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French Vocabulary - Food

In today's lesson, we will learn some basic French vocabulary related to food. We will learn the main words, phrases and related lessons. Please feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

Main Words

Word in French	Pronunciation	English Translation
pain	[pɛ̃]	bread
lait	[lɛ]	milk
oeuf	[œf]	egg
pomme	[pɔm]	apple
poisson	[pwasɔ̃]	fish
viande	[vjɑ̃d]	meat
fromage	[fʁɔmaʒ]	cheese
beurre	[bœʁ]	butter
salade	[salad]	salad
riz	[ʁi]	rice
soupe	[sup]	soup
fruits	[fʁɥi]	fruit
thé	[te]	tea
café	[kafe]	coffee

Phrases

• Je voudrais du pain s'il vous plaît. ([ʒə vudʁɛ dy pɛ̃ sil vu plɛ]) – I would like some bread please.
• Est-ce que je peux avoir un verre de lait? ([ɛs kə ʒə pøz-avwaʁ œ̃ vɛʁ də lɛ]) – Can I have a glass of milk?
• J'ai faim. ([ʒɛ fɛ̃]) – I'm hungry.
• Je veux une pomme. ([ʒə vøz-yn pɔm]) – I want an apple.
• Je mange du poisson. ([ʒə mɑ̃ʒ dy pwasɔ̃]) – I'm eating fish.
• Je n'aime pas la viande. ([ʒə nɛm pa la vjɑ̃d]) – I don't like meat.
• Est-ce que tu as du fromage? ([ɛs kə ty a dy fʁɔmaʒ]) – Do you have cheese?
• Je veux du beurre. ([ʒə vø dy bœʁ]) – I want some butter.
• Je vais prendre une salade. ([ʒə vɛ pʁɑ̃dʁ yn salad]) – I'm going to have a salad.
• Je préfère le riz. ([ʒə pʁefe lə ʁi]) – I prefer rice.
• Je veux une soupe. ([ʒə vøz-yn sup]) – I want a soup.
• J'aime les fruits. ([ʒɛm lε fʁɥi]) – I like fruit.
• Je bois du thé. ([ʒə bwa dy te]) – I'm drinking tea.
• Je veux un café. ([ʒə vøz-œ̃ kafe]) – I want a coffee.

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Sources

• French Food Vocabulary - Lawless French Lesson
• French Food Vocabulary (100+ Words With Pictures)
• French Food Vocabulary: 'La Nourriture'