ID de réservation
18034124
Quand ?
20th August 2025
Horaire ?
10:00am - 11:00am
Notes
SUBJECT/TOPIC: Food
VOCAB / EXPRESSIONS
bakery – boulangerie
frozen bread – pain surgelé
repas – meal
chickpeas – pois chiches
green beans – haricots verts
carrots – carottes
zucchini – courgette
beef – bœuf
lamb – agneau
grilled – grillé
charr – brûler, carboniser (stronger than “grilled”)
Textures / desserts
flan – smooth, creamy, firm custard-like texture
meringue – light, airy, crunchy or soft depending on baking
floating island – dessert (île flottante) ⚠ false friend: not a destination
Egg parts
whites – le blanc d’œuf
yolk – le jaune d’œuf
Ground meat
ground beef – bœuf haché
grinding – hacher / moudre
ground pork – porc haché
ground lamb – agneau haché
ground meat – viande hachée
False friends & fun notes
ham – jambon
jamón (Spanish) – ham
jajaja (Spanish laugh) = hahaha in English
ham and cheese sandwich – sandwich jambon-fromage
Vegetables
lettuce – laitue (salad leaves)
cabbage – chou (heavier, round)
cauliflower – chou-fleur
Other foods
escargot – snails
mushroom – champignon
chestnuts – marrons
lobster – homard
oysters – huîtres
Cancale – French town famous for oysters
Seasons & culture
holidays / festive holidays – fêtes de fin d’année
winter – hiver
GRAMMAR
Meal vs Dish vs Plate
meal = repas
dish = plat
plate = assiette
Ground + meat → adjective describing the meat (always before the noun).
ground beef, ground pork
Uncountable vs countable
lettuce (uncountable)
a cabbage, two cabbages (countable)
PRONUNCIATION
bakery → /ˈbeɪ.kər.i/
chickpeas → /ˈtʃɪk.piːz/
zucchini → /zuːˈkiː.ni/ (US), /zuːˈkiː.ni/ or courgette (UK)
lamb → /læm/ (the “b” is silent)
grilled → /ɡrɪld/
charr → /tʃɑːr/
yolk → /joʊk/ (the “l” is silent)
meringue → /məˈræŋ/
lettuce → /ˈlɛt.ɪs/
cabbage → /ˈkæb.ɪdʒ/
cauliflower → /ˈkɑː.li.flaʊ.ər/
oysters → /ˈɔɪ.stərz/