Survival Phrases
The exact phrases you need for real life abroad — with practice dialogues and audio, for every level.
Eating & Drinking Out
Restaurants, cafés, bars, and ordering food.
Making a Restaurant Reservation
Use these phrases when you want to book a table at a French restaurant, confirm the details, or make changes to your booking.
Making a Restaurant Reservation
Use these phrases when you need to call a French restaurant to reserve a table, change details, or mention dietary needs.
Ordering at a Restaurant
Use these simple phrases to order food and drinks at a French restaurant.
Ordering at a Restaurant
Use these essential phrases when you visit a restaurant in France to order your meal and communicate with the staff.
Ordering at a Restaurant
Use these intermediate phrases when ordering a meal, asking for recommendations, and interacting with staff at a French restaurant.
Ordering Coffee at a Café
Use these phrases when ordering coffee or tea at a French café counter.
Ordering Coffee at a Café
Use these phrases when you order coffee or tea in a French café.
Allergies & Dietary Needs
Use these phrases when you need to communicate your allergies or dietary needs at a French restaurant.
Allergies & Dietary Needs
Use these phrases when dining out in France to communicate your dietary requirements and food allergies clearly.
Sending Food Back & Complaints
Use these phrases when you need to politely address errors, cold food, or missing items in a French restaurant.
Paying & Splitting the Bill
Use these phrases when you want to ask for the bill, pay, or split the total in a French restaurant.
Paying & Splitting the Bill
Use these phrases when you pay the bill at a restaurant or café in France.
Paying & Splitting the Bill
Use these phrases when you are ready to pay your bill at a French restaurant or café.
Ordering Drinks at a Bar
Use these phrases when you visit a French bar to order drinks, handle tabs, and buy rounds.
Ordering Drinks at a Bar
Use these phrases to order drinks, manage your tab, and buy rounds at a French bar.
Takeaway & Delivery
Use these phrases when you order food to take away or for home delivery.
Takeaway & Delivery
Use these phrases when ordering takeaway or delivery from French restaurants.
Takeaway & Delivery
Use these intermediate phrases when ordering food to go or resolving delivery issues in French.
At a Fast-Food Counter
Use these simple phrases when you order food at a French fast-food counter.
At a Fast-Food Counter
Use these practical phrases to order food and pay at a fast-food counter in France.
At the Bakery & Deli
Use these phrases to order bread, pastries, and deli items in French.
At the Bakery & Deli
Use these beginner phrases when ordering bread, cheese, and meats at a French bakery or deli.
Buying Street Food
Use these phrases when ordering delicious street food from a local French stall.
Buying Street Food
Use these phrases to order food, ask about ingredients, and pay at a French street food stall.