Dictionary / I'm hot
How to Say "I'm hot" in French
J'ai chaud
/ʒe ʃo/
Literally: I have heat
J'
I
ai
have
chaud
heat
Good to know
Same pattern for the opposite and for the other body states: j'ai froid (I'm cold), j'ai faim (I'm hungry), j'ai soif (I'm thirsty), j'ai peur (I'm scared). Learn the pattern once and you get all six.
Correct
J'ai chaud
What people say wrong
Je suis chaud
I'm turned on / hot-headed
The mistake to avoid. Physical states use avoir, not être. You have heat, you aren't heat. Je suis chaud means you are turned on, or hot-headed depending on who is listening. Getting this one wrong in a restaurant is a story people tell for years.
In context
J'ai chaud, on peut ouvrir la fenêtre ?
I'm hot, can we open the window?
Tu n'as pas chaud avec ce manteau ?
Aren't you hot in that coat?
On avait très chaud dans le train.
We were really hot on the train.