Les Aliments Sains (Healthy Foods)

Learning ObjectivesIdentify healthy foods like les fruits (fruits) [lay froo-EE] and les légumes (vegetables) [lay lay-GOOM].Use the verb manger (to eat) [mahn-ZHAY] to talk about your meals.Choose the right article (du [doo], de la [duh la], des [day]) to talk about food.Imagine you're opening your backpack for la collation (the snack) [la co-lah-SYOHN]. 🍎🥕 What's inside? Une pomme (An apple) [oon pohm]? Des carottes (Some carrots) [day kah-ROHT]? In this lesson, we'll learn how to name these yummy foods in French!Real-Life ApplicationsChoosing a healthy snack at school.Helping your parents make the grocery list.Talking about your favorite meal with friends.

French TermEnglish ExplanationExampleun fruit (a fruit) [uhn froo-EE]A sweet food that grows on a tree or plant, like an apple or a banana.La pomme est un fruit rouge. (The apple is a red fruit.) [la pohm eh uhn froo-EE roozh] 🍎un légume (a vegetable) [uhn lay-GOOM]A part of a plant that we eat, like a carrot or broccoli.Je mange un légume orange, la carotte. (I am eating an orange vegetable, the carrot.) [zhuh mahnzh uhn lay-GOOM oh-RAHNZH, la kah-ROHT] 🥕sain / saine (healthy) [sahn / sen]Something that is good for your health.Manger des fruits est sain. (Eating fruits is healthy.) [mahn-ZHAY day froo-EE eh sahn]le brocoli (broccoli) [luh bro-co-LEE]A green vegetable that looks like a little tree.Mon frère n'aime pas le brocoli. (My brother doesn't like broccoli.) [mohn frair nem pah lu...

1. The Verb 'manger' (to eat) in the Present TenseTo say what people are eating, we use the verb manger (to eat) [mahn-ZHAY]. It's a regular -er verb.Rule:Je mange (I eat) [zhuh mahnzh]Tu manges (You eat - informal) [too mahnzh]Il/Elle mange (He/She eats) [eel/el mahnzh]Nous mangeons (We eat) [noo mahn-ZHOHN]Vous mangez (You eat - formal/plural) [voo mahn-ZHAY]Ils/Elles mangent (They eat) [eel/el mahnzh]2. Partitive Articles: du, de la, de l', desWhen we talk about an unspecified amount of food, we use partitive articles. It's like saying 'some' in English.Rule:Use du [doo] for masculine nouns: Je mange du pain (I am eating some bread) [zhuh mahnzh doo pan].Use de la [duh la] for feminine nouns: Je veux de la salade (I want some salad) [zhuh vuh duh la sah-LAHD].Use de l' [duhl] for nouns...