Level A2 (Upper Beginner)
Lesson written by French teacher David Issokson for students who want to learn French online, with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier, a voice artist from France.
The French Word of the Day is la mousse au chocolat, meaning “chocolate mousse.” This is one of my all-time favorite French foods, and I’ll never forget my host sisters making it from scratch in the kitchen when I was an exchange student in France in 1991–92. How do you pronounce it in French? What would you say to order it in a restaurant? Listen to Marie’s audio examples, and it will click!
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📘 Mousse au chocolat meaning
Mousse au chocolat means “chocolate mousse” in French. It’s a classic French dessert made with chocolate, eggs, and sometimes cream, and has a light, airy consistency. In French, the feminine noun “mousse” means “foam” or “froth,” while au is a contraction of “à + le,” meaning “made with” or “flavored with.” The melt-in-your-mouth texture comes from whipping air into egg whites or cream.
🎧 Mousse au chocolat pronunciation with IPA
The pronunciation of mousse au chocolat is /la mus o ʃɔ.ko.la/, which sounds like “mooss oh sho-ko-LAH.”
📝 Mousse au chocolat examples & usages
Je vais prendre une mousse au chocolat pour le dessert, s’il vous plaît.
I’m going to have a chocolate mousse for dessert, please.
La mousse au chocolat est un dessert léger et très populaire en France.
Chocolate mousse is a light dessert and very popular in France.
Ils adorent la mousse au chocolat parce qu’elle est simple et rapide à faire.
They love chocolate mousse because it’s simple and quick to make.
Elle commande une mousse au chocolat au restaurant pour finir son repas.
She orders a chocolate mousse at the restaurant to finish her meal.
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🔗 Related words and expressions
- le chocolat — chocolate
- les œufs (m.) — eggs
- le chocolat noir — dark chocolate
- la crème — cream
- le sucre — sugar
- fait maison — homemade
- un dessert léger — a light dessert
- se faire plaisir — to treat oneself
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