V05 · Vocabulary

French Words for Food & Drink (Les Aliments)

Les aliments — eating, drinking, and meals

Word List

15 words — bilingual slides with pronunciation

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Essential French Food & Drink Word List

Key vocabulary for meals, eating out, and grocery shopping in French with gender and pronunciation notes.

French Word Gender & IPA English Meaning Usage Example
le pain m. [pɛ̃] bread Je mange du pain.
le fromage m. [fʁɔmaʒ] cheese Un morceau de fromage.
l'eau f. [o] water Une bouteille d'eau.
le café m. [kafe] coffee Un café, s'il vous plaît.
la pomme f. [pɔm] apple Une pomme rouge.
le poulet m. [pulɛ] chicken Du poulet rôti.
Pronunciation Note: Nasal vowels like in le pain [pɛ̃] and le poisson [pwasɔ̃] require letting air pass through both nose and mouth. Final consonants in poulet (-t) and lait (-t) are silent.