantic languages, in my opinion.
Persian must certainly be an option for the most romantic language – ‘the French of the orient’!
It’s a tossup between French and Italian. But of course you can also fight just as well in both languages. But then you can make up in British style English, or try some formal, non-committal Japanese.
Languages: so difficult to decide.
Butterfly – papillon – farfalla – borboleta;
all very lovely, and romantic…”but vots wrong mit schmetterling” ???
I don’t think French is the most romantic language. Just go listen to all the teenagers speaking it and all the sudden it’ll not sound so great. All guttural and slurring everything together with “ben oui quoi”. That’s not my idea of romantic.
This is a French website, so French will and has won the poll and dominates the comments. As a contrarian, I’ll propose the language that everybody would reject: German. What? Why?!? Love-talk comes out of French, Spanish, and Italian mouths virtually automatically. Germans are not given to such effusions unless meant with far more, if not total, sincerity and in the private, not the public sphere.
I voted French, but I personally think that Italian is in a VERY CLOSE second. It is essentially dead-even, but French, for me anyway, just pushes far enough to get ahead. I think both are beautiful, elegant, and very pleasing to hear nonetheless, though.
Yeah there’s no doubt french for a non-french person is difficult at the beginning… but come to think of it. Is there any language as smooth as the french. I’m an english speaking person, never did french in primary school but I’m learning after graduating from the university. My late dad learnt and spoke french fluently all his life, because of his interest and dedication, I’ve dedicated my time to learning the language and ensure my kids learn and speak it too. You wanna woo someone… try it the french way, it’s my new love!!!
Thanks laura for your selfless contribution to letting me and others understand the ease with which one can learn the most romantic language.
Ciao!!!
I too love that Carla Bruni song! But I personally had to vote for Catalan, because that’s what’s closet to my heart — I fell in love with the language, city and culture while I was studying abroad in Barcelona. Plus it’s a nice mix of French, Spanish and Italian, which I would otherwise say are tied for language of love! (Pablo Neruda’s poems will convince anyone that Spanish is romantic; French already has enough said; and Italian — have you BEEN to Italy? Ordering a cup of coffee is like reading a sonnet out loud.)
I would have thought your language of love would be the language of your current amour ??
Definitely Portuguese! A touch of French, a touch of Italian, without the stress of the way too rapid French. But on the other hand, French IS beautiful.
Being a speaker of English, Mandarin Chinese, French, Castilian Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese, I unequivocally consider French to be the most beautiful, sophisticated, elegant, and romantic language. Portuguese is a smooth language that flows well too, with sounds related to French. The sounds of Italian are very similar to Spanish, which are harsh, elementary, and unrefined.
Having learn 5 languages, I’ll vote for spanish…
Yet another vote for Portuguese, which really should have been on the list – like a sexier, earthier Spanish. Carioca Portuguese is the most beautiful language in the world.
Right on! Can’t beat Portuguese!
No one has mentioned this, but Hebrew is an incredibly beautiful and profound language, amazingly structured. It has strength and drama, yet expresses great tenderness. Every language possess its own beauty, though. My personal favorites are French, Italian, Russian and Spanish. I’ve also found German to be incredibly beautiful when sung.
French and Italian have the romantic tone and melody when uttered. However, reading Spanish and listening to music in Spanish you’ll see just how romantic Spanish can be. No other language has it. There is something special with the way those who speak Spanish express themselves. Both Spain and Latin America have amazing writers, poets, and singers…just listen to some of them and if not then get yourself a boyfriend who speaks Spanish, you’ll see the difference!
[Mother tongue English]
Spanish sounds trashy to me, hearing all these teenagers speak it made me lose my, “want” to learn it. (+1)French is such a magnificent language. I also love Arabic too.
i love latin and italian <3
Pure, literary Ukrainian is underrated, and its sound relatively obscure to the Western ear. Unfortunately, the language has been repressed during and after the fall of Communist regime by neighboring Russia, and the increasingly Russified Eastern half of the nation. By far, I think it is the most mellifluous Slavic language. Very pleasing to the ear indeed.
“A linguistic contest that took place in Paris in 1934 was significant for the Ukrainian language. It was recognized as the second most melodic language in the world after Italian and the third most beautiful in phonetics, vocabulary, phraseology, and sentence structure after French and Persian.”
A Ukrainian folk song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONsgbw_VLms&feature=related
The man sings in Ukrainian. Anything else that is said is Russian, as this is a Soviet era film.
