Food and drink in French

Few things are more French than food, and this vocabulary earns its keep at every café and boulangerie. Here are the staples, plus the phrase that turns the list into an order.

Drinks

Food

The phrase that puts it to use

To order, use je voudrais ("I'd like") or pour moi ("for me"): Je voudrais un café, s'il vous plaît. Pour moi, le poulet. Ask for the bill with l'addition, s'il vous plaît.

Watch the false friend: le pain is bread, not pain.

Make them stick by saying them

Food words stick when you order with them. Navoq has you use these in real café and restaurant sentences out loud, with pronunciation feedback — so you're ready at the counter.