French Dining Room Vocabulary

lexique de la salle à manger

On this page you will find a list of useful vocabulary words for the dining room in French. The French people take great pride in eating with groups of family and friends at the table. Most evening meals can be very elaborate and include up to five servings. If you are a guest in a French family’s home for a formal meal it’s a very good idea to be familiar with these terms!

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The room and furniture

la salle à manger dining room
la table table
la chaise chair
le siège seat

Dishes and silverware

la vaisselle dishes
les couverts cutlery/silverware
l’assiette plate dinner plate
l’assiette à soupe soup bowl
l’assiette à dessert side plate
la fourchette fork
la cuiller à soupe soup spoon
le couteau knife
le verre tumbler/glass
le verre à vin wine glass
le bol bowl
l’assiette plate
la verrerie glassware
le coquetier egg cup
la tasse à thé tea cup
la tasse à café coffee cup
la grande tasse mug

Things on the table

la nappe tablecloth
le poivre pepper
le sel salt
le couvert place setting
la serviette napkin
le rond de serviette napkin ring
le pot jug
la théière teapot
la cafetière French coffee press

Meals

le petit déjeuner breakfast
le déjeuner lunch
le dîner dinner
le set de table place mat

People

l’hôte host
l’hôtesse hostess
le repas meal
l’invité guest

Verbs

être rassasié to be full
mettre la table to set the table
avoir faim to be hungry
servir to serve manger to eat

Things to say

mes compliments au chef my complements to the chef
c’est délicieux! it’s delicious

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