Whether you're traveling in Europe or just going out to a local French restaurant, food is one of the necessities of life, so here are some key French words and phrases related to food. Click on the link to hear the word or phrase pronounced. Bon apptit ! la nourriture food avoir faim to be hungry manger to eat le repas meal le petit-djeuner breakfast le djeuner lunch le dner dinner le goter snack djeuner to have breakfast or lunch dner to have dinner le hors d'uvre, l'entre* appetizer la soupe, le potage soup le plat principal main course la salade salad le dessert dessert la cuisine kitchen, cooking la salle manger dining room le restaurant restaurant *In American English, "entre" refers to the main course, but in French it only indicates an appetizer.
Here are the French words for some staples, seasonings, and other miscellaneous foods. la confiture jam le croissant croissant la farine flour les frites (US) fries, (UK) chips l'huile d'olive (f) olive oil la mayonnaise mayonnaise la moutarde mustard un uf, des ufs egg, eggs le pain bread
le pain grill toast
les ptes pasta le poivre pepper le riz rice la sauce sauce, dressing, gravy le sel salt le sucre sugar
Fruit and Vegetables - French Food Vocabulary
Learn the French words for the most common fruits. le fruit fruit un abricot apricot un ananas pineapple une banane banana une cerise cherry un citron lemon un citron vert lime une fraise strawberry une framboise raspberry une mre blackberry une myrtille blueberry une orange orange un pamplemousse grapefruit une pastque watermelon une pche peach une poire pear
une pomme apple
une prune plum un raisin grape
And don't forget to eat your vegetables.
un lgume vegetable un artichaut artichoke les asperges (f) asparagus une aubergine eggplant la carotte carrot le cleri celery le champignon mushroom le chou-fleur cauliflower le concombre cucumber les pinards (m) spinach un haricot bean la laitue lettuce un oignon onion le mas corn les petits pois (m) peas la pomme de terre potato le radis radish la tomate tomato
Meat - French Food Vocabulary
Here are the French words for various kinds of meat. la viande meat l'agneau (m) lamb les anchois (m) anchovies le bifteck steak la dinde turkey les escargots (m) snails le jambon ham le lapin rabbit le poisson fish le porc pork le poulet chicken le rosbif roast beef le saucisson sausage le veau veal
Dairy Products - French Food Vocabulary
Learn how to talk about dairy products in French. le babeurre buttermilk le beurre butter la crme cream la crme frache very thick, slightly sour cream le fromage cheese
le fromage blanc cream cheese
la glace ice cream le lait milk le yaourt yogurt
Dessert - French Food Vocabulary
To finish off your meal with a delicious dessert, learn these tasty French words. le dessert dessert le biscuit cookie les bonbons candy le chocolat chocolate la crme brle custard with burnt sugar topping la crme caramel flan le fromage cheese les fruits (m) fruit le gteau cake la glace ice cream la mousse au chocolat chocolate mousse la tarte pie la vanille vanilla Note: In France, coffee is served after dessert, not with it.
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