salade
/sa.lad/feminine
The French word for salad is salade.
salade refers to the food dish. To specify what kind of salad you are eating, use the structure salade de followed by the ingredient, such as une salade de tomates for a tomato salad.
Meaning: food (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
There are specific regional varieties of salad, such as La Salade Périgourdine from the Périgord region and La Salade Niçoise from Nice in the French Riviera.
How does it change in a sentence?
salade is a feminine noun, so it is used with the feminine article la (the).
How do you pronounce it?
/sa.lad/
Did you know?
- In French, the phrase raconter des salades literally means 'to tell salads' but is used idiomatically to mean 'telling lies' or 'spinning a yarn'.
- In a traditional French meal, the salade is often served after the main course rather than as a starter to help cleanse the palate and aid digestion.
- The term 'salade' can be used in French to describe a 'salad of words', or salade de mots, which refers to a confused or nonsensical jumble of speech.
Examples in context
- Sers-toi en salade !Help yourself to the salad.This sentence shows how to offer someone salad.Tatoeba #2381877 by sacredceltic, translation #54001 by CK
- Ils font une salade.They are making a salad.This sentence describes the action of making a salad.Tatoeba #3172721 by Sibelius, translation #681419 by Source_VOA
- Tu veux une salade ?Do you want a salad?This sentence is a way to ask if someone wants a salad.Tatoeba #7771195 by Aiji, translation #2011462 by CK
- Je voudrais une salade verte, s'il vous plaît.I would like a green salad, please.
- La salade de tomates est délicieuse ici.The tomato salad is delicious here.
- Est-ce que vous avez la salade verte au menu?Do you have green salad on the menu?
- J'adore manger une bonne salade verte chaque jour.I love eating a good green salad every day.
- Tu veux de la salade pour accompagner le plat principal?Do you want salad to accompany the main course?
- Il y aura de la salade à la fête ce soir.There will be salad at the party tonight.
- On se fait une petite salade de crudités?Shall we make a small raw vegetable salad?
- Je vais prendre une salade périgourdine, s'il vous plaît.I'll have a Périgord salad, please.
- Je suis curieux de goûter une salade niçoise ce soir.I'm curious to try a Niçoise salad tonight.
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Example conversation
Lucas and Léa are deciding what to eat for lunch.
- LucasEst-ce que tu as faim, Léa ?Are you hungry, Léa?
- LéaOui, je veux une salade.Yes, I want a salad.
- LucasD'accord, je vais en faire une.Okay, I will make one.
- LéaMerci, tu es très gentil, Lucas.Thank you, you are very kind, Lucas.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “salad” translations and entries salade, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
