Food and Meals - La Nourriture et Les Repas
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Breakfast
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le petit déjeuner
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/pti deʒœne/
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Egg
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l'œuf (m)
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/œf/
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Lunch
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le déjeuner
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/deʒœne/
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Cake
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le gâteau
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/gɑto/
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Dinner
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le dîner
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/dine/
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Pie
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la tarte
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/taʀt/
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Cup
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la tasse
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/tɑs/
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Milk
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le lait
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/lɛ/
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Slice
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la tranche
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/tʀɑ̃ʃ/
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Coffee
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le café
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/kafe/
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Bowl
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le bol
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/bɔl/
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Butter
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le beurre
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/bœʀ/
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Glass
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le verre
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/vɛʀ/
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Water
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l'eau (f)
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/o/
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Salt and Pepper
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le sel et le poivre
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/sɛl/ /pwavʀ/
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Ham
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le jambon
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/ʒɑ̃bɔ̃/
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Fork
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la fourchette
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/fuʀʃɛt/
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Fish
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le poisson
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/pwasɔ̃/
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Spoon
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la cuillère
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/kɥijɛʀ/
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Tea
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le thé
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/te/
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Knife
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le couteau
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/kuto/
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Salad
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la salade
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/salad/
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Plate
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l'assiette (f)
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/asjɛt/
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Jam
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la confiture
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/kɔ̃fityʀ/
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Napkin
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la serviette
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/sɛʀvjɛt/
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Meat
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la viande
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/vjɑ̃d/
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Ice cream
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la glace
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/glas/
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French fries
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les frites (f)
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/fʀit/
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Juice
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le jus
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/ʒy/
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Beer
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la bière
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/bjɛʀ/
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Fruit
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le fruit
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/fʀɥi/
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Wine
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le vin
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/vɛ̃/
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Cheese
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le fromage
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/fʀɔmaʒ/
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Sugar
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le sucre
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/sykʀ/
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Chicken
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le poulet
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/pulɛ/
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Soup
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le potage
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/pɔtaʒ/
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Cereal
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des céréales
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/seʀeal/
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Ketchup
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le ketchup
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/kɛtʃœp/
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Oil
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l'huile (f)
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/ɥil/
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Mustard
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la moutarde
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/mutaʀd/
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Vinegar
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le vinaigre
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/vinɛgʀ/
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Mayonnaise
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la mayonnaise
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/majɔnɛz/
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Yogurt
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le yaourt
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/jauʀt/
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Pasta
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des pâtes
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/pɑt/
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In France, it is common to use déjeuner to mean to have breakfast as well as to have lunch. In Canada, Belgium, and Switzerland, the meals are le déjeuner, le dîner, and le souper.
The plural of un œuf is des œufs, but fs is not pronounced: /œf/ vs. /ø/. Food is generally divided into two categories: sucré (sweet/sugary) and salé (savoury/salty).
Le pain /pɛ̃/ is the general word for bread; if you want to specify white bread, use le pain de mie /pɛ̃ də mi/ .
Because the French eat dinner so late in the evening (8 pm), young children have l'heure de goûter (snack time) after school.
Le yaourt refers to fruit yogurts and sweet puddings and they are eaten as desserts in France.
La glace is also a common dessert, and you can find several parfums /paʀfœ̃/ (flavors). The word for scoops (of ice cream) is boules /bul/. Many restaurants now offer take out food options, which is called à emporter (to take away). The opposite is sur place.
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