Test your knowledge of French food and drinks.
Testez vos connaissances du vocabulaire français pour la nourriture et les boissons.
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Food is central to culture! This list will help you navigate menus and local markets.
Partitive Articles: In French, when talking about eating or drinking an unspecified quantity, you use partitive articles (du, de la, de l'). For example, "Je mange du pain" means "I am eating (some) bread".
Meals of the Day: The three main meals are le petit-déjeuner (breakfast), le déjeuner (lunch), and le dîner (dinner).
| English | French |
|---|---|
| food | nourriture |
| water | eau |
| bread | pain |
| wine | vin |
| beer | bière |
| milk | lait |
| coffee | café |
| tea | thé |
| juice | jus |
| cheese | fromage |
| meat | viande |
| fish | poisson |
| chicken | poulet |
| fruit | fruit(s) |
| vegetables | légume(s) |
| apple | pomme |
| banana | banane |
| orange (fruit) | orange |
| tomato | tomate |
| potato | pomme de terre |
| onion | oignon |
| garlic | ail |
| oil | huile |
| salt | sel |
| sugar | sucre |
| breakfast | petit-déjeuner |
| lunch | déjeuner |
| dinner | dîner |
| rice | riz |
| pasta | pâtes |
| pizza | pizza |
| soup | soupe |
| salad | salade |
| egg | œuf |
| butter | beurre |
| jam | confiture |
| honey | miel |
| yogurt | yaourt |
| cookie / biscuit | biscuit |
| cake | gâteau |
| ice cream | glace |
| chocolate | chocolat |
| candy | bonbon |
| spice | épice |
| vinegar | vinaigre |
| mustard | moutarde |
| ketchup | ketchup |
| lemon | citron |
| strawberry | fraise |
| grape | raisin |
| peach | pêche |
| pear | poire |
| melon | melon |
| watermelon | pastèque |
| drink / beverage | boisson |
| freshly squeezed juice | jus (de fruits) pressé |
| sparkling water | eau pétillante |
| still water | eau plate |