How to Talk About Your Favorite Meals and the Names of Different Fruits and Vegetables in French

Vocabulary: Meals, Fruits, and Vegetables

If you want to chat about your favorite foods and the names of fruits and vegetables in French, you’ll need some helpful words. Here’s a list of common foods, divided into three groups: meals, fruits, and vegetables.

Common Meals

• le petit déjeuner - breakfast
• le déjeuner - lunch
• le dîner - dinner
• le goûter - snack

Fruits

• la pomme - apple
• la banane - banana
• l'orange - orange
• la fraise - strawberry
• le raisin - grape

Vegetables

• la carotte - carrot
• le brocoli - broccoli
• la tomate - tomato
• la pomme de terre - potato
• les épinards - spinach

Expressing Preferences

To tell someone about your favorite meals in French, you can say, "Mon plat préféré est..." This means "My favorite dish is...". Here are some examples:

• Mon plat préféré est la pizza. (My favorite dish is pizza.)
• J'adore le sushi ! (I love sushi!)

If you want to share your favorite fruit or vegetable, you can say, "Mon fruit préféré est..." or "Mon légume préféré est..."

• Mon fruit préféré est la fraise. (My favorite fruit is strawberry.)
• Mon légume préféré est la carotte. (My favorite vegetable is carrot.)

Additional Vocabulary and Phrases

Here are some more useful phrases to help you talk about food:

• J'aime manger... (I like to eat...)
• Je n'aime pas... (I do not like...)
• Qu'est-ce que tu aimes manger ? (What do you like to eat?)

Practice Exercise

Now it’s your turn! Try to make sentences using the words you learned. For example:

• J'aime manger les pommes. (I like to eat apples.)
• Mon plat préféré est le hamburger. (My favorite dish is hamburger.)

By mixing and matching these words and phrases, you'll be able to talk about your favorite meals, fruits, and vegetables in French with confidence!