French Conversation · Level 4
88 words
French word
sandwich
Pronunciation
IPA/sɑ̃dwitʃ/
Meaning
- masculine nounsandwich
Example
Je veux un sandwich.
I want a sandwich.
More examples
J'ai acheté un sandwich pour le déjeuner.
I bought a sandwich for lunch.
Core concept
Portable food held together by bread around a filling and eaten by hand.
Common phrases
un sandwich au jambon
ham sandwich
un sandwich au fromage
cheese sandwich
un sandwich végétarien
vegetarian sandwich
prendre un sandwich
order a sandwich
Similar words
hamburger: A bun filled with a grilled ground-meat patty.
croque-monsieur: A hot snack of ham and cheese between bread, topped with cheese and grilled.
wrap: A light meal of fillings wrapped in thin flatbread, eaten by hand.
panini: A hot sandwich of fillings between sliced bread, pressed and toasted.
Definition in French
Un sandwich est un aliment prêt à être consommé, constitué de pain entourant une garniture et conçu pour être mangé à la main ou emporté.
Word origin
French borrowed sandwich from English, whose word was named in the eighteenth century after John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich.
Usage tips
- Sandwich is masculine, so the usual article is un sandwich, as in Je veux un sandwich.
Related words
- sandwichersandwichverb
- sandwicheriesandwich shopnoun