Learn the different French tenses. For "I" use je, for "you" (informal) use tu, for "he" use il, for "she" use elle and for "we" use nous. For "you" (formal) use vous, for "they" masculine use ills and for "they" feminine use elles.
Pronounce je like "zh," tu like "to," il like "ill," elle like "L," nous like "newz," vous like "vooz," ills like "illz" and elles like "Lz."
Memorize the French verb "aimer." Aimer literally means to like in French. However, it can also mean to love something or someone. To pronounce aimer say "Amy," like the name or aimy.
Study the conjugations for each tense of aimer. To say "I love," say J'aime. The "e" from je is dropped when the verb starts with a vowel. Pronounce it as "zh aim." To say "you love" (informal) say tu aimes (to aimz). To say "he loves" say il aim (ill aim) or for "she loves" say elle aim (L aim).
For "we love" say nous aimons (newz aim monz). For "you love" (formal) say vous aimez (vooz aim ez). For "they love" masculine say ills aiment (illz aim men) or elles aiment (Lz aim men) for feminine. The University of Texas at Austin explains that these conjugations represent the present tense of aimer.
Add a French noun to your phrase. If you want to say " I love cheese," say "J'aime fromage." Change the conjugation for the tense you want to use, leaving fromage the same.
Learn the phrase for saying "I love you." If you want to tell a boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife that you love her in French, the phrase is different. Say "je t'aime" and pronounce it "jz tem." You could also say "je t'adore" to express your love passionately. Pronounce it like "jz ta door."
Express love with a French expression. Besides the standard ways of saying love, the French use different expressions. Some popular ones, according to France Travel Secrets, are mon amour, mon chéri (masculine) and ma chérie (feminine). These all mean "my love" and "my dear," respectively. Pronounce them as "mon amoore" and "mon cherry." Mon choux (mon show) means my pastry.