les repas
The following table contains vocabulary for the three meals in French: le petit-déjeuner (breakfast), le déjeuner (lunch) and le dîner (dinner). You’ll also find names of typical French foods for each meal as well as a short list of useful verbs.
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| MEAL NAMES + COMMON MEALS | |
| breakfast | le petit déjeuner |
| cereal | les céréales (f.p.) |
| eggs | les oeufs |
| - scrambled eggs | les oeufs brouillés |
| - fried eggs, sunny side up | les oeufs au plat |
| - poached eggs | les oeufs pochés |
| - soft-boiled eggs | les oeufs à la coque |
| - stuffed egg | un oeuf dur farci |
| omelette | une omelette |
| - cheese omelette | une omelette au fromage |
| - ham omelette | une omelette au jambon |
| - whipped cream omelette | une omelette mousseline |
| a bowl of coffee | un bol de cafe |
| baguette | la baguette |
| bread | le pain |
| brioche | la brioche |
| butter | le beurre |
| crepe, pancake | une crêpe |
| croissant | un croissant |
| French toast | le pain perdu |
| jam | la confiture |
| orange juice | le jus d’orange |
| sweet pastery | une chouquette |
| lunch | le déjeuner |
| mixed salad | une salade mixte |
| pâté | le pâté |
| sandwich | un sandwich |
| soup | la soupe, le potage |
| terrine | la terrine |
| quiche | la quiche |
| - cheese quiche | une quiche au fromage |
| - ham quiche | une quiche au jambon |
| croque-monsieur | un croque-monsieur |
| rice | le riz |
| steak and fries | le steak frites |
| French fries | les frites (f.p.) |
| dinner | le dîner |
| aperatif, pre-dinner drink | un apéritif |
| appetizer | les hors-d’oeuvre variés (m.p.) |
| beef | le beouf |
| chicken | le poutlet |
| cutlet | la côtelette |
| dumpling | la boulette |
| filet | le filet |
| fish stew | la bouillabaisse |
| la salde | salade |
| pasta | les pâtes |
| pork | le porc |
| rice with vegetables | le riz au légumes |
| snails | les escargots |
| steak and fries | le bifstek |
| thick puree | la purée |
| dessert | le dessert |
| cake | le gâteau |
| fruit tarlet | la tartelette aux fruits |
| pie | la tarte |
| - apple pie | la tate aux pommes |
| - cherry pie | la tarte aux cerises |
| - chocolate pie | la tarte au chocolat |
| - peach pie | la tarte aux pêches |
| sherbert | le sorbet |
| la glace | ice cream |
| - vanilla ice cream | la glace à la vanille |
| - strawberry ice cream | la glace à la fraise |
| - chocolate ice cream | la glace au chocolat |
| USEFUL VERBS | |
| shop for food | faire les courses |
| to be hungry | avoir faim |
| to be thirsty | avoir soif |
| to clear the table | débarasser la table |
| to drink | boire |
| to have a snack | prendre un goûter |
| to have breakfast | prendre le petit-déjeuner |
| to have dinner | dîner |
| to have lunch | déjeuner |
| to set the table | mettre la table |
| to take out (food to go) | emporter |
Related lessons:
- ordering food / restaurant phrases
- meat vocabulary – complete list
- fruit vocabulary – complete list
- desserts vocabulary – complete list
- beverages vocabulary – complete list
- breakfast vocabulary – complete list
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- conversation lesson covering food and eating
- grocery shopping
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