Emmener, amener, emporter, apporter

emporter/apporter /emmener/amener

When someone invits you, you can ask what you can bring :

“Qu’est-ce que je peux apporter ? » :

Your host can ask you to bring a drink with you :

« Apporte une boissson. » = Bring a drink

When you travel it’s better to take a swimsuit with you :

“Il faut emporter un maillot de bain”

You can also say :

« Il faut prendre un maillot de bain »

porter > we talk about something you can hold : a botel, a swimsuit

mener comes from “main” (hand) : we talk about humans

Exemples :

I take the children to school : “j’emmène les enfants à l’école”

amène-toi ! : “come here” (slang)

Today we often use amener for apporter and emmener for emporter.

But it’s still important to make the difference between :

apporter/amener (bring)

and emporter/emmener (take)