🍷 Au Bistro
At the restaurant
Say it in French
Say: I would like a table (1/10)
Greetings & questions
I-phrases
Glue words
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Time words
Let’s have a convo — Serveur (waiter)
Reply: I would like a table, please
10 phrases to know in this scene
0/10 got it- 01
je voudrais une table
(zhuh voo-dreh ewn tahbl)
I would like a table
Why know it?
The first thing you say walking in.
Not yet - 02
je vois le menu
(zhuh vwah luh muh-new)
I see the menu
Why know it?
Le menu in France can also mean a set meal.
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je prends le poisson
(zhuh prahn luh pwah-sohn)
I take the fish
Why know it?
Ordering a main dish.
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je mange la soupe
(zhuh mahnzh lah soop)
I eat the soup
Why know it?
Practises “la” for feminine nouns.
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je bois le vin
(zhuh bwah luh van)
I drink the wine
Why know it?
Wine is ordered as often as water.
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je voudrais l'eau
(zhuh voo-dreh l oh)
I would like water
Why know it?
“L’” — le/la shrink before a vowel.
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je prends une salade, s'il vous plaît
(zhuh prahn ewn sah-lahd seel voo pleh)
I take a salad, please
Why know it?
Adding “s’il vous plaît” at the end keeps it polite.
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je mange le poisson et la salade
(zhuh mahnzh luh pwah-sohn ay lah sah-lahd)
I eat the fish and the salad
Why know it?
Two dishes joined with “et”.
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je prends le fromage
(zhuh prahn luh froh-mahzh)
I take the cheese
Why know it?
The cheese course comes before dessert.
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je voudrais l'addition, s'il vous plaît
(zhuh voo-dreh l ah-dee-syohn seel voo pleh)
I would like the bill, please
Why know it?
How every meal ends.
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