Module 3: Au Restaurant
Leçon 1:
LEÇON 1 🎯 :
In this first lesson, you’re going to learn how to order food in French. Make sure you watch the videos in order and download your pdf to follow along the lesson.
Vidéo 1:
Bonjour madame. Je voudrais une table pour une personne s’il-vous plaît.
Bonjour: Hello
Je m’appelle: I am called / My name is
Comment ça va: How is it going?
Aujourd’hui: Today
Vidéo 2:
Bienvenue monsieur. Voici la carte. Nous avons aussi un menu du jour avec une entrée, un plat et un dessert pour 25 euros.
Ça va bien: I’m ok/I’m well.
Et toi: And you?
*In the dialogue, Rufus answers Et tu? which is a very common mistake learners make. The correct answer is Et toi. Check the FAQ section at the end of the lesson for more information.
Vidéo 3:
Je voudrais un menu du jour s”il-vous plait. Je voudrais la salade en entrée. Le saumon en plat principal. Et la tarte tatin en dessert.
Très bien: very well
Merci: thank you
Comment tu t’appelles?: How are you called? (what’s your name)
Vidéo 4:
Très bien. Vous prendrez une boisson? De l’eau? Une bière? Ou du vin peut-être?
Je m’appelle: I am called / My name is
Je suis anglais*: I’m English.
et: and
je parle: I speak
un peu: a bit
français*: French
*note: nationalities and languages are always spelt in lowercase in French.
Vidéo 5:
Non merci. Juste une carafe d’eau s’il-vous plaît.
Je ne parle pas : I don’t speak
Mais: but
C’est ok: that’s okay
Ne t’inquiète pas: don’t worry
À bientôt: see you soon
Bienvenue à Paris: Welcome to Paris
Vidéo 6: Exercice
Listen to Pierre.
What is he ordering? You can use the template in your PDF.
Transcription:
Bonjour. Je voudrais un steak frites s’il-vous plait. Bien cuit. Et je voudrais un verre de vin rouge comme boisson. Merci.
QUIZZ & EXERCICES 📖:
Mots-croisés
Le Pendu
Quizz
FLASHCARD AUDIO 🎧 :
CULTURE 🗺:
La bise 💋:
So what is la bise?
It literally means “the kiss“ and it’s a typical way for French people to say bonjour. But be careful, la bise doesn’t work in every situation. We only do la bise to people we know and are friends with. Otherwise, a handshake will do just fine.
LEÇON 1 - F.A.Q 💡:
“Salut” is used for a more casual tone – you would say “Salut” to your friends but you wouldn’t say “Salut” to your boss for example. “Bonjour” is more formal and general so in doubt, just use that one ;).
Also, you can use “Salut” to say both Hi and Goodbye.
We use “Tu” with talking to people we know (friends, family members, colleagues…).
We use “Vous” when talking to people we don’t know like the waiter at a restaurant or an employee at the bank. It’s called “la forme de politesse” (the polite form).
The difference between Tu and Toi is mainly grammatical. Tu is a pronoun subject (pronom sujet) meaning you will use Tu with a verb:
- Tu parles français = You speak French.
(Tu + verb parler)
Toi is a stressed pronoun (pronom tonique) meaning you will use Toi when you want to put an emphasis on the person you’re referring to. Toi is not used with a verb and is a great tool to use to keep a conversation going without building long sentences.
- Je parle français. Et toi?