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How to Say ‘Are you getting a starter?’ in French

Tu prends une entrée ?

tyoo prahn ewn ahn-TRAY

[tyoo prahn ewn ahn-TRAY]

💬 Usage Tip: French uses prendre "to take" for ordering food and drink. You can swap in any dish: Je prends le poisson "I'll have the fish."

Phrase Breakdown

Tu prends

tyoo prahn

Are you having / you take

'Prendre' (to take) is used for ordering food. The final 'ds' is silent: 'tü prahn'.

Example

Tu prends un café ?

Are you having a coffee?

Words in this phrase

[tyoo]

you

An informal singular pronoun used to address one person.

Example

Tu travailles dans une start-up ou une grande entreprise ?

Do you work in a start-up or a large company?

prends

[prahn]

take / have

Form of 'prendre' with 'tu'; used for ordering food.

Example

Tu prends un dessert ?

Are you having a dessert?

une entrée ?

ewn ahn-TRAY

a starter?

In France, 'entrée' means the starter, not the main course. Link the words: 'ü-nahn-tray'. Raise your voice at the end for the question.

Example

Je voudrais une entrée.

I'd like a starter.

Words in this phrase

une

[ewn]

a / an

An indefinite article used before feminine singular nouns.

Example

Une rencontre comme celle-ci peut ouvrir des portes.

A meeting like this can open doors.

entrée

[ahn-TRAY]

starter

In French menus, 'entrée' is the first course, not the main dish.

Example

Comme entrée, je voudrais une soupe.

As a starter, I'd like a soup.

Guides for French learners

The Most Common French Verbs: the 20 You'll Actually UseThe 20 most common French verbs, with the present-tense forms you need, real example sentences with native audio, and two shortcuts for past and future.Ordering in French: Cafés, Bakeries and Restaurants (with Menu Vocabulary)How to order in French at a café, a bakery and a restaurant: the phrases, the questions staff ask, and the menu and food vocabulary to understand the answers.

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