Les Aliments du Monde Francophone (Francophone Foods)

What You'll LearnIdentify famous dishes from Quebec.Use partitive articles — du (some) [doo], de la (some) [duh lah], de l' (some) [duhl], des (some) [day] — to talk about food.Use the verb manger (to eat) [mahn-ZHAY] in the present tense.Imagine you're visiting a sugar shack in Quebec with your family. 🍁 There's so much delicious food everywhere! What are you going to eat? In this lesson, you'll learn the words to say just that. Let's go!Real-World ApplicationsOrdering food in a Quebec restaurant.Talking about your favorite dishes with French-speaking friends.Understanding a simple menu in Quebec.

French TermWhat It IsExamplela poutine (poutine) [lah poo-TEEN]A famous dish with french fries, cheese curds, and gravy.Je mange une poutine au restaurant. (I am eating a poutine at the restaurant.) 🍟le sirop d'érable (maple syrup) [luh see-ROH day-RAH-bluh]A sweet liquid made from the sap of maple trees.On met du sirop d'érable sur le gâteau. (We put some maple syrup on the cake.)la tourtière (meat pie) [lah toor-TYAIR]A savory meat pie, often eaten during holidays.Ma grand-mère prépare une bonne tourtière. (My grandmother makes a good meat pie.)le pâté chinois (shepherd's pie) [luh pah-TAY shee-NWAH]A layered dish with ground meat, corn, and mashed potatoes.Pour le souper, nous mangeons du pâté chinois. (For dinner, we are eating some shepherd's pie.)

1. Partitive Articles: Saying "Some" (du, de la, de l', des)The Rule: To talk about a part of something or an amount you can't easily count (like water or bread), we use special words that mean 'some'. du [doo] + masculine word (e.g., du fromage (some cheese) [doo fro-MAHJ])de la [duh lah] + feminine word (e.g., de la salade (some salad) [duh lah sah-LAHD])de l' [duhl] + word starting with a vowel (e.g., de l'eau (some water) [duh LOH])des [day] + plural word (e.g., des frites (some fries) [day FREET])2. The Verb 'to eat': Manger in the Present TenseThe Rule: Manger (to eat) [mahn-ZHAY] is a regular '-er' verb. Here's how you use it to say who is eating right now. Je mange (I eat) [zhuh mahnzh]Tu manges (You eat) [too mahnzh]Il/Elle/On mange (He/She/One eats) [eel/ehl/ohn mahnzh]Nous mange...