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Beginners’ French: food and drink
Beginners’ French: food and drink

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1.2 Talking about what food you like

Talking about what you like using aimer , adorer and préférer + le/la/les

To express your likes, you can use several verbs: aimer , adorer or préférer .

Benoît aime le poisson. Benoît likes fish.

Chrystelle adore les légumes. Chrystelle loves vegetables.

Il préfère les fruits de mer. He prefers sea food.

Note that you will need a definite article . le, la, l’ or les ) when using the verbs of liking with a noun:

Il aime le poisson. He likes fish.

Il aime la viande. He likes meat.

Elle adore l ’ananas. She loves pineapple.

J’aime les desserts. I love dessert.

Beaucoup (‘a lot’), bien (‘rather a lot’) and assez (‘quite’), placed after the verb aimer , are used to say how much you like things. Surtout means ‘above all’.

Activité 3

a. 

les courgettes


b. 

les carottes


c. 

les haricots verts


d. 

les frites


e. 

les pâtes


f. 

le poulet


g. 

la viande


h. 

la sauce tomate


i. 

la confiture


j. 

le gruyère


k. 

le poisson


l. 

l’avocat


m. 

les betteraves


The correct answers are c, e, g, h, j, k and m.

Comment

Here are the translations of these words: les carottes (carrots); les haricots verts (green beans); les frites (chips); les pâtes (pasta); le poulet (chicken); la viande (meat); la sauce tomate (tomato sauce); la confiture (jam); le gruyère (Gruyère/hard cheese); le poisson (fish); l’avocat (avocado); les betteraves (beetroot).

Activité 4

Now you are going to practise saying what you like and how much you like it. Listen to the questions and the prompts. Speak in the gaps to give your answers.

Exemple

(You hear) Vous aimez la cuisine italienne ?

(You hear) (Beaucoup)

(You say) Oui, j’aime beaucoup la cuisine italienne.

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