Everyday life
petit-déj
AbbreviationInformalA1Meaning
petit-déjeuner
Breakfast, clipped the way it is said at home: « tu as pris ton petit-déj ? ». On a hotel menu, it is the full word.
How it is said
petit-déj
Gender and article
le petit-déj · masculine
Where you meet it
A conversation at home, a message, a guesthouse advert.
Example
Chambre avec petit-déj compris, 65 euros la nuit.
Room with breakfast (petit-déj) included, 65 euros a night.
In the DELF
listening A1 · reading A2
Watch out
Masculine, with the hyphen and the accent: le petit-déj. In an exam, write « petit-déjeuner ».
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