English Appetite Wish

Knowledge of foreign languages ​​has long ceased to be a luxury. It is necessary both for the search for a prestigious job, and for the widest possible communication “without borders”. No wonder Russian schools introduced compulsory foreign language learning from the 2nd grade, and for graduates it will become mandatory the exam in this subject. Our world no longer seems as vast as our grandparents saw it. People are relatively free to move around the world, mixing into bizarre cocktails of multinational families or corporations.

Even if you don’t even think about global things, but simply get ready to spend your vacation away from your homeland, then even for the sake of it it’s worth mastering at least the basics of a foreign language, best of all English, which is most widespread in the world. A self-respecting tourist must strive to master the minimum set of common expressions, such as “hello”, “how are you?”, “Good”, “thank you”, “bon appetit” in different languages. This allows you to look like a well-mannered person who, even without knowing the language, strives to be polite, which, in turn, helps to win over interlocutors. And the wish for a pleasant appetite in English or in another language makes it possible to establish contact especially vividly. After all, it is at the table, enjoying not only communication, but also delicious food, that people more easily find a “common language” and mutual understanding.

It is curious that it is simply impossible to accurately reproduce our phrase “Bon appetit” in English. It’s somehow not very customary at the English table to wish this to each other. Perhaps a healthy human desire to eat for stiff islanders is too physiological? They wish you a pleasant appetite in English with the phrase “enjoy your meal” (literally - enjoy your meal), but it is also typical, rather, for the American version of the language. The English had to borrow an expression from their overseas French neighbors, famous lovers. And now, in order to wish a good appetite in English, you need to say in French - “bon appétit” (in the name of justice, it should be noted that we also “licked” the French word for appetite).

Other peoples of the world are not so delicate and cold, and all of them with pleasure wish each other a pleasant appetite. Using the French “bon appétit” can replace this wish in almost all languages, at least your good intentions before the meal will be unambiguously correctly interpreted.

“Bon appetit - and it doesn’t chew” - the Russian proverb says. Indeed, the wish for a pleasant appetite is not a simple formality, it is a kind of ritual preparation of the body for eating, and a good atmosphere is very important for everything eaten to be good (perhaps these are the last echoes of the habit of our ancestors to say prayers before eating). The phrase "bon appetit", in English it is said, in French or in Russian, in any case, will set people up for positive and will return to you with the goodwill of others.

In conclusion, I want to say that trying to make a good impression and establish good relations should be not only in the society of foreigners. Do not forget to use the "magic words" when meeting new people, and in the circle of your friends and relatives.