Food in French

Food in French

By C Reid

​talking about food

Je mange du pain - I eat bread

Je mange de la confiture - I eat jam

Je mange de l'eau - I drink water

Je mange des oeufs - I eat eggs

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What do you notice about these sentences?​

​talking about food

Je mange du pain - I eat bread masculine

Je mange de la confiture - I eat jam feminine

Je mange de l'eau - I drink water vowel or h

Je mange des oeufs - I eat eggs plural

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What do you notice about these sentences?​

​talking about food

du / de la / de l' / des translate as 'some' or isn't translated at all.

When talking about food, you need to include this before the noun.

du - masculine

de la - feminine

de l' - vowel or h

des - plural​

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word:

Je mange ... pain

• du

• de la

• de l'

• des

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word:

Je mange ... beurre

• du

• de la

• de l'

• des

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word:

Je mange ... confiture

• du

• de la

• de l'

• des

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word:

Je mange ... chocolat chaud

• du

• de la

• de l'

• des

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word:

Je mange ... oeufs

• du

• de la

• de l'

• des

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word:

Je bois ... eau

• du

• de la

• de l'

• des

manger to eat

je mange

tu manges

il/elle/on mange

nous mangeons

vous mangez

ils/elles mangent​

boire to drink

je bois

tu bois

il/elle/on boit

nous buvons

vous buvez

ils/elles boivent

Fill in the Blank

I drink

Fill in the Blank

you drink

Fill in the Blank

he drinks

Fill in the Blank

she drinks

Fill in the Blank

we drink

Fill in the Blank

I eat

Fill in the Blank

you eat

Fill in the Blank

he eats

Fill in the Blank

she eats

Fill in the Blank

we eat