Mot du Jour: Poulet

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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
poulet /pulɛ/
masculine noun
Zool, Culin chicken;
(familier)(terme d'affection) mon ~ my pet (familier), honey US.
COMPOUNDS:
~ d'élevage ≈ battery chicken;
~ fermier ≈ free-range chicken.

Mot du Jour: Pâte (Pastry)

Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

pâte /pɑt/
I.feminine noun
1.pastry;
dough;
batter;
2.paste.

II.pâtes noun, feminine plural ~s (alimentaires) pasta.

COMPOUNDS:
~ d'amandes marzipan;
~s de fruit(s) fruit jellies;
~ à modeler Plasticine®;
~ à tartiner spread.

IDIOMS:
mettre la main à la ~ to pitch in.


pâté /pɑte/ masculine noun

1.pâté;
2.pie;
~ en croûte ≈ pie;
3.~ de maisons block (of houses);
4.(ink)blot;
5.sandcastle.

Mot du Jour: Yaourt (Yogurt)

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yaourt /'jauʀ(t)/ masculine noun yoghurt.

Mot du jour: Nourriture (Food)

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nourriture /nuʀityʀ/ feminine noun

1. food;

2. diet.

Mot du Jour: Chocolat (Chocolate)

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Chocolat nm. (shokola) Chocolate.

With valentines just around the corner why don't you practice saying these phrases related to chocolate.

Je te donne les chocolats (zhu te donn le shokola): I'm giving you chocolates.

Mot du Jour: Biscuit (Cookie)

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cookie noun

1. (biscuit) gateau m sec, biscuit m;

2. Comput cookie m.



cookie: WordReference French-English Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
cookie	(sweet cake or biscuit) US	nm	biscuit (petit gâteau sec)
cookie	(sweet biscuit) UK	nm	cookie (petit gâteau moelleux)
cookie	(stored information: computing)	nm	cookie (informatique)
Additional Translations:
cookie	colloquial	adj	banal
cookie	colloquial	adj	bateau (peu original) familier
cookie	colloquial, US	nf	jolie fille
cookie	colloquial	nm	type familier
cookie	colloquial	nm	mec familier
Compound Forms/Formes composées
biscuit/cookie factory		nf	biscuiterie
butter cookie (US)		nm	petit-beurre (Alimentation)
chocolate chip cookie			biscuits aux pépites de chocolat
cookie cutter		nm	emporte-pièce
fortune cookie			biscuit chinois
oatmeal cookie			biscuit à la farine d'avoine
shell-shaped cookie		nf	madeleine (food)

Mot du jour: Sandwich

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Sandwich is the same as in the English word Sandwich

Compound Forms/Formes composées
club sandwich	nm	sandwich club
double-decker sandwich	nm	sandwich double
grilled cheese sandwich	n	sandwich au fromage fondu
grilled cheese sandwich	nm	sandwich au fromage grillé
ham sandwich	nm	sandwich au jambon
peanut butter and jelly sandwich	nm	sandwich au beurre de cacahuètes et confiture
sandwich board	nm	panneau sandwich
sandwich shop	nf	sandwicherie
sandwich tern (zoology)	nf	sterne caugek (zoologie)

Les Boissons: Drinks

Of course a meal wouldn't be complete without the drinks so here are the French words for common drinks.

un apéritif (ung aperitif)	cocktail
la bière (la biyer)	beer
le café (lu kafey)	coffee
le chocolat chaud (lu shokola sho)	hot chocolate
le citron pressé (lu sitrong pressey)	lemonade
le digestif (lu dijestif)	after-dinner drink
l'eau (f) (lo)	water
un express (ung express)	espresso
le jus (le joo)	juice
le lait (lu ley)	milk
le thé (lu te)	tea
le vin (lu vang)	wine

Dishes and Silverware - Les Plats et l'argenterie

We've been learning about the different words related to food. Now we learn the words for the different dishes and cutlery

une assiette (yun assyet)	plate
un bol (yun bol)	bowl
un couteau (ung ko-to)	knife
une cuillère (yun kwi-yer)	spoon
une fourchette (yun foor-shet)	fork
une serviette (yun ser-vyet)	napkin
une soucoupe (yun su-sop)	saucer
une tasse (yun tass)	cup
un verre (ung verr)	glass
un verre à vin (ung ver a vang)	wine glass
une boîte (yun bwat)	can, tin
une bouteille (yun boo-tey)	bottle
un carton (ung kar-tong)	box
un pot (ung po)	jar, cup

French Meats: La Viande

As you may have noticed the past few entries had been about food so here is another food related vocabulary.

l'agneau (m) lan-yo	lamb
les anchois lez anshwa	anchovies
le bifteck lu beef-tek	steak
la dinde la dind	turkey
les escargots (m) lez eskargo	snails
le jambon lu jambown	ham
le lapin lu lapang	rabbit
le poisson lu pwason	fish
le porc lu porc	pork
le poulet lu puley	chicken
le rosbif lu rosbeef	roast beef
le saucisson lu sosisson	sausage
le veau lu vo	veal

Bon Appetit

Les Repas Francais: French Meals

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Le Petit Dejeuner: Breakfast

Usually consists of coffee, tea, or chocolate with a slice of bread with jam or cereals.
Le Casse-croûte: Mid-morning Snack

Usually eaten by school children and workers. Consists of Biscuits or Bread with Cheese.

