le dîner
🇧🇪 French slang from Belgium
What does “le dîner” mean?
lunch (the midday meal)
Example
“On se voit à midi pour le dîner ?”
Shall we meet at noon for lunch?
Good to know
In Belgium: déjeuner, dîner, souper. In France "dîner" is the evening meal.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
🌮 Food
The textbook way to say it: le déjeuner
Heard in a conversation
Fries in Liège
Manon Tu sais me prêter cinq euros ? J'ai plus de liquide.
Can you lend me five euros? I'm out of cash.
Lucas Tiens, s'il te plaît. Mais c'est toi qui paies le dîner demain !
Here you go. But you're paying for lunch tomorrow!
Manon Ça marche. Mmh, ces frites sont tof !
Deal. Mmm, these fries are great!
More from Belgium
- s'il vous plaîthere you go
- une mitraillettebaguette stuffed with meat, fries and sauce
- sauce andalousemayo with tomato and peppers, for fries
- un cuberdoncone-shaped raspberry sweet
- septante / nonanteseventy / ninety
- une foisjust, a sec (softener)
- savoir (= pouvoir)can, to be able to
- dikkenekshow-off, loudmouth
Songs from Belgium
- Papaoutai · StromaeLevel A2
- Bruxelles je t'aime · AngèleLevel A2
- Alors on danse · StromaeLevel B1
- Santé · StromaeLevel B1
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