Bonjour à tous,
Je pense que le français est la langue la plus romantique parce que, Paris est une ville d’ amour! Il y a par exemple Place des Vogues, une place très spéciale que j’adore! La prononciation du français est très romantique et puis la manière dont les français s’expriment. J’adore la prononciation du ”R”, de l’amour, français, etc.
Je ne suis pas d’accord avec Jon, parce qu’on doit s’intéresser à tout ceux qui parlent français en non seulement aux jeunes. Penses- tu peut- être tu pense que les français parlent vite ? Est-ce la raison pour laquelle elle n’est pas romantique pour toi ? C’est possible.
Mais je suis d’accord avec les gens qui trouvent que l’espagnol est très belle parce que, la prononciation de l’Espagnol c’est très différente, en Espagne il y a un autre argot qu’en France. Et je suis d’accord avec Lisette, parce que si tu parles l’espagnol, tu peux ressentir les émotions , c’est formidable!
Sans doute c’est le français. J’adore la prononciation de R et la rythme des mots sauf que c’est un peu difficile a apprendre.
any language is surely romantic in the love moment when its done with true passion; but i found it interesting when my english girlfriend said “if you want to please me, just speak french…”
I really think french is the language of love, so many ways and words to discribe love with all feelings, and english second for the same reason and soind like music..
I think you forgot Greek, the first language of love poems, melodical and melancholic….
In the language poll, there was no mention of Portuguese, which I personally think is the most romantic language next to French.
I think that if a Cajun said something in french, then it’s hot. But I chose German cuz it’s second best
French speakers always have their mouths pursed, as if to give or receive a kiss. Very sexy on a good looking man.
Portuguese by far..
Of course sambando and beaches help, but there’s something about it
at least one vote goes to… Belarusian!
Well Laura, this is an old question. You asked about it quite a few years ago. I
I am uncertain if I have responded before to-day. But, since to-day is St. Valentine’s Day, and in connection with this question, coming directly from you, my reply, of course, is, the “French Language”. What on earth else could it be? Pig Latin ?
Je t’aime, “mon minou”, mon ange, mon chou, ma poupée.
Je t’aime. Et vous le savez. – but, Laura, you know me, “ Heureux au jeu, malheureux en amour”.
(N.B. – All taken from LKL teaching) !!
See how well I have learned ?
FRENCH is so soothing, musical and flowing…lika a gentle stream in summer. My native language is English which is certainly wonderful but the sound of French is so enthralling–words are never pronounced fully unlike English. I am fluent in this language having lived and studied French in Bordeaux, France for four years and always loved to hear “AU REVOIR MONSIEUR” after leaving a store or a bakery or any establishment…compare GOODBYE and you see the difference in poetry and rhythm. French in my romantic view is most aesthetically pleasing and it’s no wonder the ad says–SEE PARIS AND DIE!
Just to widen out the choice a bit I will mention that:
Urdu is apparently a very beautiful language with a superbly rich poetic tradition.
Farsi is another that supposedly has a strong sense of romance and artistry.
I think Irish is an incredibly beautiful and poetic language. I remember coming across the following in a dictionary and being moved to tears:
a chuisle (pronounced a cush la) meaning ‘o beat of my heart’
It’s normal that everybody prefers his/her language; in my view the power of feelings, senses, emotions and love depends on the human himself/herself and their traits not the language itself and those humans reflect what they feel to the language (any language), and of course the people are not equal in this concern.
To Solomiya,
“A linguistic contest that took place in Paris in 1934 was significant for the Ukrainian language. It was recognized as the second most melodic language in the world after Italian and the third most beautiful in phonetics, vocabulary, phraseology, and sentence structure after French and Persian.”
If anyone has any information about this mystic language contest in Paris in 1934, please share. I’ve heard about it since I was a kid but I cannot find any information about it online except for a bunch of Ukrainian sites saying exactly what is mentioned here, using these exact words and no references.
Jaagti Jheel K Saahil pe kahein…
Le K Haaton mein Koi Saaz-e- hasee-n
Yek Rangeen Ghazal gaate hue
Phool barsaate hue
Pyaar Chalkaate hue
Chaandni raat mein yek baar tujhe dekha hai
…………………
Urdu Hai Jis Ka Naam Sabhi Jaante hain Daagh
Saare jahaan mein Dhoom hamari Zaba-n ki hai
URDU IS THE MOST ROMANTIC LANGUAGE —– THE BOLLYWOOD CITY………GAZALS SONGS ETC…