Common Nouns Related to Food and Drink in French

In this part, we will look at some common French words for food and drinks. Learning these words will help you talk about meals and cooking!

Key Vocabulary

Here are some important food and drink nouns in French:

• La nourriture (food)
• Le repas (meal)
• Le petit-déjeuner (breakfast)
• Le déjeuner (lunch)
• Le dîner (dinner)
• La boisson (drink)
• L'eau (water)
• Le vin (wine)
• Le pain (bread)
• Le fromage (cheese)
• La viande (meat)
• Les légumes (vegetables)
• Les fruits (fruits)

Example Sentences

1. Je prends du pain pour le petit-déjeuner.
   (I have bread for breakfast.)

2. Nous allons boire de l'eau avec le dîner.
   (We are going to drink water with dinner.)

3. J'adore le fromage et les fruits.
   (I love cheese and fruits.)

Grammar Tip

In French, nouns have genders. This means they are either masculine or feminine.

For example:

• Use le (masculine) for "the" when talking about masculine words (like le pain).
• Use la (feminine) for "the" when talking about feminine words (like la viande).

Try using these nouns in sentences to get better at French!