a candle
Quelquefois, j’aime allumer une bougie à la table.
Sometimes, I like to light a candle on the table.
This concludes this week’s exploration of vocabulary related to what’s on the dinner table. If you missed any of the week’s words, you can find them at our site at www.frenchfanatic.com.
a napkin
Nous nous sommes servis de nos meilleures serviettes pour nos invités.
We used our best napkins for our guests.
TIP: Une serviette also can mean a towel.
We’re exploring essential words related to what’s on the dinner table this week. To see other vocabulary about this week’s subject, visit us at www.frenchfanatic.com.
turkey
Aujourd’hui, c’est le jour pour manger de la dinde aux États-Unis.
Today is the day for eating turkey in the United States.
In honor of Thanksgiving, we’re exploring essential words related to what’s on the dinner table this week. To see other vocabulary about this week’s subject, visit us at www.frenchfanatic.com.
the main course
Avez-vous choisi un plat principal?
Have you chosen a main course?
Vidéo. The below video is a good example of a dialog that might take place in a restaurant. Listen to the French while following along with the written dialog. If you’ve received this in an e-mail and have difficulty playing it, you can find the link on our site at www.frenchfanatic.com.
This week, we’re exploring one of our favorite topics — on the menu. Bon appetit! To see other words we’ve posted about the menu this week, visit us at www.frenchfanatic.com.
an appetizer or starter
Un repas au restaurant commence souvent avec une entrée.
A meal at a restaurant often begins with an appetizer.
TIP: This is a great word to learn, because it doesn’t mean the same thing in French as it does in English. In French, an entrée is the first course — the entry, if you will — into a meal. It is not the main course. Tomorrow, you’ll learn how to say “main course”.
This week, we’re exploring one of our favorite topics — on the menu! Food and drink is such an important part of French life that one week of words will note be enough time to do it justice. But we’ll start here for now! Bon appetit!
a pumpkin
En Amérique du Nord, on mange souvent de la tourte à la citrouille en automne.
In North America, people often eat pumpkin pie in fall.
This is the last in our series of this week’s words and phrases about autumn. To see the other words and phrases we’ve published this week, visit www.frenchfanatic.com.
a sweater
Si tu as froid, tu peux mettre un pull-over.
If you’re cold, you can put on a sweater.
This week, we are exploring words and phrases related to autumn. To see more words and phrases about autumn, visit www.frenchfanatic.com.
to change color
Les feuilles souvent changent de couleur en automne.
Leaves often change color in the fall.
Vidéo. The narrator in this video explains why leaves change color.
This week, we are exploring words and phrases about autumn. To see more words and phrases about autumn or if you had any difficulty seeing the video, visit www.frenchfanatic.com.
We wanted to thank everyone who took the time last week to share their thoughts on whether they preferred exploring a single topic each week instead of more random words each day.
While the single-topic approach was very popular, some of you also said you liked the random approach better. So, we’ll give you some of both. Look for individual topics some weeks, and the more random approach others.
Additionally, thanks to the many people who have mentioned that they would like to have pronunciations for the words. Although we are not yet able to provide that service, it is something we will consider for the future.
Merci!
French Fanatic Editor
to leave a message
Est-ce que je peux laisser un message?
Can I leave a message?
This concludes our weeklong look at vocabulary for the telephone. To see more telephone vocabulary, please visit our Web site at www.frenchfanatic.com.
We’d also love to know if you prefer focusing on a single topic throughout the week or enjoying a more random word each day. E-mail us to let us know!