French vocabulary · 17 words
French food and drink vocabulary
The food and drink words from the French course, from the café basics to bread and cheese, with their grammatical gender.
Good to know
- Every French noun is masculine or feminine. Learn the article with the word: le pain, la soupe.
- L'addition is the bill. L'addition, s'il vous plaît asks for it.
- Before a vowel, le and la shorten to l': l'eau.
Food
| French | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| painmasc. (le)Say it: PAN — nasal ending, bread | bread | |
| baguettefem. (la)Say it: ba-GET — feminine (la) | baguette (bread) | |
| croissantmasc. (le)Say it: krwa-SAHN — oi says wah, the t sleeps | croissant | |
| fromagemasc. (le)Say it: fro-MAZH — a French meal isn't over before it | cheese | |
| beurremasc. (le)Say it: BUHR — butter | butter | |
| saladefem. (la)Say it: sa-LAD | salad | |
| soupefem. (la)Say it: soop — feminine (la) | soup | |
| pommefem. (la)Say it: pum — feminine (la) | apple | |
| gâteaumasc. (le)Say it: gah-TOH — eau says oh, like beaucoup | cake |
Drinks
| French | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| cafémasc. (le)Say it: ka-FAY | coffee | |
| thémasc. (le)Say it: tay | tea | |
| eaufem. (la)Say it: OH — water; always heard as «l'eau», never bare | water | |
| laitmasc. (le)Say it: LAY — milk | milk | |
| jusmasc. (le)Say it: zhoo — masculine (le) | juice |
Eating out
| French | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| mangerSay it: mahn-ZHAY — bare infinitive; same sound as «mangé», written-only distinction | to eat | |
| restaurantmasc. (le)Say it: res-toh-RAHN — the final t sleeps | restaurant | |
| additionfem. (la)Say it: la-dee-SYOHN — vowel start, so it squeezes: l'addition | the bill |
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