Editing Language/French/Vocabulary/Drinks

Jump to navigation Jump to search

Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.

The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.

Latest revision Your text
Line 1: Line 1:
<div class="pg_page_title">French Vocabulary - Drinks</div>
[[File:learn_french_les_boissons.jpg|200px]]  
[[File:the drink vocabulary in french polyglot wiki 2 .png|thumb]]
Bonjour! French learners!


When you are visiting a bar or café in France, you need to know the vocabulary for your preferred drinks. Whether it's coffee, tea, wine, or juice, being able to communicate your order in French will make your experience more enjoyable. To help you along, we've compiled a list of the most common drinks in French with their English translations. So, raise your glass and let's toast to your success in speaking French: "À votre santé!"
If you want to order your favorite beverage at a bar or "Café", you need to be able to say it in French. Here's a list of the most common drinks. À votre santé !


== How to order a drink ==
Learn to read, understand and say the main kinds of beverages in French:
Here are some common French expressions to use when ordering a drink in a bar, along with their English translations:
 
* S'il vous plaît, je voudrais... (Please, I would like...)
* ...un verre de vin rouge. (...a glass of red wine.)
* ...une bière, s'il vous plaît. (...a beer, please.)
* ...un café, s'il vous plaît. (...a coffee, please.)
* Pourrais-je avoir un autre verre de vin, s'il vous plaît ? (Could I have another glass of wine, please?)
* Je voudrais prendre un autre verre de limonade, merci. (I would like to have another glass of lemonade, thank you.)
 
Note: The polite way to address someone in a bar or café in French is to use the formal "vous" form, rather than the informal "tu" form.


== French Drinks Vocabulary ==
== French Drinks Vocabulary ==
{| class="wikitable"
*la bière Beer
!French
*la limonade = lemonade
!English
*la tisane = herbal tea
|-
*le café = coffee
|la bière
*le champagne Champagne
|beer
*le jus d'ananas = pineapple juice
|-
*le jus de fruit = fruit juice
|la limonade
*le jus de pomme = apple juice
|lemonade
*le jus de tomate = tomato juice
|-
*le jus d'orange = orange juice
|la tisane
*le lait = milk
|herbal tea
*le lait Milk:
|-
*le thé = tea
|le café
*le vin blanc White Wine
|coffee
*le vin rouge Red Wine
|-
*le vin Wine
|le champagne
*l'eau du robinet = tap water
|champagne
*l'eau gazeuse = sparkling / mineral water
|-
|le jus
|juice
|-
|le jus d'ananas
|pineapple juice
|-
|le jus de fruit
|fruit juice
|-
|le jus de pomme
|apple juice
|-
|le jus de tomate
|tomato juice
|-
|le jus d'orange
|orange juice
|-
|le lait
|milk
|-
|le thé
|tea
|-
|le vin
|wine
|-
|le vin blanc
|white wine
|-
|le vin rouge
|red wine
|-
|l'eau du robinet
|tap water
|-
|l'eau gazeuse
|sparkling / mineral water
|-
|la bière pression
|draft beer
|-
|la bière en bouteille
|bottled beer
|-
|le jus de raisin
|grape juice
|-
|le soda
|soda
|-
|le coca
|coke
|-
|le lait de coco
|coconut milk
|-
|le lait de soja
|soy milk
|-
|la boisson énergisante
|energy drink
|-
|la boisson gazeuse
|carbonated drink
|-
|le sirop
|syrup
|-
|le lait chocolaté
|chocolate milk
|}
 
==Dialogue==
===Ordering a Café===


* Bonjour, que voulez-vous boire ? (Hello, what would you like to drink?)
* Je voudrais un café s'il vous plaît. (I would like a coffee please.)
* Un café, très bien. Noir ou avec du lait ? (A coffee, great. Black or with milk?)
* Avec du lait s'il vous plaît. (With milk please.)
* Très bien, à la vôtre ! (Great, to your health!)


==Ways to say "Cheers" in French==
==Ways to say "Cheers" in French==


===À la vôtre !===
===À la votre !===
*Literally: To yours (your health)!
*Literally: To yours (your health)!
*Formal or to several people
*Formal or to several people
Line 129: Line 36:
===À la tienne !===
===À la tienne !===
*Literally: To yours (your health)!
*Literally: To yours (your health)!
*Informal. to one person
*Informal or to one person


===Santé===
===Santé===
Line 136: Line 43:
===Tchin tchin !===
===Tchin tchin !===
It imitates the sound of glasses clinking when people toast.
It imitates the sound of glasses clinking when people toast.
*Informal


==MORE VIDEOS==
 
==VIDEOS==
<youtube>PIztQ2-ip8U</youtube>
<youtube>PIztQ2-ip8U</youtube>


<youtube>mnx1JDHTsls</youtube>




Line 149: Line 55:
|keywords=jus, bière, vin, cidre, fruits
|keywords=jus, bière, vin, cidre, fruits
|description=Use our list of the most common drinks in French
|description=Use our list of the most common drinks in French
         |og:image=/wiki/images/9/9d/Learn_french_les_boissons.jpg
         |og:image=http://wiki.polyglotclub.com/images/f/ff/Turkish_weather.jpg
}}
}}
[[Category: French/Beginner]]
[[Category: French/Beginner]]
[[Category: French/Vocabulary]]
[[Category: French/Vocabulary]]
<span links></span>

Please note that all contributions to Polyglot Club WIKI may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here.
You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see PolyglotClub-WIKI:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission!

Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)

This page is a member of a hidden category:

Retrieved from "https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/French/Vocabulary/Drinks"