ami

Meaning

friend (one who is affectionately attached to another)

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.mi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French amy, ami, from Old French ami, amic, from Latin amīcus. Compare Catalan amic, Italian amico, Portuguese amigo, Romanian amic, Sardinian amícu, Spanish amigo. Doublet of igo.

Sentences

Je ne téléphonerai pas à mon ami avant que Bob ne soit arrivé .

I won't call my friend until Bob has arrived.

On ne le voit pas souvent ici , ton ami Cassagne.

We don't see him often here, your friend Cassagne.

Que diable , mon bon ami , ne soyez pas plus royaliste que le roi !

What the hell, my good friend, do not be more royalist than the king!

Oh ! mon ami , laissez-moi aller au-devant de ceux qui viennent .

Oh, my friend, let me meet those who come.

Pour la première fois Yuma a un petit ami , Takeda, et est nerveuse .

For the first time Yuma has a boyfriend, Takeda, and is nervous.

Ils s'installeront finalement à Wilmington avec leur ami le colonel Toussard.

They finally settled in Wilmington with their friend Colonel Toussard.