Welcome/Bienvenue
Thank you for attending the third meeting of Café Français.
The objective is to provide an opportunity for parents of French immersion students to practice their conversational French. A set topic will be discussed every week. The experience level will be from basic to advanced. The next meeting will be held on May 11th.
· General rules
o Don’t worry about making mistakes. We all make mistakes sometimes.
o Try to speak mostly in French unless you get stuck, then use English or equivalent.
o Practice
o Be patient with yourself and other participants
· General information
o Free French websites (please refer to Café Francais-Feb 16)
o French Camps (please refer to Café Francais-Feb 16)
· Some French Verbs (the following are commonly used verbs and their conjugation in the present tense to expand on the verbs from last week; see table)
o Vouloir (to want)
o Prendre (to take)
o Manger (to eat)
o Boire (to drink)
· This week’s topic: Food & Restaurants
o Objective to be familiar with French terms for food and common terms used in restaurants.
o How to order food for take out or in restaurants
| Vouloir | (to want) | Prendre | (to take) |
Je (I) | Veux | want | Prends | take |
Tu (You) | Veux | want | Prends | take |
Il/Elle/On (He/She/We[1]) | Veut | want | Prend | take |
Nous (We) | Voulons | want | Prenons | take |
Vous[2] (You/They/Them) | Voulez | want | Prenez | take |
Ils/Elles (They/Them[3]) | Veulent | want | prennent | take |
| manger | (to eat) | boire | (to drink) |
Je (I) | Mange | eat | bois | drink |
Tu (You) | Manges | eat | bois | drink |
Il/Elle/On (He/She/We[4]) | Mange | eat | boit | drink |
Nous (We) | Mangeons | eat | buvons | drink |
Vous[5] (You/They/Them) | Mangez | eat | buvez | drink |
Ils/Elles (They/Them[6]) | mangent | eat | boivent | drink |
MEALS | |
Petit déjeuner | Breakfast |
déjeuner | Lunch |
diner | Dinner |
souper (In Maritimes this refers to dinner) | Supper |
Casse-croute | Snack |
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FINDING A PLACE TO EAT | |
Est-ce que vous pouvez me conseiller…? | Can you recommend a … |
un bar | Bar |
un café | cafe |
un restaurant | Restaurant |
Ou est-ce qu’on trouve…? | Where would you go for …? |
Les restaurants bon marché | A cheap meal |
Les spécialités locale | Local specialities |
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AT THE RESTAURANT | |
Je voudrais reserver une table pour… | I’d like to reserve a table for |
Vingt heurs | Eight o’clock |
Deux personnes | Two people |
Je voudrais …, s’il vous plait. | I’d like …, please. |
Une table pour cinq personnes | A table for five |
Une table dans un endroit pour fumeurs/non- fumeurs | A table in the smoking/non-smoking area |
La carte des vins | The wine list |
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AT THE RESTAURANT (CON’T) | |
Est-ce que vous avez … ? | Do you have …? |
Des repas enfants | Children’s meals |
Une carte en anglais | A menu in English |
Il faut attendre combien de temps? | How long is the wait? |
Qu’est-ce que vous conseillez? | What would you recommend? |
Quels sont les ingrédients? | What’s in that dish? |
| |
Nous sommes complets. | We’re fully booked. |
Nous n’avons plus de tables. | We have no tables. |
| |
Ou voulez-vous vous asseoir? | Where would you like to sit? |
| |
C’est fermé. | We’re closed |
Un moment. | One moment. |
Vous désirez? | What can I get for you? |
Vous voulez boire quelque chose en attendant? | Would you like a drink while you wait? |
| |
Voila! | Here we go! |
C’est gratuity ca? | Are these complimentary? |
C’est juste pour des boissons. | We’re just having drinks. |
Apportez-moi..., s’il vous plait? | Please bring …? |
L’addition | The bill |
Un verre | A glass |
Des cure-dents | Toothpicks |
Aimez-vous …? | Do you like …? |
Quelle cuisson? | How would you like that cooked? |
Je vous conseille … | I suggest … |
C’était délicieux! | That was delicious! |
Mes compliments au chef. | My compliments to the chef. |
Je n’ai plus faim | I’m full. |
C’est … | This is … |
Brule | Burnt |
Trop froid | Too cold |
Superbe | Superb |
ça s’appelle comment? | What’s that called? |
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AT THE TABLE | |
Assiette | Plate |
Couteau | Knife |
Fourchette | Fork |
Cuillère | Spoon |
Verre (à vin) | (wine)glass |
BREAKFAST FOODS | |
Bacon (m) | bacon |
Pain (m) | Bread |
Beurre (m) | Butter |
céréales | Cereal |
Fromage (m) | Cheese |
Oeuf (m) | egg |
Les oeufs[7] | The eggs |
Frit | Fried |
brouillés | Scrambled |
Miroir | Fried sunny side up |
à la coque | Soft-boiled |
Dur | Hard-boiled |
pochés | Poached |
tourné | Over-easy |
Confiture | Jam |
Lait | Milk |
Omelette (au fromage) | Omelette (with cheese) |
Pain grillé | toast |
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LUNCH AND LIGHT MEALS | |
Un morceau de pizza | One slice of pizza |
Un sandwich | A sandwich |
ça | That one |
Soupe (f)/potage (m) | soup |
Salade (f) | Salad |
Avec la sauce à côté | With the dressing on the side |
Sans sauce | Without dressing |
Fruit (m) | fruit |
Légume (m) | vegetable |
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ON THE MENU | |
Amuse-gueule | Appetizers |
Soupes | Soups |
entrées | entrees |
Plat principal | Main course |
Apéritifs/spiritueux/bières | Aperitifs/spirits/beers |
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· The end/Fin
[1] The use of “on” in French is equivalent to “we” or everyone in English. For example, everyone goes to school (in English), On va á l’ecole (in French)
[2] The use of “vous” in French is also used to in place of “you” in English in a formal context instead of “tu” for “you” which is less formal.
[3] The use of “ils” or “elles” in French refers to groups of people and distinguishes their gender. For example, groups of males for “ils” or groups of females for “elles”.
[4] The use of “on” in French is equivalent to “we” or everyone in English. For example, everyone goes to school (in English), On va á l’ecole (in French)
[5] The use of “vous” in French is also used to in place of “you” in English in a formal context instead of “tu” for “you” which is less formal.
[6] The use of “ils” or “elles” in French refers to groups of people and distinguishes their gender. For example, groups of males for “ils” or groups of females for “elles”.
[7] When speaking of multiple eggs in French the ‘f’ is silent.
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