How do you say eat in French slang?
La bouffe is a very common slang word. It means “food.” “Une bouffe” is “a meal.” And bouffer means “to eat.”
La bouffe is a very common slang word. It means “food.” “Une bouffe” is “a meal.” And bouffer means “to eat.”
La graille (**) Another old slang word for food. Just like its equivalent la bouffe, it can become a verb, grailler.
manger. (No machine translations here!)
'Bon appetit' is one of the many French phrases adopted by the English language. Using this phrase is a very popular way of telling someone to enjoy their meal. And you can also use it if you're a guest.
Avoir la dalle is often used, and literally translates to 'to have the slab'. It also means 'to be hungry'.
We say "delicioux!"
Le goûter in action
Pour le goûter aujourd'hui, on a eu un gâteau - For snack today, we had some cake. Veuillez fournir un goûter à votre enfant - Please provide an afternoon snack for your child. J'ai faim ! Je peux avoir un goûter ? - I'm hungry!
C'est délicieux. It's delicious. C'est fameux.
While the main dish of a traditional French dinner is usually meat or fish, it can be vegetarian in some homes. French people are not as attached to their meats as Americans are — you can find them eating pasta or rice just as often as steak.
What is dinner called in France?
We then discussed the three main meals in more detail, focusing on le petit-déjeuner (breakfast), le déjeuner (lunch), and le dîner (dinner).
French translation of 'enjoy your meal!'
bon appétit !
[fufu ] Word forms: foufou, fofolle [fɔfɔl ] adjective. nutty (informal) ⧫ scatty (informal) Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers.
14. Une belle gosse. Pronunciation: Oon bel goz. Similar to “Un beau gosse,” this is a phrase to describe a good-looking girl, or “a hottie”.
Meuf. This is French slang for a woman, girl, check, etc. It can be used to describe any female friend, girlfriend, or person you know.
Upon finishing a meal, the French tend to end on a high note—that is, with a dessert, digestif, and/or simple coffee. For lighter lunches, a small cookie or piece of chocolate with an espresso will do the trick, though for dinner, we recommend indulging a bit heavier on the dessert.
Using je voudrais + un/une + noun to order food
To order food, you can simply use the indefinite article un (masculine) or une (feminine) + the item. You would normally add s'il vous plaît ('please'), at the end of the sentence: Une soupe de poisson, s'il vous plaît.
(“Very well, thank you.”) C'était délicieux, merci ! (“It was delicious, thank you.”) C'était vraiment excellent.
4. Faire la grasse matinée. Literally “to do the fat morning,” this amazing activity is something that you can't do when you become a parent or have a needy pet. “Fat” or “gras/grasse” has the meaning of big, opulent, and long, and therefore “une grasse matinée” means to sleep in for a long, long time.
One such slang term is "chouette", meaning cool. The French also say “cool” and its not uncommon to modify cool or chouette with a “hyper” or “super” to drive home the meaning.
What do waiters say in France?
| Installez-vous. | Have a seat |
|---|---|
| Je vous écoute. | (Go ahead) I'm listening. |
| Que prenez-vous ? | What are you having? |
| Qu'est-ce que je vous sers ? | What can I get you? |
| Et ensuite de ça ? | And after that? What else? |
Clafoutis is a baked French dessert of fruit, traditionally black cherries, arranged in a buttered dish and covered with a thick flan-like batter. Crème brûlée consists of a rich custard base topped with a contrasting layer of hard caramel. Angel wings – Sweet crisp pastry.
le bonbon. (No machine translations here!)
Bonbon is a general term for a small, round piece of candy. The word "bonbon" is French and means "good." While any candy may be called a bonbon, there are two main types of bonbons.
Le déjeuner means lunch in French, and typically consists of several courses. Lunch is typically the largest meal of the day for most French people and is typically eaten between 12:00 and 14:00.
