| A | B |
|---|
| à la carte | from the menu/individual items |
| la carte | the menu |
| à point | Medium ("rare" in France) |
| à la fraise | strawberry flavored |
| à la vanille | vanilla flavored |
| au chocolat | chocolate flavored |
| les fraises | strawberries |
| A quel parfum? | What flavor? |
| aller | to go |
| demander | to ask (for) |
| au beurre | with butter |
| beurré | buttered |
| au Nutella | with Nutella (chocolate/hazelnut spread) |
| au sucre | with sugar |
| avoir faim | to be hungry |
| avoir soif | to be thirsty |
| bien cuit | well done ("medium" in France) |
| bienvenue | welcome |
| commander | to order |
| de temps en temps | from time to time |
| déjeuner | to have lunch |
| l'eau minérale | mineral (spring) water |
| l'eau | water |
| dîner | to have dinner |
| du coin | "on the corner", local, neighborhood (not touristy) |
| Et avec ça? | And with that? |
| inviter | to invite (and to pay) |
| Je voudrais | I would like |
| l'addition | the bill/check |
| l'argent | money |
| la pizza | pizza |
| la soupe à l'oignon | onion soup (with melted cheese & croutons) |
| la terrasse d'un café | the terrasse of a café |
| laisser | to leave (behind) |
| le couvert | the table setting(s) |
| le déjeuner | lunch |
| le dîner | dinner/supper |
| le petit-déjeuner | breakfast |
| le menu à prix fixe | "combo" meal (2-3 choices from different categories for one price) |
| le menu du jour | special of the day |
| le pourboire | tip |
| le service est compris | the tip in included |
| les frites | fries |
| les huitres | oyesters |
| les moules | mussels (black shelled/like clams) |
| les pâtes | pasta |
| libre | free/unoccupied |
| occupé | occupied/taken |
| payer | to pay |
| peu | little/few |
| prendre | to take (to have food/drink) |
| quelque chose | something |
| boire | to drink |
| manger | to eat |
| saignant | rare (very rare/"bloody" in French) |
| souvent | often |
| toujours | always |
| tout seul | all alone |
| trouver | to find |
| une table | a table |
| un café | a (black) coffee |
| un café | a coffeshop/bar/limited food menu |
| un café au lait | 1/2 coffee & 1/2 milk for breakfast in a big mug or bowl |
| un citron pressé | Fresh lemonade (may actually give you water and sugar to add yourselves) |
| un coca | a cola |
| un couteau | a knife |
| un (café) crème | a coffee with a little cream |
| un chocolat (chaud) | a hot chocolat |
| un croissant | a crescent roll |
| un croque-monsieur | an open-faced, grilled ham and swiss cheese-sauce sandwich |
| un express | an espresso (small, very strong black coffee) |
| un hamburger | un hamburger |
| un hot-dog | a hot dog (may be served on a baguette) |
| une baguette | a French loaf of bread |
| un jus d'orange | orange juice |
| un orange | an orange |
| un jus de pomme | apple juice |
| une pomme | an apple |
| un jus de raisin | grape juice |
| des raisins | grapes |
| un oeuf | an egg |
| un Orangina | carbonated orange juice drink |
| un pastèque | watermelon |
| un poivron (rouge, jaune, vert) | a bell pepper (red, yellow, green) |
| un repas | meal |
| un sandwich au fromage | a cheese sandwich |
| un sandwich au jambon | a ham sandwich |
| un sandwich | a sandwich (usually on a baguette in France) |
| le fromage | cheese |
| le jambon | ham |
| un saucisson | hard sausage (like salami, that you can slice) |
| un serveur | waiter |
| un set | placemat |
| un steak | steak |
| un steak-frites | (usually inexpensive) steak and fries |
| un thé (au citron) | tea (with lemon) |
| un thé glacé | iced tea |
| un verre | a glass |
| une assiette | a plate |
| une boisson | a drink |
| une carafe (d'eau) | a pitcher (of tap water) |
| une citrouille | pumpkin |
| une consommation | a beverage |
| une crêpe | crepe (usually for breakfast in France_ |
| une cuillère | a spoon |
| une fourchette | fork |
| une framboise | raspberry |
| une galette | a buckwheat crepe (usually filled with ham, cheese, eggs,etc) |
| une glace | ice cream |
| une limonade | a carbonated lemon drink |
| une nappe | tablecloth |
| une omelette | omelet (usually for lunch or dinner in France) |
| nature | plain |
| aux fines herbes | with herbs (& spices) |
| une salade verte | a green salad (often just lettuce & vinaigrette, few veggies) |
| une salade composée | a mixed salad (pasta, macaroni, bean, veggie...) |
| une saucisse | a stuffed sausage (like brats which must be cooked) |
| une serveuse | waitress |
| une serviette (en papier) | (paper) napkin |
| une soucoupe | saucer (small plate under coffee cup) |
| une tarte | a pie |
| au, à la, à l', aux | with/made of... |
| une tartine (de pain) | bread with a spread |
| une tasse | a (coffee/tea) cup |
| vite | quickly |
| Vous désirez? | What would you like? |
| Vous voulez autre chose? | Would you like something else? |
| un restaurant | a restaurant |
| un bar | a bar |
| un pain au chocolat | a chocolate filled rectangular croissant |
