French Phrases for Travelers

The restaurant and dining area could easily be one of the most important realms in which a traveler should learn French phrases. If you're allergic to anything, certainly learn the French terms for those foods. Even if you're not, it isn't fun to get surprised by something you hate on your plate.

• Pastry shop – patisserie
• Bakery - boulangerie
• aroma - arôme
• taste - goût
• flavor (of ice cream) - parfum
• flavor - saveur
• starter – entrée
• appetizer - amuse-gueule/amuse-bouche
• pepper - poivre
• salt - sel
• sugar – sucre
• milk – lait
• water - eau
• juice – jus
• coffee - café
• coffee with milk – café au lait
• decaffeinated – décaféiné
• hot chocolate – chocolat chaud
• beverage, drink - boisson
• wine – vin
• beer – bière
• glass - verre
• butter – beurre
• bread - pain
• almond - amande
• anchovy - anchois
• apple - pomme
• bean - haricot
• beef - boeuf
• beef stew - daube
• bell pepper - poivron
• blackberry - mûre
• cake - gâteau
• cabbage - chou
• cheese - fromage
• chicken – poulet
• egg - oeuf
• fish - poisson
• french toast - pain perdu
• fries – frites
• garlic - ail
• ground beef - steak haché
• ham - jambon
• tea – infusion/thé
• honey - miel
• jam - confiture
• lamb - agneau
• lamb leg - gigot
• lavender - lavande
• lemon – citron
• liver - foie
• meat – viande
• nut - noix
• oil - huile
• onion - oignon
• oven - four
• pasta - pâte
• peach - pêche
• peanut - cacahouète
• pear - poire
• peas - petit pois
• pie - tarte
• tuna - thon
• turkey - dinde
• veal - veau
• vegetable - légume