Fast and Friendly French for Fun: A Beginners Guide

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Bienvenue À Notre Restaurant Français!

Welcome To Our French Restaurant!

Learn How to Order Food in French!

Let's pretend that you're visiting a French restaurant for the first time. You are famished and have come for a big lunch. You need to tell your waiter, Monsieur Hugo, what you would like to eat. Consider our French Food Page.

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***The Menu***
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.

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...

**A Table to Indicate Quantity**
*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".