Learn French Vocabulary at restaurant

Choosing a restaurant (choisir un restaurant). In french 

There are numerous type of places in france where you can eat out.

They range from master-chefs' restaurant to modest bistrots. You can choose from la cuisine Française traditionnelle (traditional french cuisine)or la cuisine gastronomique. 

Le bistrots may vary in quality, but they are Des endroits sans prétention (unassuming). Le menu du jour (the day's menu) est écrit sur l'ardoise (is written on the board). Les meilleurs (the best) bistrots sont juges(are judged)sur l'ardoise et l'ambiance ( the atmosphere.

French Vocabulary enhancer

1. Les repas - the meal
2. Le petit déjeuner- breakfast
3. Le déjeuner- lunch
4. Le goûter- afternoon tea
5. Le dîner- the dinner
6. Le souper- supper

Some expression which are used at rastaurest.

 

1. Le manu- the menu
2. Prenez votre temps- take your time!
3. A la carte ou menu à prix fixe- individual courses or fixed prise
4. Une entrée/un hors d'oeuvre- a starter
5. Un plat principal- a main course
6. De la viande- meat
7. Du poisson- fish
8. Du fromage- cheese
9. Le service est compris- service is included
10. Une bière-  A beer
11. Un panaché- a shandy
12. Le pourboire- the tip
13. Être au régime- to be on a diet
14. Cette fois ci- this time
15. Tout de suite- right now
16. Apporter - to bring

  Some useful french expression

1. Avoir envie de- to have a craving for/ to feel like
2. Quelque chose- something
3. Un verre de vin- a Glass of wine
4. Pleuvoir - to rain
5. C'est-à-dire- that is to say/that means
6. Souvent- often
7. Surtout- above all
8. Lorsque/quand- when
9. Partout- everywhere
10. Faire preuve de - to demonstrate/ to show
11. S'agir de- to be a matter of
12. La meilleure cuisine- the best cooking
13. Bonne nourriture- good food
14.  Bon repas- good meal
15. Goûter- to taste
16. Assez léger- fairly light
17. Leur lieu de travail- their place of work

The adjectives AMUSANT ( amusing/funny) FATIGANT (tiring)

Amuser means to amuse /to entertain and the reflexive verb s'amuser means

means to enjoy yourself

Les enfants s'amusent sur la plage. The children. Are enjoying themselves on the beach.

By adding the ending -- ant in french , we add equivalent to -ing in engliEn . This creates the adjective form of the verb. 

C'est un homme vraiment amusant . He is really funny man.

The same goes to for the verb fatiguer(to tire). When we add --ant , it becomes an adjective.

Marcher tout la journée , c'est très fatiguant. Walking all day is very tiring.

   

 Learn about Trover/retrouver

The prefix -re at the beginning of a verb indicates that the action is being done again , for example , faire(to do)

And refaire(to do again ). Se trouver is like a reflexive verb , but there it involves two people ; the action reciprocal . For example in conversation 1, Sarah is going to find Dominique again and Dominique is going to find Sara 

On se trouve dans une heure ? Let's meet again in an hour's time.

S'embrasser- to kiss one another.

This is another example of a reciprocal.

Les amants se'embrassent.