French Chapter 5 & Café Vocabulary, Grammar, and Expressions
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Vocabulary practice flashcards covering café vocabulary, dining utensils, steak doneness, prepositions à and de contractions, the irregular verbs aller and prendre, and the futur proche.
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Un serveur
A male waiter.
Une serveuse
A female waitress.
Une table libre
A free or unoccupied table.
Une table occupée
An occupied table.
Un menu
A restaurant or café menu.
J’ai soif
An idiomatic expression meaning "I am thirsty."
J’ai faim
An idiomatic expression meaning "I am hungry."
Vous désirez?
A phrase used by a server meaning "You would like?" or "What would you like?"
Je voudrais…
A polite phrase meaning "I would like…"
Un citron pressé
Freshly squeezed lemon juice / lemonade served in French cafés.
Un café au lait
Coffee served with hot milk.
Un jus d’orange
Orange juice.
Un jus de raisin
Grape juice.
Un Orangina
A French carbonated orange soda.
Une limonade
A French citrus / lemon-lime soda.
Une eau minérale
Bottled mineral water.
Un croissant
A flaky, crescent-shaped French roll or pastry.
Des tartines beurrées
Slices of bread spread with butter.
Une omelette aux fines herbes
An omelet seasoned with fine herbs.
Une omelette nature
A plain omelet without added fillings or herbs.
Un croque-monsieur
A toasted or grilled ham and melted cheese sandwich.
Une soupe à l'oignon
Traditional French onion soup topped with bread and melted cheese.
Une quiche
A savory baked egg custard tart.
Un steak-frites
Steak served with French fries.
Des frites
French fries (feminine noun).
Le couvert
The complete place setting or table setting at a dining table.
Une assiette
A plate or dining dish.
Une tasse
A cup (typically for hot beverages like coffee or tea).
Un verre
A drinking glass.
Une nappe
A tablecloth.
Une serviette
A table napkin.
Une cuillère
A spoon.
Un couteau
A knife.
Une fourchette
A fork.
Saignant
Rare, used to specify the doneness of cooked steak.
À point
Medium, used to specify the doneness of cooked steak.
Bien cuit
Well-done, used to specify the doneness of cooked steak.
Bleu
Very rare or extra rare, referring to cooked steak.
L’addition (f.)
The restaurant or café bill/check.
Un pourboire
A gratuity or tip left for restaurant/café staff.
De l’argent (m.)
Money (masculine noun).
Les trois repas de la journée
The three meals of the day: le petit déjeuner (breakfast), le déjeuner (lunch), and le dîner (dinner).
À pied
An expression meaning "on foot."
Aller
To go; known as the only irregular -er verb in French. Conjugated in the present tense as: je vais, tu vas, il va, nous allons, vous allez, ils vont.
Le futur proche
The near future construction formed by following a present-tense conjugation of aller with an infinitive (e.g., "je vais parler"); an informal but widely used way to tell what is going to happen soon.
Rigoler
A French verb meaning to joke around or have fun.
Preposition À
A preposition meaning "at", "to", or "in". Contracts with definite articles as: à + le = au; à + les = aux (à + la and à + l' remain unchanged).
Preposition De
A preposition meaning "of", "from", "about", or "some", also used to show ownership/possession. Contracts with definite articles as: de + le = du; de + les = des (de + la and de + l' remain unchanged).
Prendre
An irregular verb meaning "to take" (or to have food/drinks). Conjugated in the present tense as: je prends, tu prends, il prend, nous prenons, vous prenez, ils prennent.
Apprendre
An irregular French verb meaning "to learn", which follows the exact same conjugation pattern as prendre.
Comprendre
An irregular French verb meaning "to understand", which follows the exact same conjugation pattern as prendre.