| Some words | |
|---|---|
| French | English |
| L’assiette (feminine) | The plate |
| L’assiette creuse (feminine) | The soup plate/the bowl |
| L’assiette plate (feminine) | The dinner plate |
| La cuillère à café | The teaspoon |
| La cuillère à soupe | The soup spoon |
| La fourchette | The fork |
| La grosse cuillère | The tablespoon |
| La nappe | The tablecloth |
| La petite cuillère | The teaspoon |
| La serviette | The serviette/the napkin |
| Le couteau | The knife |
| Le dessous-de-plat | The trivet |
| Le set de table | The placemat |
| Le verre | The glass |
| Le verre à vin | The wine glass |
| Les couverts (masculine) | The cutlery |
We know the preposition “de” means “of” and it can be used to link a container and what it contains.
For example:
Une assiette de fromage → A plate of cheese.
Un verre de vin → A glass of wine.
The preposition “à” means “to” ot “at” and it can be used to give the function of an object and in this case its meaning will be “for.”
For example:
Un verre à eau → A glass for water.
Un verre à vin → A glass for wine.
Une cuillère à soupe → A spoon for soup.
Un couteau à beurre → A knife for butter.
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