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Vocabulary
Objective: Order a meal in a French restaurant, modify a dish, report a problem politely, and settle the bill using the correct vocabulary.
| French | English | French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| la carte | the menu | le plat du jour | the dish of the day |
| la carte des vins | the wine list | l'entrée | the starter |
| le plat principal | the main course | le dessert | the dessert |
| une table | a table | une réservation | a reservation |
| un serveur / une serveuse | a waiter / a waitress | le sommelier | the wine waiter |
| l'addition | the bill | un pourboire | a tip |
| le service compris |
The conditional je voudrais is the standard polite form for any request in a restaurant, and s'il vous plaît completes the exchange.
A server is addressed with vous even when they are the same age, since the relationship remains formal throughout the meal.
The conditional je voudrais is the polite form. The preposition pour introduces the number of diners.
Recommander takes a direct object. The structure comme plat specifies the course.
Comme entrée introduces the choice. Je vais prendre is the casual alternative to je voudrais.
Sans introduces the modification without an article. The noun sauce is feminine singular.
The polite opener excusez-moi softens the complaint. The adjective froid agrees with the masculine noun plat.
6 exercises · about 9 minutes
| service included |
| un menu |
| a set menu |
| la formule | a set deal (starter + main) | un apéritif | a pre-dinner drink |
La facture is a commercial invoice for goods or services, while the restaurant bill is always l'addition.
The means of payment uses the preposition par, so par carte is the correct expression, not avec carte.
The quantity expression un peu plus de takes de alone before the noun pain.
L'addition is the restaurant bill. The polite formula s'il vous plaît uses the vous register.
Payment by card uses the preposition par. Service compris confirms whether the tip is already included.