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Food - La Nourriture
French Vocabulary

Learn French vocabulary related to food and eating.

avoir faim to be hungry
manger to eat
déjeuner to have breakfast or lunch
dîner to have dinner
   
avoir soif to be thirsty
boire to drink
Je voudrais... I would like...
commander to order
   
le repas meal
le petit-déjeuner breakfast
le déjeuner lunch
le dîner dinner
le goûter snack
   
le hors d'oeuvre, l'entrée (f) appetizer
la soupe, le potage soup
le plat principal main course
la salade salad
le dessert dessert
   
la cuisine kitchen, cooking
la salle à manger dining room
le restaurant restaurant

 

Food - General Vocab 

Grammar

Fruit Vegetables Avoir
Meat Dairy Boire
Dessert Drinks Manger
Dishes Et cetera Vouloir
Restaurant Shopping Partitive Article

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Practice! French food vocabulary
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