Borrowed from French

1. 1
   buffet/ˈbʌfət/

   noun

   A meal where you serve yourself from a table.
2. 2
   genre/ˈʒɑːnrə/

   noun

   A kind or category, usually of art or music.
3. 3
   ballet/bæˈleɪ/

   noun

   A formal kind of dance performed on stage.
4. 4
   brochure/broʊˈʃʊr/

   noun

   A small booklet advertising something.
5. 5
   souvenir/ˌsuːvəˈnɪr/

   noun

   Something you keep to remember a place by.
6. 6
   garage/ɡərˈɑːʒ/

   noun

   Where a car is kept or repaired.
7. 7
   champagne/ʃæmˈpeɪn/

   noun

   A sparkling wine from one part of France.
8. 8
   debut/ˈdeɪbjuː/

   noun

   The first public appearance of somebody or something.
9. 9
   bouquet/buːˈkeɪ/

   noun

   A bunch of flowers arranged to be given.
10. 10
    boutique/buːˈtiːk/

    noun

    A small shop selling fashionable clothes.

The sentences

1. Breakfast is a buffet on the ground floor.

2. That is not really my favorite genre.

3. She has been dancing ballet since childhood.

4. Could I take a brochure with me?

5. I want a souvenir from the old town.

6. The car is still at the garage.

7. They opened champagne when the deal closed.

8. His debut was better than anyone expected.

9. Someone left a bouquet at reception.

10. There is a small boutique near the square.

Pronunciation

• buffet/ˈbʌfət/

  The T is silent and the stress is at the end: buh-FAY.

• genre/ˈʒɑːnrə/

  Starts with the soft ZH of measure, not a hard J.

• ballet/bæˈleɪ/

  The T is silent: ba-LAY.

• brochure/broʊˈʃʊr/

  The CH is SH: bro-SHOOR.

• souvenir/ˌsuːvəˈnɪr/

  Three syllables with the stress on the last: soo-ve-NEER.

• garage/ɡərˈɑːʒ/

  Stress the second syllable and end in the soft ZH: guh-RAHZH.

• champagne/ʃæmˈpeɪn/

  The CH is SH and the GN is just an N: sham-PAIN.

• debut/ˈdeɪbjuː/

  The T is silent: day-BYOO.

• bouquet/buːˈkeɪ/

  The T is silent again: boo-KAY.

• boutique/buːˈtiːk/

  The QUE is a plain K: boo-TEEK.

Questions

What do you say for a meal where you serve yourself?

You say buffet, as in 'Breakfast is a buffet on the ground floor.'

What does bouquet mean in this scene?

A bouquet is a bunch of flowers arranged to be given, as in 'Someone left a bouquet at reception.'

What do you call the place where a car gets fixed?

You call it a garage, as in 'The car is still at the garage.'