DRINKS & BEVERAGES
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FRENCH VOCABULARY TESTING GUIDE
59 cards | 4 sub-topics | all 4 skills tested
INTRODUCTION
This section covers the words and vocabulary used to describe various types of drinks in French.
From its flagship bottled mineral water brand Evian to its huge variety of tasty wines, France is a country well known in the world for its drinks.
The French take their drinks very seriously. A glass of red wine is almost always at hands reach during meals, and let's not forget the special treatment Evian receives from its bottling process (intricate bottle designs by famous fashion designer, and sometimes in limited editions only please) to its remarkable distribution network (yes, you can enjoy your hamburger with some Evian at French McDonalds!!). Now that's what I call setting yourself apart!
Check out the following word list of French beverages and find out if you know any of them.
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SENTENCE EXAMPLES TO PRACTICE
1. WATER AND ITS DIFFERENTS STATES
1. une boisson
Drink; Beverage
J'ai commandé une boisson sans alcool./ I ordered a soft drink.
2. un verre
Glass
Prenons un verre de temps en temps./ Let's have a drink from time to time.
3. l'eau (f)
Water
Cet homme a besoin d'eau./ This man needs water.
4. l'eau chaude
Hot water (boiling)
J'ai besoin d'eau chaude pour ma boisson./ I need some hot water for my drink.
5. l'eau chaude/tiède
Warm water
Le bébé aime le lait chaud./ The baby likes his milk warm.
6. l'eau tiède
Lukewarm
Faut-il de l'eau tiède pour cette boissson?/ Do we need lukewarm water for this drink?
7. l'eau froide
Cold water
Versez de l'eau froide dans un verre./ Pour some cold water in a glass.
2. NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
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8. non alcoolisé(e)
Non-alcoholic; Soft (drink)
Une boisson non alcoolisée./ A soft drink.
9. le thé
Tea
Ce thé est bon./ This tea is good.
10. le thé vert
Green tea
Du thé vert, s'il-vous-plaît./ Some green tea, please.
11. le thé noir
Black tea
Je préfère le thé noir./ I prefer black tea.
12. le chocolat chaud
Cocoa; Hot chocolate
Je bois du chocolat chaud quand il fait froid./ I drink hot chocolate when it is cold.
13. l'eau minérale
Mineral water
Avez-vous de l'eau minérale?/ Do you have some mineral water?
14. le lait
Milk
Le lait chaud me donne sommeil./ Warm milk makes me sleepy.
15. le lait de soja
Soy milk
Le lait de soja est très nourrissant./ Soy milk is very nutritious.
16. l'eau gazeuse
Sparkling water
Une bouteille d'eau gazeuse./ A bottle of sparkling water.
17. l'eau plate
Flat water
L'eau plate de ce robinet est bonne./ The still water from this tap tastes good.
18.
le jus
Juice
Tu as bu assez de jus pour ce soir./ You drank enough juice for tonight.
19.
le jus de fruits
Fruit juice
Elle a commandé un jus de fruits./ She ordered a fruit juice.
20.
le jus de pomme
Apple juice
Ce jus de pomme est un peu aigre./ This apple uice is a little sour.
21.
le jus d'orange
Orange juice
J'adore le jus d'orange./ I love orange juice.
22.
le café
Coffee
Un café s'il-vous-plaît!/ A coffee, please!
23.
le café au lait
Coffee with milk
Voulez-vous un café au lait?/ Do you want a coffee with milk?
24.
le café noir
Black coffee
Je ne bois que du café noir le matin./ I only drink black coffee in the morning.
25.
le coca
Coke
Je vous sers un coca?/ Can I get you a coke?
26.
boisson gazeuse
Fizzy drink; Sparkling (wine/water)
Le champagne est une boisson gazeuse./ Champagne is a sparkling drink.
27.
la tisane
Herbal tea
Une tisane vous fera du bien./ Some herbal tea will make you feel all right.
28.
la noisette
Caffè macchiato
Il commande veau une noisette./ He orders a Caffè Macchiato.
29.
l'expresso (m.)
Espresso
J'achèterai une machine expresso./ I will buy an espresso machine.
