French Food & Restaurants Vocabulary

Essential food & restaurants vocabulary in French. 13 words and phrases with pronunciation guides.

WordPronunciationMeaning
la carte/la- kˈaʁt/the menu
le plat/lə- plˈa/the dish
je voudrais/ʒə- vudʁˈɛ/I would like
des escargots/de-z ɛskaʁɡˈo/some snails
un steak-frites/œ̃ stˈeɪkfʁˈit/a steak and fries
une mousse au chocolat/yn mˈus o ʃokolˈa/a chocolate mousse
végétarien/veʒetaʁjˈɛ̃/vegetarian
allergique/alɛʁʒˈik/allergic
du vin/dy- vˈɛ̃/some wine
une suggestion/yn syɡʒɛstjˈɔ̃/a suggestion
le repas/lə- ʁəpˈa/the meal
délicieux/delisjˈø/delicious
très bon/tʁɛ bˈɔ̃/very good

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