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A2 French Culture Lesson

French Cheese

Le fromage français

5:25 min video · 16 sentences · 4 key words

Transcript with English

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  1. En France, le fromage est très important.In France, cheese is very important.
  2. Il y a plus de mille fromages.There are more than a thousand cheeses.
  3. On dit : un fromage pour chaque jour.People say: a cheese for each day.
  4. Tu connais le camembert ou le brie ?Do you know camembert or brie?
  5. Le fromage vient du lait.Cheese comes from milk.
  6. On utilise le lait de vache, de chèvre ou de brebis.People use cow, goat or sheep milk.
  7. Le camembert vient de Normandie.Camembert comes from Normandy.
  8. Chaque région a son fromage.Each region has its cheese.
  9. Pour faire du fromage, il faut du temps.To make cheese, you need time.
  10. Le fromage reste dans une cave fraîche.The cheese stays in a cool cellar.
  11. Certains fromages attendent plusieurs mois.Some cheeses wait several months.
  12. Le fromager les tourne chaque jour.The cheesemaker turns them every day.
  13. Aujourd’hui, on mange le fromage après le plat.Today, people eat cheese after the main course.
  14. On le mange avec du pain.They eat it with bread.
  15. Les Français adorent partager un plateau de fromages.The French love sharing a cheese board.
  16. Et toi, quel fromage vas-tu goûter ?And you, which cheese will you taste?

About this lesson

This lesson explains why cheese is so important in France, from its many types to the way people eat it today.

How to practise

  1. Read what you will learn on the first card, then follow the lesson section by section with English.
  2. Repeat every sentence out loud in the À toi · Your turn pause: you learn the facts and the words together.
  3. At the end, check the recap and answer the question in the YouTube comments.

Le fromage français

French Cheese

In this lesson

  • Why cheese matters in France
  • Which milks are used
  • How cheese is aged
  • How the French eat it today

Key takeaways

  • France has more than a thousand cheeses.
  • Cheese is made from cow, goat or sheep milk.
  • Camembert comes from Normandy.
  • The French eat cheese after the main course.

Your turn: What is a food that is very important in your culture, and how do people eat it?

Key words

FrenchEnglishLevel
le fromagecheese
le laitmilk
le fromagercheesemaker or cheese seller
un plateau de fromagesa cheese board

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