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French kitchen vocabulary: 28 objects and utensils with examples
Name 28 kitchen objects in French, from le four to la passoire. Learn their genders, see them in short sentences and try a three-question quiz.
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In short
Start with le four (oven), la poêle (frying pan), la casserole (saucepan) and le couteau (knife). French kitchen nouns need an article, so learn la poêle as a pair. These 28 objects follow a meal from preparation to washing up.
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1le four2la plaque de cuisson3le réfrigérateur4l’évier5les placards6la casserole7la poêle8les assiettesAround the kitchen
Preparing the ingredients
Cooking and draining
Serving and washing up
How do you ask for something in the kitchen in French?
- Léa
Où est la passoire ?
Where is the colander?
- Vous
Dans le placard, à côté des bols.
In the cupboard, next to the bowls.
- Léa
Tu peux me passer le saladier, s’il te plaît ?
Can you pass me the mixing bowl, please?
- Vous
Voilà. Il faut aussi un fouet ?
Here you are. Do we need a whisk too?
- Léa
Oui, et une cuillère en bois.
Yes, and a wooden spoon.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Il me faut une casserole. | I need a saucepan. |
| Il y a un bol sur la table. | There is a bowl on the table. |
| Où sont les couteaux ? | Where are the knives? |
| Je fais la vaisselle. | I’m washing up. |
A saladier holds a salad or a mixture you are preparing; a bol is useful for one serving. La cuisine means the kitchen or cooking, depending on the sentence: La cuisine est petite describes the room; Je fais la cuisine describes the activity.