Le Dejeuner: Lunch

Consists of full meals usually with soup, a main course and bread.

Le goûter, le thé: Afternoon Snack

Consists of Cakes, Cookies and Tea.

Le Diner, Le souper (in some Regions in France and In Canada): Dinner

Consists of the usual meals, with bread,soup etc. Usually eaten with the family. Sometimes they drink wine during this time.

Bon Appetit!

Breads in France

Here are the different types of common french breads:

le pain, du pain (lu pang, doo pang)		bread
un pain (ung pang)		loaf
gros pain (gro pang)		bread sold by weight
pain azyme (pang azeem)		unleavened bread
pain béni(t) (pang beni/ benit)		consecrated bread
pain de boulanger (pang bu-lan-jer)		baker's bread
pain doré (pang dore)		French toast
pain dur (pang dur)		dry bread
pain frais (pang fre)		fresh bread
pain à chanter (pang a shante)		unleavened bread
pain au lait (pang o ley)		~sweet roll / bun
pain au levain (pang o luvang)		traditionally leavened bread
pain de ménage (pang du menaj)		homemade bread
pain rassis (pang rassi)		stale bread
pain bis (pang bi)		brown bread
pain brie (pang briye)		hard-crusted, very dense bread from Normandy
pain de campagne (pang du campan)		farmhouse bread
pain au chocolat (pang o shokola)		chocolate croissant
pain complet (pang komple)		wholewheat / wholemeal bread
pain d'épices (pang depis)		~gingerbread
pain (de) fantaisie (pang fontazee)		bread sold by piece rather than by weight
pain français (pang fronse)	(Belgium)	any long loaf of bread
pain de Gênes (pang de jen)		~sponge cake with almonds
pain grille (pang grill)		toast
pain de gruau (pang de gruaw)		Vienna bread
pain long (pang long)		any long, cylindrical bread like a baguette
pain de mie (pang du mi)		sandwich bread (with a thin crust)
pain mollet (pang mole)		type of bread roll made with milk
pain moulé (pang muley)		bread cooked in a pan rather than directly on the oven rack
pain parisien (pang Parisian)		long loaf of bread weighing 400 grams
pain perdu (pang perdoo)		French toast
pain polka (pang polka)		bread marked with squares
pain quotidian (pang kotidiyang)		everyday bread
pain aux raisins (pang o reysang)		~raisin Danish
pain de seigle (pang doo segl)		rye bread
pain de son (pang doo son)		bran bread
pain de sucre (pang doo soocr)		sugar loaf
un petit pain (ung peti pang)		bread roll

Vegetables - Les Légumes

Learn the French words for certain vegetables

un artichaut	artichoke
les asperges (f)	asparagus
une aubergine	eggplant
la carotte	carrot
le céleri	celery
le champignon	mushroom
le chou-fleur	cauliflower
le concombre	cucumber
les épinards (m)	spinach
un haricot	bean
la laitue	lettuce
un oignon	onion
le maïs	corn
les petits pois (m)	peas
la pomme de terre	potato
le radis	radish
la tomate	tomato

Fruits- Les Fruits

Learn The French words for certain fruits.

un abricot	apricot
un ananas	pineapple
une banane	banana
une cerise	cherry
un citron	lemon
un citron vert	lime
une fraise	strawberry
une framboise	raspberry
une mûre	blackberry
une myrtille	blueberry
une orange	orange
un pamplemousse	grapefruit
une pastèque	watermelon
une pêche	peach
une poire	pear
une pomme	apple
une prune	plum

In the Restaurant - Dans le Restaurant

Essential vocabulary
Vous avez choisi ?	Have you decided?
Que voudriez-vous ? Vous désirez ?	What would you like?
Je vous écoute.	What would you like? (Literally, "I'm listening.")
Que prenez-vous ?	What are you having?
Qu'est-ce que je vous sers ?	What can I get you?
Je voudrais... J'aimerais...	I would like...
Je vais prendre... Je prends...	I'm going to have...
Combien coûte... ?	How much does ... cost?
C'est à votre goût ?	Do you like it? Is everything ok?
C'est terminé ?	Have you finished?
Je suis...	I am...
allérgique à...	allergic to...
diabétique	diabetic
végétarien / végétarienne	vegetarian
végétalien / végétalienne	vegan
Je ne peux pas manger...	I can't eat...
bleu, saignant	very rare
rosé	rare
à point	medium-rare
bien cuit	well done
le serveur	waiter
la serveuse	waitress
le/la chef	cook
l'addition (f)	check/bill
le menu	fixed-price meal (learn more)
la carte	menu
à la carte	side order (not part of le menu)
le pourboire	tip (learn more)
service compris	tip included
service non compris	tip not included
Attention !	Watch out!
bon appétit !	enjoy your meal
défense de fumer	no smoking
les animaux sont interdits	no pets allowed