{"id":26107,"date":"2017-03-08T12:21:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T11:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=26107"},"modified":"2018-04-05T19:53:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T17:53:00","slug":"la-vaisselle-washing-dishes-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/la-vaisselle-washing-dishes-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"La Vaisselle – Washing Dishes In French"},"content":{"rendered":"

My early trips to l’\u00e9picerie<\/strong> were an interesting exercise in how much I trusted my French. I took gambles on whether the bottle I was buying was l’assouplissant<\/strong><\/a> (softener) or la lessive<\/strong> (detergent), hoping it wasn’t l’eau de Javel<\/strong> (bleach).<\/p>\n

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Image<\/a> by Tom Page<\/a> on Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n

I haven\u2019t had the luxury of having an apartment<\/a> with un lave-vaisselle <\/strong>(a dishwasher) since I moved to France. Instead I rely on du liquide vaisselle<\/strong> (dish soap) and des \u00e9ponges<\/strong> (sponges). That means looking at many different products that even if I know le mot fran\u00e7ais<\/strong> (the French word), I often don’t know la marque<\/strong> (the brand)!<\/p>\n

Cependant<\/strong> (however), before struggling to realize what the difference between French soap brands are, I had to also learn the vocabulary. The difference between la lessive, le liquide vaisselle et le savon<\/strong> (detergent, dish soap, and hand soap) is very important!<\/p>\n

Luckily I knew how to say faire la vaisselle<\/strong><\/em> (wash dishes) so when I was confusingly staring at the different bottles at l’\u00e9picerie<\/strong><\/a>, I at least knew how to say what I was looking for.<\/p>\n

Excusez-moi monsieur, vous cherchez quelque chose ?<\/strong>
\n Oui\u2026. J\u2019ai besoin du savon pour faire la vaisselle.<\/strong>
\n Vous voulez dire du liquide vaisselle ?<\/strong>
\n Je crois\u2026 oui\u2026<\/strong>
\n Suivez-moi, monsieur, c\u2019est juste ici.<\/strong>
\n D\u2019accord.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Excuse me, sir, are you looking for something\u00a0?
\nYes\u2026 I need soap for washing dishes.
\nDo you mean dish washing soap?
\nI believe so\u2026 yes\u2026
\nFollow me sir, it\u2019s right over here.
\nAlright.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I will admit I was not s\u00fbr \u00e0 cent pour cent <\/strong>(one hundred percent sure) that le liquide vaisselle<\/strong> was the right word. I figured if l\u2019employ\u00e9<\/strong> (the employee) knew it would work with la vaisselle<\/strong> (dirty dishes), it should be the right thing.<\/p>\n

I made my way out of l’\u00e9picerie<\/strong> and when it came time to faire la vaisselle<\/strong> I was relieved to find out that I bought the right kind of soap!<\/p>\n

Voici un vocabulaire de la vaisselle :<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Clean Dishes<\/a> by Mack Male<\/a> on Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n

Faire la vaiselle – To do the dishes
\nLa vaisselle – Dirty dishes
\nLe liquide vaisselle – Dish soap
\nLa lessive – Detergent
\nL’assouplissant – Softener
\nL’eau de Javel – Bleach
\nLe savon – Soap
\nL’assiette – Plate (physical dish)
\nLe plat<\/a> – Plate (meal, dish)
\nLa tasse – Cup
\nLe verre – Glass
\nLe lave-vaisselle – Dishwasher
\nLe plongeur – Dishwasher (person)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

My early trips to l’\u00e9picerie were an interesting exercise in how much I trusted my French. I took gambles on whether the bottle I was buying was l’assouplissant (softener) or la lessive (detergent), hoping it wasn’t l’eau de Javel (bleach). I haven\u2019t had the luxury of having an apartment with un lave-vaisselle (a dishwasher) since…<\/p>\n

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