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.
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
- fish and seafood
- conversation lesson covering food and eating
- grocery shopping
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