Learn How to Order at a French Restaurant
At a bistro: choosing a table outside, reading the menu, ordering steak tartare and steak-frites, saying how you want your meat cooked, and seasoning a tartare.
A29:16French In MotionMade for learnersFrench captions by the creator
Key words
| French | English |
|---|---|
| à l'extérieur / à l'intérieur | outside / inside |
| la carte | the menu |
| un apéritif | a drink before the meal |
| une entrée | a starter |
| le plat principal | the main course |
| je vais prendre… | I'll have… |
| à point | medium (for meat) |
| cru(e) / cuit(e) | raw / cooked |
| assaisonner | to season |
| une bouchée | a mouthful |
Did you understand?
Where do they choose to sit?
How does he want his steak cooked?
What makes steak tartare different?
Why it's A2
- 92 words a minute (slow, made for learners)
- 89% of the words are among the 2,000 most common in spoken French (key words aside)
- Grammar used: Near future (aller + infinitive), Passé composé, Simple future, Plus-que-parfait, Subjunctive
Revise the grammar: Near future (aller + infinitive) · Passé composé · Simple future · Plus-que-parfait · Subjunctive
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