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Q: How do frenchmen say "Will you marry me?" ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   0 Comments )
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Subject: How do frenchmen say "Will you marry me?"
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: timothyc-ga
List Price: $50.00
Posted: 21 Dec 2005 17:37 PST
Expires: 20 Jan 2006 17:37 PST
Question ID: 608688
What is the most common way french ask the question, 'Will you marry
me?'.  During my searches, I have found 2 options, but I can't
determine which is more common.  Any other links with audio samples,
or other ways of phrasing this question, would also be very
appreciated.

'Veux-tu m'épouser ?'
http://french.about.com/library/begin/bl_love.htm

'Tu veux te marier avec moi?'
http://www.gmtoday.com/news/local_stories/2005/December_05/12032005_05.asp
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Subject: Re: How do frenchmen say "Will you marry me?"
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 21 Dec 2005 20:42 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hello Timothyc,   


The most common way to say ?Will you marry me? in French is Veux-tu m'épouser ?


From the Translators Workplace:

Asker Jennifer: English to French translations
Will you Marry me?
Central France

Here is the accepted answer.

Veux-tu m'épouser ?

This is the most romantic way of asking it, but another one could be :

Tu veux te marier avec moi ?

You could also say "voulez-vous m'épouser", but I think just very few
people (1% ?) would say it.

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/260787?bs=1

Click on the red audio icon next to the words ?AUDIO FILE? to listen
to  both versions.
You will hear  « Veux-tu m'épouser ? «   first and then  « Tu veux te
marier avec moi « ?
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/260787?bs=1#answ_681815

Or use this direct link to listen to both versions
http://www.proz.com/inc/item/inc_item_kudoz_audio.php?path=/kudoz_audio/260787_17379_1030587091.wav


Also if you do a Google search for "Veux-tu m'épouser?" you will
obtain twenty times more hits than for "Tu veux te marier avec moi ?

Here are the results.

15,100 results for "Veux-tu m'épouser?"  
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&rls=GGLD%2CGGLD%3A2005-18%2CGGLD%3Aen&q=%22Veux-tu+m%27%C3%A9pouser%3F%22++&btnG=Search

756 results for "Tu veux te marier avec moi ?
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2005-18,GGLD:en&q=%22Tu+veux+te+marier+avec+moi+%3F

741 results for "Voulez-vous m'épouser?
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&rls=GGLD%2CGGLD%3A2005-18%2CGGLD%3Aen&q=%22Voulez-vous+m%27%C3%A9pouser%3F


I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bobbie7
timothyc-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
This is exactly the type of information I was hoping for.  I wasn't
even sure if the 'commonality' of a phrase could be determined on the
web.  The google hit counts were a really nice touch.  Excellent work!

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