Eating in French
Eating in French is easy once you master this vocab! Find out how to pronounce different words about eating in French with this free lesson! Listen to the audio of French words about eating out, then practice your pronunciation with our voice recognition tool.
Whether you are missing a piece of cutlery or a napkin, or the waiter asks what type of water you’d like, you’ll be able to speak French to ask for what you need. And after you’ve finished ordering your meal in French you’ll be able to thank the waiter too.
Resources for further reading:
Talking about eating in French
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Est-ce que vous pouvez me donner une serviette ?
Can you give me a napkin?
Est-ce que je pourrais avoir de l'eau ?
Could I have some water?
Je n'ai pas de couteau.
I don't have a knife.
You might get as an answer…
Oui, bien sûr.
Yes, of course.
C'est avec plaisir.
It's with pleasure
In France we have two types of water sparkling or still, the waiter may ask you what type of water you would like or if you just want a jug of water…
De l'eau plate ou pétillante ?
Still or sparkling water?
Juste une carafe d'eau ?
Only a jug of water?
Here are the names of some utensils for the table…
Des couverts
Cutlery / Silverware
Un couteau
A knife
Une fourchette
A fork
Une cuillère
A spoon
Une cuillère à café
A tea spoon
Une cuillère à soupe
A soup spoon
Un verre
A glass
Un verre à vin
A wine glass
Une flûte or un verre à champagne
A flute
Une assiette
A plate
Une tasse
A cup
Un plat
A dish
Une table
A table
Une serviette
A napkin
Une nappe
A table cloth
Le sel
Salt
Le poivre
Pepper
L'arrangement de fleurs
Flower's arrangement
La décoration
The decoration
La musique
The music
In order to get the utensils that you are missing or that you need you want simply say…
J'ai besoin de….
I'll need…
Je voudrais…
I would like…
Once the waiter brought you what you need you could just say…
Merci.
Thank you.
Merci beaucoup.
Thank you very much.
That’s it for today’s lesson.
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À bientôt !
Marie-Claire Rivière and the Rocket French Team
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