Café & Drinks

1. Un cafè, se vos plai

   A coffee, please

   Usage

   Used to order a coffee at a café or restaurant

   Grammar Note

   cafè is masculine and carries the accent on è. Composed

2. Una botelha d'aiga mineral, se vos plai

   A bottle of mineral water, please

   Usage

   Used to order bottled mineral water at a restaurant or shop

   Grammar Note

   una botelha de + noun; the adjective mineral has the same form for both genders. Composed

3. Un veire de vin roge, se vos plai

   A glass of red wine, please

   Usage

   The standard way to order red wine at a restaurant

   Grammar Note

   veire means glass; vin roge is red wine. Composed

4. Avètz de tè?

   Do you have tea?

   Usage

   Asks at a café or restaurant whether tea is served

   Grammar Note

   2nd plural of aver; de is partitive; tè is masculine. Composed

5. Un chuc d'irange fresc, se vos plai

   A fresh orange juice, please

   Usage

   Used to order freshly squeezed orange juice at breakfast or a meal

   Grammar Note

   chuc is the masculine noun for juice; irange is orange (masculine). Composed

6. L'addicion, se vos plai

   The bill, please

   Usage

   The standard phrase for asking for the bill at a café or restaurant

   Grammar Note

   addicion is feminine; nòta is also used. Composed

7. Sens alcoòl, se vos plai

   Without alcohol, please

   Usage

   Asks for a non-alcoholic drink or a cocktail without alcohol

   Grammar Note

   sens + noun means without; also sens sucre for no sugar. Composed

8. Es comprés dins lo prètz?

   Is it included in the price?

   Usage

   Checks whether a drink is included in a set menu or breakfast

   Grammar Note

   comprés means included; prètz is masculine and ends in -tz. Composed

9. Lo meteis, se vos plai

   I'll have the same thing

   Usage

   Handy for ordering the same drink as someone at your table

   Grammar Note

   meteis means same; with a feminine noun it is meteissa. Composed

10. Sens glaçons, se vos plai

    No ice, please

    Usage

    Used to ask for a drink without ice

    Grammar Note

    Plural of glaçon after sens. Composed

11. L'aiga mineral

    Mineral water

    Usage

    Point to this to order bottled water; sparkling water is aiga gasosa

    Grammar Note

    aiga is feminine; l' before the vowel. Composed

12. L'aiga cauda

    Hot water

    Usage

    Point to this to ask for hot water, for a drink or baby formula

    Grammar Note

    The adjective caud agrees with feminine aiga as cauda. Composed

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