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La nourriture / Les aliments
Food is a necessity, and can also be a source of great pleasure. Being able to talk about French food will come in handy while shopping, dining, traveling, and entertaining friends, so check out this vocab list for French food, including the basic food groups and related verbs. Bon appétit !
| to be hungry | avoir faim | |
| to eat | manger | |
| meal | le repas | |
| breakfast | le petit-déjeuner | |
| lunch | le déjeuner | |
| to have breakfast or lunch | déjeuner | |
| dinner | le dîner | |
| to have dinner | dîner | |
| after-school snack | le goûter | |
| to taste | goûter | |
| appetizer, starter | le hors d’œuvre l’entrée* |
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| soup | la soupe le potage |
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| main course | le plat principal | |
| salad | la salade | |
| dessert | le dessert | |
| kitchen, cooking | la cuisine | |
| dining room | la salle à manger | |
| restaurant | le restaurant |
* In American English, “entrée” means main course, whereas in French une entrée refers to an appetizer / starter.
Les fruits (m) Fruit
| l’abricot (m) | apricot | |
| l’ananas (m) | pineapple | |
| la banane | banana | |
| la cerise | cherry | |
| le citron | lemon | |
| le citron vert | lime | |
| la figue | fig | |
| la fraise | strawberry | |
| la framboise | raspberry | |
| la grenade | pomegranate | |
| le melon | melon | |
| la mûre | blackberry | |
| la myrtille | blueberry | |
| l’orange (m) | orange | |
| le pamplemousse | grapefruit | |
| la pastèque | watermelon | |
| la pêche | peach | |
| la poire | pear | |
| la pomme | apple | |
| la prune | plum | |
| le raisin | grape |
Les légumes (m) Vegetables
| l’ail (m) | garlic | |
| l’artichaut (m) | artichoke | |
| les asperges (f) | asparagus | |
| l’aubergine (f) | eggplant | |
| la betterave | beet | |
| la carotte | carrot | |
| le céleri | celery | |
| le champignon | mushroom | |
| le chou-fleur | cauliflower | |
| le concombre | cucumber | |
| la courgette | zucchini | |
| les épinards (m) | spinach | |
| le haricot | bean | |
| la laitue | lettuce | |
| l’oignon (m) | onion | |
| le maïs | corn | |
| les petits pois (m) | peas | |
| le poivron | bell pepper | |
| la pomme de terre | potato | |
| le radis | radish | |
| la tomate | tomato |
Les produits laitiers Dairy products
| le babeurre | buttermilk | |
| le beurre | butter | |
| la crème | cream | |
| la crème fraîche | slightly sour thick cream | |
| le fromage | cheese | |
| le fromage blanc | cream cheese | |
| la glace | ice cream | |
| le lait | milk | |
| le yaourt | yogurt |
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 |
Le dessert Dessert
| le biscuit | cookie | |
| les bonbons (m) | candy | |
| le chocolat | chocolate | |
| la crème brûlée | custard w/ burnt sugar | |
| la crème caramel | flan | |
| le fromage | cheese | |
| les fruits (m) | fruit | |
| le gâteau | cake | |
| la glace | ice cream | |
| la mousse au chocolat | chocolate mousse | |
| la tarte | pie | |
| la vanille | vanilla |
Et cetera
| la confiture | jam | |
| le croissant | croissant | |
| la farine | flour | |
| les frites (f) | fries (US), chips (UK) | |
| l’huile d’olive (f) | olive oil | |
| la mayonnaise | mayonnaise | |
| le miel | honey | |
| la moutarde | mustard | |
| un œuf, des œufs | egg, eggs | |
| le pain | bread | |
| le pain grillé | toast | |
| la pâte à tartiner | ~ toast spread, like Nutella or peanut butter | |
| les pâtes (f) | pasta | |
| le poivre | pepper | |
| le riz | rice | |
| la sauce | sauce, dressing, gravy | |
| le sel | salt | |
| le sucre |
sugar | |
| la tartine | toast |
In France, coffee is served after dessert, not with it.
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