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How to Say ‘An autumn menu built around mushrooms’ in French

Un menu d'automne autour des champignons

muh-NOO dee oh-TON oh-toor day shahm-pee-NYOHN

[muh-NOO dee oh-TON oh-toor day shahm-pee-NYOHN]

🇫🇷 In France: Seasonal menus are a point of pride in French restaurants. Autumn brings mushrooms like cèpes "porcini" and girolles "chanterelles", so it's worth asking about them.

Phrase Breakdown

Un menu d'automne

muh-NOO dee oh-TON

An autumn menu

'D'automne' is the short form of 'de automne'. The M is silent: 'doh-TON'.

Example

Nous avons un menu d'automne.

We have an autumn menu.

Words in this phrase

[muh-NOO]

A list of dishes or a fixed-price set meal.

Example

Je prends le menu du jour.

I'll have the menu of the day.

[dee]

Used to indicate possession or connection.

Example

Le livre d'un ami.

The book of a friend.

automne

[oh-TON]

autumn

The season between summer and winter.

Example

J'aime les couleurs de l'automne.

I love autumn colors.

autour des champignons

oh-toor day shahm-pee-NYOHN

around mushrooms

Pronounce 'gn' like 'ny' in 'canyon': 'shahn-pee-NYOHN'.

Example

Un repas autour des champignons.

A meal based around mushrooms.

Words in this phrase

autour

[oh-toor]

around

Preposition/adverb used in expressions like around or over, often for informal meetings.

Example

Autour de la table, les échanges sont plus naturels.

Around the table, conversations are more natural.

des

[day]

of the

A combination used to link an associative and definitive relation.

Example

Le livre des enfants.

The children's book.

champignons

[shahm-pee-NYOHN]

mushrooms

Plural of 'champignon', a common autumn ingredient.

Example

J'adore l'omelette aux champignons.

I love mushroom omelette.

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