Comprehensive French Food and Beverage Vocabulary
Essential Staples and Proteins
le beurre: Translated as butter or the butter.
le fromage: Translated as cheese or the cheese.
le pain: Translated as bread or the bread.
le poisson: Translated as the fish or fish.
le poulet: Translated as the chicken or chicken.
la viande: Translated as meat or the meat.
les pâtes: Translated as pasta or the pasta.
le riz: Translated as rice or the rice.
le saucisson: Translated as sausage.
les oeufs: Translated as eggs.
du jambon: Translated as ham or some ham.
Produce and Vegetables
pommes: Translated as apples.
salade verte: Translated as lettuce or salad.
pomme de terre: Translated as potato.
des legumes: Translated as vegetables.
Meal Structure and Courses
l'entrée: Refers to the first course. It can also mean "way in" (feminine noun).
le plat principal: Refers to the main course.
le dessert: Translated as dessert or the dessert.
Sweets, Snacks, and Condiments
le chocolat: Translated as chocolate.
la confiture: Translated as jam.
le gâteau: Translated as cake or the cake.
croissant: Translated as croissant.
Beverages and Liquids
l'eau: Translated as water.
jus de pomme: Translated as apple juice.
de lait: Translated as milk.
une bouteille: Translated as bottle or a bottle.
Quantity and Measurement
grammes de: Translated as grams of.
demi: Translated as half.
un litre de: Translated as a litre of.
Descriptive Sensory Adjectives
âpre: A versatile adjective indicating a sour taste, a harsh voice, bitter cold, or a fierce fight.
c'est savoureux: Used to state that something is tasty.
c'est juteux: Used to state that something is juicy.
c'est trop sucré: Used to state that something is too sweet.
Conversational Phrases and Expressions
j'aime bien: Translated as "I like."
parce que; parce qu': Translated as "because."
c'est bon pour la santé: An expression stating that "it's good for the health."
ça sera tout?: A question meaning "will that be all?"
Je n'en ai plus: A phrase meaning "I don't have any left."