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Ordering in a French Restaurant

By: Zoe Erotopoulos and Dodi-Katrin Schmidt and Michelle M. Williams and Dominique Wenzel and

Updated: 03-26-2016

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If you go to a French restaurant, these expressions can come in very handy. Practice them first, so that you can relax and enjoy the dining experience.

English	French	Pronunciation
The menu, please.	Le menu, s’il vous plaît.	luh muh-new, seel vooh pleh.
I’d like. . . .	Je voudrais. . . .	zhuh vooh-dreh. . . .
What do you recommend/suggest?	Qu’est-ce que vous recommandez/suggérez?	kehs-kuh vooh ruh-kohh-mahN-dey/sooh-zhey-rey?
Another (beer) please.	Encore (une bière), s’il vous plaît.	ahN-kohr (ewn byehr), seel vooh pleh.
The check, please.	L’addition, s’il vous plaît.	lah-dee-syohN, seel vooh pleh.
A receipt, please.	Un reçu, s’il vous plaît.	uhN ruh-sew, seel vooh pleh.
Enjoy your meal.	Bon appétit!	bohN-nah-pey-tee!

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