La nourriture - French Food Vocabulary
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la nourriture - food
avoir faim - to be hungry
manger - to eat
avoir faim - to be hungry
manger - to eat
le repas - meal
le petit-déjeuner - breakfast
le déjeuner - lunch
le dîner - dinner
le goûter - snack
déjeuner - to have breakfast or lunch
dîner - to have dinner
le petit-déjeuner - breakfast
le déjeuner - lunch
le dîner - dinner
le goûter - snack
déjeuner - to have breakfast or lunch
dîner - to have dinner
le hors d'œuvre, l'entrée - appetizer
la soupe, le potage - soup
le plat principal - main course
la salade - salad
le dessert - dessert
la soupe, le potage - soup
le plat principal - main course
la salade - salad
le dessert - dessert
Here are the French words for some staples, seasonings,
and other miscellaneous foods.
la confiture - jam
le croissant - croissant
la farine - flour
les frites - (US) fries, (UK) chips
l'huile d'olive (f) - olive oil
la mayonnaise - mayonnaise
la moutarde - mustard
un œuf, des œufs - egg, eggs
le pain - bread
le pain grillé - toast
les pâtes - pasta
le poivre - pepper
le riz - rice
la sauce - sauce, dressing, gravy
le sel - salt
le sucre - sugar
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Le Temps - Weather
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How's the weather? | ||||
It is... | Il fait... | |||
hot | ||||
cold | ||||
cool | ||||
nice out | ||||
bad weather | ||||
humid | ||||
heavy | ||||
windy | ||||
sunny | ||||
foggy | ||||
cloudy | ||||
stormy | ||||
It's... | Il... | |||
raining | ||||
pouring | ||||
snowing | ||||
freezing |
Note that in French, you must use the impersonal verb faire
when talking about the weather.
You cannot express the weather using the verb être (to be).
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masc sing. | fem sing. | masc plural | fem plural | |
purple | violette | violets | violettes | |
blue | bleue | bleus | bleues | |
green | verte | verts | vertes | |
yellow | jaune | jaunes | jaunes | |
orange | orange | orange | orange | |
red | rouge | rouges | rouges | |
black | noire | noirs | noires | |
white | blanche | blancs | blanches | |
grey | grise | gris | grises | |
brown | marron | marron | marron | |
pink | rose | roses | roses | |
light blue | bleu clair | bleu clair | bleu clair | |
dark blue | bleu foncé | bleu foncé | bleu foncé |
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Vêtements - French Clothing Vocabulary
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un manteau coat
un imperméable raincoat
un blouson jacket
un anorak ski jacket
un pull sweater
un tee-shirt T-shirt
un pantalon pants
un jean jeans
un maillot (de bain) bathing suit
un short shorts
des chaussettes (f) socks
des chaussures (f) shoes
des tennis (m) sneakers
des bottes (f) boots
des sandales (f) sandals
un pyjama pajamas
un manteau | coat |
un imperméable | raincoat |
un blouson | jacket |
un anorak | ski jacket |
un pull | sweater |
un tee-shirt | T-shirt |
un pantalon | pants |
un jean | jeans |
un maillot (de bain) | bathing suit |
un short | shorts |
des chaussettes (f) | socks |
des chaussures (f) | shoes |
des tennis (m) | sneakers |
des bottes (f) | boots |
des sandales (f) | sandals |
un pyjama | pajamas |