BONJOUR LES AMIS,
Our relation with food is quite intimate. The type of food we eat can make us healthy or sick.
Everyday, in our conversation, we make judgments on the food we eat at home, in restaurants, at school in the cafeteria, etc. So I thought it will be important to list some French expressions used to describe food.
Oh, comme j’ai faim! I don’t know about you, but looking at my LESSON ON FOOD AND MENUS IN FRENCH always makes me very hungry. In this current lesson, I will expand on what we have learned in the former, and we will be learning SOME VERY USEFUL WAYS TO TALK ABOUT FOOD IN FRENCH.
| EXPRESSIONS TO TALK ABOUT FOOD | EXAMPLE SENTENCES |
|---|---|
| au four (baked) | Il aime le porc au four. (He likes baked pork) |
| un morceau (de) (a piece / chunk of) | Un gros morceau de viande. (A big chunk of meat) |
| saignant(e) (rare) | Tu aimes la viande saignante? (You like rare meat?) |
| à point (medium, medium well-done) | Non, je la préfère à point. (No, I prefer it medium) |
| une boîte (de) (a can of ) | J’achète souvent des boîtes de conserve. (I often buy canned food) |
| fondu(e) (melted) | De la crême fondue. (Cream fondue) |
| frit(e) (fried) | Vous mangez du poisson frit. (You are eating some fried fish) |
| grillé(e) (grilled) | Il y a du poulet grillé au menu. (There is grilled chicken on the menu) |
| fumé(e) (smoked) | Ma mère aime le saumon fumé. (My mother likes smoked salmon) |
| battu(e) (beaten, whisked) | De la crème battue. (Wisked cream) |
| beurré(e) (buttered) | Du pain beurré, s’il-vous-plait. (Some buttered bread, please) |
| cuit(e); bien cuit(e) (cooked; well-done) |
Cette nourriture n’est pas bien cuite. (This food isn’t well cooked) |
| cru(e) (raw) | Elle est crue. (It is raw) |
| nappé(e) de (covered with) | Ta crèpe est nappée de sucre. (Your crepe is covered with sugar) |
| garni(e) (garnished, copious) |
Un buffet bien garni. (A very copious buffet) |
| poché(e) poached | Comment faire des oeufs pochés? (How to make poached eggs?) |
| sain(e) (healthy, healthful) | Ma nourriture, je la veux saine. (My food, I like it healthy) |
| le mal-bouffe (junk food) | Je n’aime pas le mal-bouffe. (I don’t like junk food) |
| salé(e)(salty) | Ce plat est trop salé pour moi. (This dish is too salty for me) |
| sucré(e) (sweet) | Le café de Léa est sucré. (Léa’s coffee is / tastes sweet) |
| épicé(e) (spicy) | Ce plat indien est très épicé. (This Indian dish is very spicy) |
| frais / fraîche (fresh) | Des légumes frais. (Fresh vegetables) |
| congelé(e) (frozen) | Elle a acheté de la pizza congelée. (She bought some frozen pizza) |
| croustillant(e) (crunchy, crusty) | Miam, ce pain est chaud et croustillant. (Yum, this bread is warm and crunchy) |
| recouvert(e) de (covered in) | Une pizza recouverte de fromage. (A pizza covered in cheese) |
| végétalien(ne) (vegan) | André veut devenir végétalien. (Andrew wants to become a vegan) |
Dis Herman,
Le lecteur ne travaile pas sur mon ordinateur.
Daniel
Bonjour Daniel,
Merci de m’en informer. Le problème est maintenant réglé.
Herman
hello prof,
my question today is not related to the lesson but related to REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS…it is said that it is an action to onself…
je me coupe. i cut myself
tu te coupes. you cut yourself
il/elle se coupe. he/she cut his/herself….etc
what if the action is perform to another person, for example
i cut you… can i say “je te COUPE”?
you cut me… can i say “tu me COUPES”……
Oui, c’est correct. “je te coupe” “tu me coupes”. Here, TE and ME are direct object pronouns “YOU” and “ME”.
Merci!
Herman
merci beaucoup prof!!!
hope you will post another lesson regarding direct object pronouns…i want to learn more about this topic…
merci encore!!!
Well, your wish has just come to true. This week’s lesson is on the Direct Object Pronouns. Have fun learning!
your really really fantastic prof…thank for the lesson…:-)
Oh, great!I like this lesson
Thank you!!!
Maja