And what do you say when you start eating?
2006-08-16 21:42:38 · 13 answers · asked by sanja77 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Yes but why don¸t you actually say it before your meal?
2006-08-16 21:53:06 · update #1
You are right, good appetite.... somehow loses the meaning. There is no comparison except enjoy your meal which doesn't really do it.
Aussie slang, 'Get your chops around this' ..... very classy.
2006-08-16 21:52:10 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
All languages have words or phrases that no other language has a subsitute for. It depends on the culture. The French have a very large reputation for food. It makes sense that they'd have special vocabulary for it. :) If you want, just say "bon appetit!" We, in America, at least, don't have a cultural phrase to say when we start eating. We just eat. Some say a prayer before their meal. I typically say "Ooh! Yum!" and dig in. ;-)
2006-08-17 04:49:32 · answer #2 · answered by Katia 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
yes look~~~>
Bon appetit!: Tuck in! Get stuck in! Eat already! Enjoy! Enjoy your meal! Happy eating! Get your laughing gear round this! Down the hatch! This looks nice!
2006-08-17 04:48:21 · answer #3 · answered by alwayzatemptation69 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
According to my son, who has taken French class, 'bon apetit' literally translated into English is 'good appetite.'
We usually say 'dig in folks' when we start an informal meal.
2006-08-17 04:52:07 · answer #4 · answered by Lonnie P 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
you don't necessarily have to say anything to start eating . but there is an English word for drinks i.e. "cheers",
though french say it to say have a good meal and usually in pre modern times french had long dinners and lunches thus the phrase.
2006-08-17 04:50:03 · answer #5 · answered by Explorer 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
We often have phrases, in English, for words in other languages.
Eating is rarely formal here. We dont "say" anything.
2006-08-17 10:04:00 · answer #6 · answered by Alexander Shannon 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Funny, you tell other people you are "sick of these questions" but you have a question like this?? Well Im not leaving without givin an answer, so what you say when you start eating is "Rub a dub dub thanks for the grub! Yay God!" *munch*
2006-08-17 05:03:10 · answer #7 · answered by passghost 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
bon apetit is like enjoy your food. thats english
2006-08-17 04:48:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
enjoy?
or enjoy your meal?
isn't that the same thing?
2006-08-17 04:47:49 · answer #9 · answered by snshnbtrflis 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Enjoy your meal! -- or simply, "Enjoy!"
2006-08-17 04:48:05 · answer #10 · answered by crowbird_52 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