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French food is FANTASTIC! Here are some easy words and simple phrases which will help you get through a French menu. Bon apétit!
Printer friendly Food phrases in French
| menu |
carte |
kart |
| children's menu |
menu enfant |
menyoo onfon |
| starter |
entrée |
ontray |
| main dish |
plat principal |
pla pranseepal |
| sweet or pud |
dessert |
dessair |
| dish of the day |
plat du jour |
pla doo zhor |
| bread |
pain |
pan |
| butter |
beurre |
ber |
| oil |
huile |
weel |
| salt |
sel |
sell |
| pepper (condiment) |
poivre |
pwavre |
| meat |
viande |
veeond |
| fish |
poisson |
pwasson |
| chicken |
poulet |
poolay |
| beef |
boeuf |
berf |
| lamb |
angneau |
anyoh |
| pork |
porc |
porr |
| vegetables |
légumes |
laygyoom |
| potato |
pomme de terre |
pom de tair |
| baked potato |
pomme de terre au four |
pom de tair oh foor |
| mashed potato |
purée |
puray |
| chips |
frites |
freet |
| rice |
riz |
ree |
| asparagus |
asperges |
aspairzh |
| aubergine |
aubergine |
oh-ber-zheen |
| carrots |
carrottes |
karot |
| peas |
petits pois |
petee pwa |
| beans |
haricots |
arikoh |
| cabbage |
chou |
shoo |
| cauliflower |
choux-fleur |
shoo-fler |
| salad |
salade |
salad |
| lettuce |
laitue |
lay-tyoo |
| tomato |
tomate |
tomart |
| pepper (green/red) |
poivron (vert/rouge) |
pwavron (vair/roozh) |
| cucumber |
concombre |
konkombr |
| olives (green/red) |
olives (vertes/noires) |
oleev (vert/nwah) |
| cheese |
fromage |
fromarzh |
| egg |
oeuf |
erf |
| apple |
pomme |
pom |
| orange |
orange |
oronzh |
| lemon |
citron |
seetron |
| cherry |
cérise |
se-rees |
| strawberry |
fraise |
frays |
| raspberry |
framboise |
frombwaz |
| banana |
banane |
banan |
| pear |
poire |
pwar |
| tart |
tarte |
tart |
| ice cream |
glace |
glass |
| cream |
crème |
krem |
Also useful are the following:
| I don't like... |
je n'aime pas... |
zhe nem pa... |
| I can't eat... |
je ne peux pas manger... |
zhe ne per pa monzhay... |
| I am allergic to... |
je suis allergique à... |
zhe sweez allair-zheek a... |
| I am a vegetarian |
je suis végétarien |
zhe swee vay-zhay-tarian |
| I am a vegan |
je suis végétalien |
zhe swee vay-zhay-talian |
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