Bon Voyage Chapitre 5 – On va au restaurant à Paris
In this chapter, you will learn about food and beverages, place settings, as well as the experience of dining out (including prices, ordering food, asking how much, etc…).You will learn about when the French eat, what they eat, and where. The grammar includes the verb “aller” (to go), and the near future (le futur proche) which uses a form of aller plus an infinitive to indicate what you will soon do, “prendre” (to take/to have), and contractions with à and de.
Le Vocabulaire au café
Chapitre 5 – Au Café MOTS 1
le café – coffee
la table – table
le serveur – waiter
la serveuse – waitress
la carte – menu
la boisson – BEVERAGE/DRINK
la consommation – ANOTHER WORD FOR BEVERAGE, consumption
le coca – Coke
la limonade – sparkling lemonade
le citron pressé – lemonade
le café / l’express – coffee/espresso
le crème – coffee with milk (like a latte)
le jus d’orange – Orange juice
le jus de pomme – Apple juice
l’eau (f.) – water
l’eau minérale (f.) – mineral water
la nourriture – FOOD
le sandwich… sandwich
au jambon – ham sandwich
au fromage – cheese sandwich
au dindon – turkey sandwich
le croque-monsieur – grilled ham and cheese sandwich (specialty- we’ll discuss)
la croque-madame – grilled ham and cheese (with egg on top)
la salade verte – green salad
l’omelette (f.) …
nature – plain omelette
aux fines herbes – herb omelette
au jambon – ham omelette
au fromage – cheese omelette
les frites – fries
la soupe…
à l’oignon – ___onion soup__
au poulet – ___chicken soup__
aux légumes – __vegetable soup___
le hot-dog – hot-dog
la crêpe…
au chocolat – chocolate crepe (thin French pancake)
aux fruits – fruit crepe
la glace …
au chocolat – chocolate ice cream
à la vanille – vanilla ice cream
à la fraise – strawberry ice cream
la pizza – pizza
le croissant – croissant
le pain au chocolat – chocolate croissant (chocolate in bread)
la tartine de pain – small piece of bread (usually for breakfast, put jam and/or butter on)
All of these including different flavors could be on the test.
je voudrais – I would like
commander – to order
chercher – to look for
“Je cherche une table libre” (“I’m looking for a free table”) “Ah non, la table là est occupé” (Oh no, that table there is occupied)
trouver – to find
avoir faim – to be hungry
avoir soif – to be thirsty
laisser – to leave
laisser un pourboire – to leave a tip
Chapitre 5 – Mots II
le couvert – table setting
la nappe – tablecloth
le verre – glass
la tasse – cup
l’assiette (f.)- plate
le bol – bowl
la serviette – napkin
la fourchette- fork
la cuillère à thé- teaspoon
la cuillère à table- tablespoon
le couteau – knife
aller à- to goto
prendre- to take/have
aller à pied- to go by foot
aller en voiture- to go by car
prendre le bus- to take the bus
prendre le train- to take the train
prendre le métro- to take the metro
le steak- steak
le steak-frites- steak & fries
bien cuit- well-done
à point- medium-rare
saignant- rare
bleu- raw
l’addition- bill, check
le service- tax/tip
le pourboire- extra tip
l’argent- money
payer (y->i)- to pay
laisser- to leave
payer en espèces- to pay in cash
une carte de crédit- credit card
une chèque- check
le repas- meal
le petit déjeuner- breakfast
le déjeuner- lunch
le dîner- dinner
Grammar – several new regular verbs (at the cafe/restaurant),
2 new irregular verbs (aller) & (prendre), the near future a.k.a. “le futur proche” (aller + infinitive)
Read more about aller and the near future here.
Read more about prendre (and verbs like it: apprendre/comprendre) here.
Keep reading on for more info, and games at the bottom.
| français | anglais |
|---|---|
| libre | free, unoccupied |
| le fromage | cheese |
| le jambon | ham |
| un croque-monsieur | grilled ham and cheese |
| À quel parfum? | What flavor? |
| un citron pressé | fresh lemonade |
| un crème | coffee with cream |
| un jus de pomme | apple juice |
| saignant | rare (meat) |
| à point | medium (meat) |
| bien cuit | well-done (meat) |
| une glace | ice cream |
| une assiette | a plate |
| une fourchette | a fork |
| un couteau | a knife |
| une cuillère | a spoon |
| une nappe | a tablecloth |
| une serviette | a napkin |
| le déjeuner | lunch |
| une boisson | a drink |
| j’ai faim | I’m hungry |
| j’ai soif | I’m thirsty |
| le pourboire | the tip |
| prendre | to take, to have |
| je voudrais | I would like |
| quelque chose | something |
| la carte | the menu |
| l’addition | the bill |
| souvent | often |
| toujours | always |
| quelquefois | sometimes |
| peu | seldom |
| une tasse | a cup |
| un verre | a glass |
| commander | to order |
| l’argent | money |
| des frites | fries |
| le couvert | the table setting |
| laisser | to leave behind, to allow |
| trouver | to find |
Mots 2
| français | anglais |
|---|---|
| un verre | a glass |
| une assiette | a plate |
| un couteau | a knife |
| une fourchette | a fork |
| une cuillère | a spoon |
| une serviette (de table) | a napkin |
| une nappe | a tablecloth |
| une tasse | a cup |
| une soucoupe, une sous-tasse | a saucer |
| le couvert | table setting |
| tout(e) seul(e) | all alone |
| aller en voiture | to go by car |
| aller à pied | to go on foot |
| prendre le bus | to take the bus |
| saignant(e), bleu(e) | rare (bleeding)meat |
| à point | medium rare (meat) |
| bien cuit | well done |
| l’addition | the check (restaurant) |
| payer pour soi | to pay one’s own |
| un pourboire | tip |
| l’argent | money, silver |
| un billet | a bill |
| une pièce | a coin |
| un chèque | a check |
| une carte de crédit | credit card |
| service compris | gratuity included |
| laisser | to leave behind |
| toujours | always |
| souvent | often |
| quelquefois | sometimes |
| très peu | very little |
| le petit déjeuner | breakfast |
| le déjeuner | lunch |
| le dîner | dinner |
| le goûter | snack after school |
| une entrée | appetizer |
| un dessert | dessert |
| le plat de resistance | main dish |
| Bon appétit! | Enjoy your meal! |
| le repas | meal |
Des Jeux
Quia – flashcards, matching, concentration, wordsearch – Vocabulaire
Quia – flashcards, matching, concentration, wordsearch – Mots 2
Quia – Rags to Riches (like Who Wants to Be a Millionaire) – food, drinks, and quantity (*the partitive*)
End of chapter 5 review game Challenge Board (like Jeopardy), including food vocab, verbs, place settings, things on a table/at a café, etc…
Ch. 5 challenge board cafe vocab.
Quia Java Games (Flashcards, matching, concentration)
(Ch. 6 review games: food and shops, verbs: faire, pouvoir, vouloir)
Additional links
Cultural information about eating and drink in France (includes good vocab. specific to small shops or French dishes)
In this chapter, you will not only learn about food, drink, and dining, but you will learn about the rich culture surrounding “la nourriture” in France.