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Ordering ice cream in French: scoops, flavours, cup or cone
Order ice cream in French: une boule, deux boules, en cornet ou en pot, the flavours, and the questions the server will ask. Real phrases with a practice filter.
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Say how many scoops and how you want it: Deux boules en cornet, s'il vous plaît : chocolat et pistache. The server will ask En pot ou en cornet ? (cup or cone?) and maybe Avec de la chantilly ? (with whipped cream?).
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Choosing
Cup or cone
For a child
Paying
If you're sharing, ask for une coupe (a sundae served in a glass bowl) at a café; une coupe de glace usually has three scoops with cream and sauce. At a takeaway counter, prices are per number of scoops: une boule, deux boules, trois boules.
What are the ice-cream flavours in French?
| French | English |
|---|---|
| vanille | vanilla |
| chocolat | chocolate |
| fraise | strawberry |
| pistache | pistachio |
| caramel au beurre salé | salted caramel |
| citron (sorbet) | lemon (sorbet) |
| noix de coco | coconut |
| menthe-chocolat | mint choc chip |
In French, an ice-cream flavour is un parfum (also the word for perfume). Sorbets have no milk: un sorbet framboise. Many ice-cream shops (glaciers) let you taste before you choose: Je peux goûter ?