French for English speakers Beach · Lesson 0

Picking an ice cream

Order ice cream in French — Puis-je avoir une glace ? (Can I have an ice cream?) — and choose en cornet ou en coupe (cone or cup).

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Pishi

Puis-je avoir une glace ?

Can I have an ice cream?
Kyle

Bien sûr, en cornet ou en coupe ?

Sure thing. Cone or cup?
Pishi

Coupe !

Cup!
Kyle

Quels parfums ?

What flavours?

Tip: <parfum> is used for ice cream, but <goût> is used in other situations regarding food.
Pishi

Chocolat et pistache, s’il vous plaît !

Chocolate and pistachio. Thanks!!

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you order in French?

Je voudrais ... or Puis-je avoir ...? Both are polite. Add s'il vous plaît at the end. Je voudrais une glace = 'I'd like an ice cream'.

Common French ice cream flavors?

Vanille (vanilla), chocolat (chocolate), fraise (strawberry), pistache (pistachio), framboise (raspberry), café (coffee).

Cornet vs cône?

Both used for 'cone'. Cornet is more common in French (un cornet de glace). Cône is also used. Une coupe is a cup or bowl.