Bienvenue À Notre Restaurant Français!
Welcome To Our French Restaurant!
Let's pretend that you're visiting a French restaurant for the first time. Consider the following situation...
You are hungry and have come for a big lunch. You need to tell your waiter, Monsieur Hugo, what you want to eat.
Hint-consider our French Food Page.
| Beverages | Appetizers | Entrees | Desserts | le lait |
les escargots |
la bouillabaisse |
le fromage |
|---|---|---|---|
le thè |
les quiches |
le poulet |
les fruits |
l'eau minèrale |
les crepes |
de la viande et des frites |
le gâteau au chocolat |
Monsieur Hugo places the restaurant's menu in your hand.
After looking over the various French meals, you decide on the underlined dishes.
After looking over the various French meals, you decide on the underlined dishes.
The Dialogue
In the following instance, you carry on a conversation with Monsieur Hugo. Blue words are Monsieur Hugo's words while red words mean you're speaking.
Pardon, qu'est-ce que vous prenez?
J'ai tres faim. Je prends de l'eau minérale et des escargots, s'il vous plaît. Après je prends de la viande et du gâteau au chocolat.
Très bien. Prenez-vous de la salade?
Non, merci.
After you have eaten...
Encore?
Oui, avec plaisir!
The English Translation
Excuse me, what would you like?
I am very hungry. I'll take some mineral water and some snails, please. Later I'll take some steak and some chocolate cake.
Very well. Would you like some salad?
No, thank you.
After you have eaten...
More?
Yes, with pleasure!
Remember...
| In general | Some | A unit |
|---|---|---|
| le café | du café | un café |
| le lait | du lait | un lait |
| les escargots | des escargots | un escargot |
| la viande | de viande | une viande |
| le gâteau | du gâteau | un gâteau |
This table is a good way to see when to use the various articles "le," "du," and "un." Remember, "le" means "the", "du" means "some", and "un" means "a".
Jaclyn
