French Food Cheat Sheet
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2General Terms
French Food
manger/boire eat/drink
le menu a selection of dishes
le petit déjeuner breakfast
for a set price
le déjeuner lunch
la formule a limited selection of
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le dîner dinner
dishes for a smaller price
le couteau knife
la dégustation tasting
la fourchette fork
le droit de bouchon corkage
la cuillère spoon
fee
l’assiette plate
le pourboire tip
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le verre glass
ouvert/fermé/complet open/
la serviette napkin
closed/full
l’entrée first course
le serveur waiter
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le plat dish, or main course
sur place/à emporter for here/
le plat du jour today’s special
to go
la carte menu
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Useful Phrases
Traditional Dishes
Je voudrais réserver une table pour
la charcuterie cured meats,
la brandade salt cod mashed
quatre personnes le vendredi vingt mars
most often pork
with olive oil and milk, and
à vingt heures au nom de Bernard.
la terrine a loaf-shaped dish,
sometimes potatoes
le croque-monsieur a grilled
I’d like to book a table for 4 on Friday,
or any meat/fish/vegetable
March 20 at 8pm under the name Bernard.
preparation cooked in it
ham and cheese sandwich
l’œuf cocotte an egg baked in
la cocotte a cast-iron pot, or
On est prêts à commander.
a ramekin
any preparation cooked in it
le pot-au-feu a stew of beef
le tartare meat or fish that’s
We’re ready to order.
with potatoes, carrots, turnips,
chopped, seasoned, and served
Qu’est-ce que vous recommandez ?
and leeks
raw
What do you recommend?
le bœuf bourguignon a stew
le velouté a smooth soup
le ragoût/le civet/la daube
of beef and onions cooked in
On peut avoir une carafe d’eau, s’il vous
red wine
stew
plaît ?
la blanquette a creamy stew of
la tourte a meat, fish, or
Can we have a pitcher of water, please?
veal and vegetables
vegetable pie
le cassoulet a stew of duck,
la brochette skewer
Je suis allergique aux fruits à coque/au
la tartine open-face sandwich
pork, and white beans from the
gluten/aux produits laitiers/aux fruits de
South-West of France
la galette a crêpe made with
mer.
la choucroute garnie
buckwheat flour and served as
I am allergic to nuts/gluten/dairy/shellfish.
sauerkraut with potatoes, cured
a main course, or any patty-
meats, and sausages
shaped preparation
Est-ce qu’il y a [ingredient] dans [dish] ?
la bouillabaisse a chunky fish
la quenelle an oval dumpling,
Is there [ingredient] in [dish]?
soup from Provence
often fish-based
la ratatouille a vegetable
l’os à moelle marrow bone
C’est servi avec quoi ?
stew from Provence made with
le foie gras liver from a
What is this served with?
tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant,
fattened duck or goose
le ris sweetbread
onions, and garlic
On peut avoir l’addition s’il vous plaît ?
le gratin casserole
le rognon kidney
Can we have the check please?
le boudin blanc/noir white
l’andouillette chitterlings
sausage/blood sausage
sausage
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