Les Ustensiles de Cuisine — French kitchen vocabulary | Vocabulary
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Pots, pans and cutlery — the French kitchen. This French pots pans cutlery kitchen vocabulary list gives you 22 essential words — from une casserole (a saucepan) to un ouvre-boîte (a tin opener) — each with audio and its English translation. Use it to build the French words you need to talk about pots pans cutlery kitchen, then test yourself with the games below.
Les Ustensiles de Cuisine
Pots, pans and cutlery — the French kitchen
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📘 Setting the table & cooking
- Set the table (mettre la table / le couvert): l’assiette in the middle, la fourchette on the LEFT, le couteau and la cuillère on the RIGHT.
- Une casserole = a saucepan (with high sides); une poêle = a flat frying pan. Don’t mix them up in a recipe!
- Cooking gear pairs with faire cuire verbs — see cooking verbs.
- Un couvert = a place setting (fork + knife + spoon); « mettre le couvert » = to lay the table.
- French kitchen must-haves: un tire-bouchon (for the wine!) and un économe (peeler).
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a frying pan = une ___ (flat, for frying)
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poêle
a fork = une ___ (on the left)
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fourchette
a plate = une ___ (in the middle)
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assiette
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How do you say « a saucepan »? (recall)
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une casserole
What does « un four » mean? (recall)
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an oven
How do you say « a lid »? (recall)
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un couvercle
What does « une planche à découper » mean? (recall)
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a chopping board
How do you say « a plate »? (recall)
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une assiette
What does « un verre » mean? (recall)
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a glass
How do you say « a fork »? (recall)
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une fourchette
What does « une cuillère » mean? (recall)
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a spoon
Go further: La Cuisine en Verbes — recipe French.
French pots pans cutlery kitchen vocabulary — FAQ
How do you say common pots pans cutlery kitchen words in French?
For example: a saucepan is « une casserole », a frying pan is « une poêle », an oven is « un four ». The full list above has 22 French pots pans cutlery kitchen words, each with audio so you can hear the pronunciation.
What are the most useful French pots pans cutlery kitchen words to learn first?
Start with the basics: une casserole (a saucepan), une poêle (a frying pan), un four (an oven), une plaque (a hob / cooktop), un couvercle (a lid), un saladier (a mixing bowl). Master these core French words before moving on to the rest of the list.
How can I memorise French pots pans cutlery kitchen vocabulary?
Learn the words in small themed groups, say each one out loud with the audio, and use it in a short sentence about your own life. Spaced repetition is what makes new vocabulary stick — see our guide to learning French vocabulary that sticks.
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