Manger: to eat
Je mange une pomme / I eat or I am eating an apple
Tu manges du gâteau / You eat a piece of cake
Il mange de la confiture / He eats marmelade
Elle mange de la confiture / She eats marmelade
Nous mangeons de la viande / We eat meat
Vous mangez un gâteau / You eat a cake
Ils mangent
des frites / They eat chips
Elles mangent
des frites / They(she) eat chips
To translate "a" we use: un (m), une (f)
If you eat a part of something we use: "de la" with feminine word and "du" (instead of "de le") with masculine word. For example, if you have in front of you a big cake and you just want a piece, you will say: je mange du gâteau, but if the cake is as small as a biscuit, you can eat it, so we say: je mange un gâteau.
"des" is the plural of "un" or "une":
I eat a cake: je mange un gâteau
I eat cakes or some cakes: je mange des gâteaux
Questions:
What do you eat? or What are you eating?:
Qu'est-ce que tu manges?
Que manges tu?
Tu manges quoi?
Qu'est-ce que vous mangez?
Que mangez vous?
Vous mangez quoi?
Boire: to drink
You can see the lesson about how to ask a question in French.
There is a present continuous in French but you can also use the present tense.
Je bois un café / I drink or I am drinking a coffee
Tu bois de l'eau / You drink water
Il boit un coca / He drinks a Coca cola
Nous buvons de la bière / We drink beer
Vous buvez un thé / You drink a tea
Ils boivent du lait / They drink milk
Qu'est-ce que tu bois? / What do you drink? (informal)
Que bois tu?
Tu bois quoi?
Qu'est-ce que vous buvez? / Formal, plural
Que buvez vous?
Tu bois quoi?
At a restaurant, instead of saying "I will eat" or "I will drink", we prefer to use the verbs:
would like, to take and would take.
Je voudrais / I would like
Tu voudrais
Il or Elle voudrait
Nous voudrions
Vous voudriez
Ils, elles voudraient
I would take, you would take...
Je prendrais un café
Tu prendrais
Il, elle prendrait
Nous prendrions
Vous prendriez
Ils, elles prendraient
