rice
In French, 'riz' refers to the starchy grain used in various culinary dishes. Similar to English, it is a noun and does not have a gender. It is normally used in the context of food preparation or meals.
The rice is cooked.
This sentence is stating a fact about the rice being cooked. It uses the verb 'est' (is), the past participle 'cuit' (cooked) and the definite article 'le' (the) in front of 'riz' (rice).
He is cooking the rice.
This sentence describes a present action. 'Il' stands for 'he', 'cuisine' is the verb to cook in the present tense and 'le' is the article for 'riz'.
The rice is in the bag.
This sentence is using the preposition 'dans' (in) to locate the rice inside the bag. It's a simple construction: subject + verb + prepositional phrase.
I want rice for dinner.
In this sentence, the speaker is expressing a desire for rice for dinner. 'Veux' is the first person singular form of the verb 'vouloir' (to want).
Rice is a staple food.
This sentence is a fact about rice. 'Un' is the indefinite article for singular nouns in French, 'aliment' means food and 'de base' means staple or basic.
We have rice for lunch.
This sentence is stating what we have for lunch. 'Nous avons' is the first person plural form of the verb 'avoir' (to have). 'Pour le déjeuner' means 'for lunch'.
Rice is good for health.
This sentence expresses the health benefits of rice. It uses the adjective 'bon' to describe 'riz' and the preposition 'pour' to connect rice with health.
They wash the rice before cooking it.
This sentence describes a process of preparing rice before cooking. 'Ils lavent' means 'they wash', 'avant de' means 'before' and 'cuisiner' means 'to cook'.
You like rice with vegetables.
This sentence describes someone's preference for a combination of rice and vegetables. 'Tu aimes' means 'you like' and 'avec les légumes' means 'with vegetables'.
I like eating rice.
This sentence is simple and expresses a preference for eating rice. 'Du' is a partitive article in French used to express an unspecified quantity of something, in this case, rice ('riz').