30.
un café allongé
Long black; Americano
Voulez-vous un café expresso ou un café allongé?/ Do you want an espresso or an Americano?
3. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
3.1 Common Alcoholic Drinks
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31.
alcoolisé(e)
Alcoholic
Les boissons alcoolisées sont interdites ici./ Alcoholic beverages are forbidden here.
32.
la bière
Beer
Cette bière locale est bonne./ This local beer is good.
33.
le vin
Wine
Cette région produit du bon vin./This region produces some good wine
34.
la liqueur
Liquor
Cette liqueur est forte./ This liquor is strong.
35.
le champagne
Champagne
Nous célébrons ta réussite avec du champagne./ We celebrate your success with champagne
36.
le whisky
Whiskey
J'ai bu du bon whisky d'Irlande./ I drank some good whiskey from Ireland.
37.
le brandy
Brandy
Avez-vous du brandy?/ Do you have some brandy?
38.
l'alcool
Alcohol
Je ne bois pas d'alcool./ I don't drink alcool.
39.
le saké
Sake
On boit du saké au Japon./ They drink sake in Japan.
3.2 Aperitifs
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40.
un apéritif
Aperitif
Prenons un apéritif./ Let's have an aperitif.
41.
le muscat
Muscato
Le muscat est un vin doux./ Muscat is a sweet wine.
42.
le porto
Port wine
J'ai bu du porto avant le plat principal./ I drank some port wine before the main dish.
43.
le pastis
Pastis
Je prendrai un pastis./ I'll have some pastis.
44.
le kir royal
Kir royal
On boit le kir royal comme apéritif en France./ Kir royal is drunk in France as an aperitif.
3.3 After-dinner liqueurs
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45.
le digestif
Digestif; after-dinner liqueur
Ce digestif vous fera du bien après le repas./ This digestif will make you feel better after the meal.
46.
le cognac
Cognac
J'ai acheté un cognac français./ I bought a French cognac.
47.
le campari
Campari
Le campari et le cognac sont des digestifs./ Campari and cognac are digestifs.
48. le calvados
Calvados
Nous avons bu du calvados./ We drank some Calvados.
4. DRINK-RELATED FRENCH EXPRESSIONS
4.1 What to say while raising your glasses
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SENTENCE EXAMPLES TO PRACTICE
49. Levez votre verre...
Raise your glass...
Levez votre verre à notre réussite!/ Raise your glass to our collective success!
50. A votre santé!
To your health!
Je bois à votre santé./ I drink to your health.
51. A la vôtre!
To your health!
A la vôtre, cher ami!/ To your health, dear friend!
52. Tchin-tchin!
Chin-chin!
On trinque? Tchin-tchin!/ Let's clink! Chin-chin!
53. Santé!
Cheers!
Buvons! Santé! Santé!/ Let's drink! Cheers! Cheers!
4.2 Being Drunk or Sober French Expressions
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54. sobre
Sober
M. Calment est sobre aujourd'hui./ Mr. Calment is sober today.
55. capitaine de soirée
Designated driver
Thomas est le capitaine de soirée pour ce soir./ Tom is the designated driver for tonight.
56. ivre
Drunk
Êtes-vous ivre?/ Are you drunk?
57. soûl/saoûl
Drunk
Il est arrivé saoûl./ He showed up drunk.
58. un ivrogne
Drunkard
Cet ivrogne va causer un grave accident./ This drunkard will cause a serious accident.
59. se péter la gueule
To get drunk (informal)
On va se péter la gueule ce soir!/ We're going to get drunk tonight!
Perhaps a nice addition to this French drinks vocabulary list would be the main wine regions of France. Here they are:
- Alsace
- Beaujolais
- Bordeaux
- Bourgogne
- Champagne
- Corse
- Côtes du Rhône
- Languedoc-Roussillon
- Loire
- Provence
- Sud-Ouest
This French drink vocabulary list is by no means complete, but it should be sufficient to get you by in most situations, whether you are getting a drink at a bar, coffee shop or at a supermarket. In any case, you can always content if you feel that I've overlooked an important drink word in French. :-)
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