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50 French Words for Food and Cooking: Ingredients, Flavors, and Kitchen Tools

A2 · Elementary50 sentences·

Learn 50 French words for food and cooking, from ingredients and flavors to kitchen tools. Each word comes with a short example sentence showing it in an everyday context. Covers common verbs like manger, couper, éplucher, and bouillir alongside food nouns.

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50 sentences · 49 new words
  • 01MANGER · to eat
    mange .
    ʒə mɑ̃ʒ yn pɔm
    I am eating an apple.
  • 02BOIRE · to drink
    bois .
    ty bwa də lo
    You are drinking water.
  • 03CUISINER · to cook
    cuisine .
    il kɥizin lə pulɛ
    He is cooking the chicken.
  • 04PAIN · bread
    pain .
    lə pɛ̃ ɛ fʁɛ
    The bread is fresh.
  • 05FROMAGE · cheese
    fromage.
    ʒɛm lə fʁomaʒ
    I like cheese.
  • 06LÉGUME · vegetable
    légumes.
    ɛl kup le legym
    She is cutting the vegetables.
  • 07SOUPE · soup
    soupe.
    nu fəzɔ̃ yn sup
    We are making a soup.
  • 08RIZ · rice
    riz.
    ʒə vø dy ʁi
    I want some rice.
  • 09CAFÉ · coffee
    café .
    lə kafe ɛ ʃo
    The coffee is hot.
  • 10SEL · salt
    sel.
    ty aʒut dy sɛl
    You are adding some salt.
  • 11FOUR · oven
    four.
    ɔ̃ ʃof lə fuʁ
    We are heating the oven.
  • 12DÉJEUNER · breakfast
    déjeuner.
    ʒə pʁɑ̃ lə pəti deʒøne
    I am having breakfast.
  • 13LAIT · milk
    lait .
    ɛl bwa dy lɛ ʃak matɛ̃
    She drinks milk every morning.
  • 14POISSON · fish
    poisson .
    ʒə pʁefɛʁ lə pwasɔ̃ ɡʁije
    I prefer grilled fish.
  • 15ORANGE · orange
    orange.
    ty mɑ̃ʒ yn ɔʁɑ̃ʒ
    You are eating an orange.
  • 16BEURRE · butter
    beurre .
    il mɛ dy bœʁ syʁ lə pɛ̃
    He puts butter on the bread.
  • 17PÂTES · pasta
    pâtes .
    nu mɑ̃ʒɔ̃ de pat sə swaʁ
    We are eating pasta tonight.
  • 18SUCRE · sugar
    sucre .
    ɛl aʒut dy sykʁ dɑ̃ lə te
    She adds sugar to the tea.
  • 19JUS · juice
    jus .
    ʒə bwa dy ʒy dɔʁɑ̃ʒ
    I drink orange juice.
  • 20VIANDE · meat
    viande .
    ty kup la vjɑ̃d ɑ̃ moʁso
    You cut the meat into pieces.
  • 21BANANE · banana
    banane.
    il mɑ̃ʒ yn banan
    He eats a banana.
  • 22ŒUF · egg
    œufs .
    nuz aʃtɔ̃ dez ø o maʁʃe
    We buy eggs at the market.
  • 23CAROTTE · carrot
    carottes.
    ɛl fɛ kɥiʁ le kaʁɔt
    She cooks the carrots.
  • 24HUILE · oil
    huile .
    ʒə vɛʁs də lɥil dɑ̃ la pwal
    I pour oil into the pan.
  • 25ÉPLUCHER · to peel
    épluches .
    ty epyʃ le pɔm də tɛʁ
    You peel the potatoes.
  • 26JAMBON · ham
    jambon.
    il mɑ̃ʒ yn tʁɑ̃ʃ də ʒɑ̃bɔ̃
    He eats a slice of ham.
  • 27TABLE · table
    table.
    nu mɛtɔ̃ la tabl
    We set the table.
  • 28SALADE · salad
    salade .
    ɛl pʁepaʁ yn salad vɛʁt
    She prepares a green salad.
  • 29TASSE · cup
    tasse .
    ʒə bwa yn tas də te
    I drink a cup of tea.
  • 30GRILLER · to grill
    grilles .
    ty ɡʁij de tɔmat
    You grill some tomatoes.
  • 31RÔTI · roast / roasted
    rôti.
    il ɛm lə pulɛ ʁoti
    He likes roast chicken.
  • 32CHAUD · hot
    chaude.
    nu byvɔ̃ də la sup ʃod
    We drink hot soup.
  • 33DESSERT · dessert
    dessert .
    ɛl mɑ̃ʒ œ̃ desɛʁ sykʁe
    She eats a sweet dessert.
  • 34CASSEROLE · pot / saucepan
    casserole .
    ʒə mɛ la kasʁɔl syʁ lə fø
    I put the pot on the heat.
  • 35OIGNON · onion
    oignons .
    ty kup le zɔɲɔ̃ finmɑ̃
    You chop the onions finely.
  • 36GÂTEAU · cake
    gâteau.
    il mɑ̃ʒ yn paʁ də ɡato
    He eats a piece of cake.
  • 37FRAISE · strawberry
    fraises .
    ʒə mɑ̃ʒ de fʁɛz sə matɛ̃
    I eat strawberries this morning.
  • 38VERRE · glass
    verre .
    ty bwa œ̃ vɛʁ də lɛ
    You drink a glass of milk.
  • 39CÔTELETTE · chop / cutlet
    côtelette .
    il mɑ̃ʒ yn kɔtlɛt də pɔʁ
    He eats a pork chop.
  • 40MAÏS · corn
    maïs .
    nu mɑ̃ʒɔ̃ dy mais ɡʁije
    We eat grilled corn.
  • 41OMELETTE · omelette
    omelette .
    ɛl fɛ yn ɔmlɛt ʁapid
    She makes a quick omelette.
  • 42MIEL · honey
    miel .
    ʒə mɛ dy mjɛl dɑ̃ lə jaʊʁt
    I put honey in the yogurt.
  • 43TARTE · tart / pie
    tarte .
    ty pʁepaʁ yn taʁt o pɔm
    You are making an apple tart.
  • 44BOL · bowl
    bol .
    il bwa œ̃ bɔl də sup
    He drinks a bowl of soup.
  • 45CRÈME · cream
    crème .
    nuz aʒutɔ̃ də la kʁɛm fʁɛʃ
    We add some fresh cream.
  • 46FRUIT · fruit
    fruits.
    ɛl mɑ̃ʒ yn salad də fʁɥi
    She eats a fruit salad.
  • 47BOUILLIR · to boil
    bouillir .
    ʒə fɛ bujiʁ le pɑt
    I boil the pasta.
  • 48SERVIR · to serve
    sers .
    ty sɛʁ lə pla ʃo
    You serve the hot dish.
  • 49TRANCHE · slice
    tranches.
    il kup lə pɛ̃ ɑ̃ tʁɑ̃ʃ
    He cuts the bread into slices.
  • 50TARTE · pie / tart
    tarte.
    nu mɑ̃ʒɔ̃ də la taʁt
    We eat pie.
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