French food vocabulary

As most of you know, food and meals is a very important part of the French culture and heritage.

Learning words about food in French

French people continue to give much time and effort in preparing and cooking meals, buying fresh local products from the markets, making their own salade dressings and of course fresh bread.

Whilst learning to speak French improving your vocabulary is also important. The following list has many common words about food. These words and phrases will be useful when ordering from a menu in a restaurant, shopping and for your general culture.

The meals

French	English
Le repas Le petit déjeuner Le déjeuner Le goûter Le dîner Le souper L'entrée Le plat principale Le salade Le désert Le plat	The meal The breakfast The lunch The snack The dinner The soup (light evening soup) The appertiser The main course The salade The desert The dish

Table items

French	English
L'assiette L'argenterie La bouteille Le bol La carte La carte des vins Le couvert Le couteau La cuillère La fourchette Le menu La nappe La table Le verre	The plate Silverware The bottle The bowl The menu The wine menu The cutlery The knife The spoon The fork The menu The table cloth The table The glass

Le petit déjeuner

French	English
Le biscuit Le café Le café au lait Les céréales (la) Le chocolat chaud La confiture Le croissant Le jus de fruits Le lait Le miel Le pain / la baguette Le pain aux rasins La tartine Le thé Le yaourt	The biscuit The coffee The milk coffee The cereals The hot chocolate The jam The croissant The fruit juice The milk The honey The bread / French loaf The bread (with raisins) Slice of bread with butter The tea The yogurt

A typical French breakfast is a light meal, generally coffee and bread or the traditional Croissant which is a crescent shaped pastry.

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