My daughter loves to help in the kitchen, and one of the ingredients she’s most familiar with is the ever so versatile egg! Whether it’s preparing scrambled eggs for brunch, cracking an egg for banana bread, or slicing a few boiled eggs for a salad, Surya loves to work with eggs. And I’ve come to realize that she’s learned a lot about eggs in French through her culinary adventures.
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With Easter coming up, I’m sure she’s going to be thrilled to discover chocolate eggs!
Egg – un oeuf
Eggshell – une coquille, une coquille d’oeuf
Colours
Brown eggs – des oeufs bruns
White eggs – des oeufs blancs
Egg yolk – le jaune d’oeuf
Egg white – le blanc d’oeuf
Related: Easter craft: colour matching with DIY egg shakers
Verbs
To crack an egg – casser un oeuf
To beat an egg – battre un oeuf
To season – assaisonner
To separate (as in the yolk from the egg white) – séparer
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Adjectives
Scrambled eggs – des oeufs brouillés
Boiled eggs – des oeufs durs
Fried eggs – des oeufs frits
Poached eggs – des oeufs pochés
Cooking utensils
Whisk – un fouet
Pan – une poêle
Spatula – une spatule
Pot – une casserole
Egg-related Easter vocabulary in French
To paint an egg – peindre un oeuf
To decorate an egg – décorer un oeuf
Easter egg hunt – la chasse aux œufs
Chocolate egg – un oeuf en chocolat
Counting
Pay special attention to the pronunciation. Depending on the last letter of the number, you may hear “n”, “z”, and “k” sounds.
One egg – un oeuf
Two eggs – deux oeufs
Three eggs – trois oeufs
Four eggs – quatre oeufs
Five eggs – cinq oeufs
YouTube video: How to say egg and eggs in French:
Dozen – une douzaine
Half-dozen – une demi-douzaine
