26 ESSENTIAL phrases in French to speak about Eat

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English	French
Breakfast	petit déjeuner (fr) m (France), déjeuner (fr) m From dé- +‎ jeûner (“un fast (to break fast)”) or from a Vulgar Latin disieiūnāre, disieiūnāre, from Late Latin ieiūnāre, jejūnāre, present active infinitive of ieiūnō, jejūnō, from Latin ieiūnus, jejūnus. Doublet of dîner from which English dine descended.
Lunch	déjeuner (fr) m, dîner (fr) m (Belgium, Swiss and Canadian French, in which "déjeuner" means "breakfast"), lunch (fr) m (more specific)
Snack	casse-croûte m, hors-d'œuvre m, goûter m
Dinner	dîner From Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin disiūnō, disiūnāre, from disieiūnāre, disjejūnāre (“to break the fast”), from dis- + Late Latin iēiūnō, iēiūnāre (“to fast”), from Latin ieiūnus. Doublet of déjeuner.
eat breakfast	prendre le petit-déjeuner
eat lunch	déjeuner (fr), prendre déjeuner, luncher (fr) (more specific)
eat dinner	manger le dîner
Eggs	Des œufs
Cheese	Fromage
Bread	Pain
Soup	Soupe
Cake	gâteau
Chicken	poulet
apple	Pomme
Banana	banane
Orange	Orange
Lemon	citron
Corn	Blé
Rice	Riz
have you eaten	as-tu mangé
it was delicious	c'était délicieux
meals of the day	Les repas de la journée
Morning is breakfast time.	Le matin est le moment du petit-déjeuner.
At noon, we have lunch.	Le midi, on prend le déjeuner.
In the afternoon, we sometimes have a snack.	L'après-midi, on prend parfois le goûter.
In the evening, it's time for dinner.	Le soir, c'est le moment du diner.

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