Wine & Spirits

1. La carta dels vins, se vos plai

   May I see the wine list, please?

   Usage

   Asking for the wine list at a restaurant

   Grammar Note

   de + los contracts to dels. Composed

2. Podètz me recomandar un vin d'aicí?

   Can you recommend a local wine?

   Usage

   Asking staff for a local wine

   Grammar Note

   Polite podètz + infinitive; me goes before the infinitive. Composed

3. Un veire de vin roge, se vos plai

   A glass of red wine, please

   Usage

   Ordering wine by the glass

   Grammar Note

   Roge is "red"; white is blanc, rosé is rosat. Composed

4. Un veire de vin blanc, se vos plai

   A glass of white wine, please

   Usage

   Ordering wine by the glass

   Grammar Note

   Blanc is "white". Composed

5. Un veire de vin rosat, se vos plai

   A glass of rosé wine, please

   Usage

   Ordering wine by the glass

   Grammar Note

   Rosat is "rosé". Composed

6. Una botelha de vin roge, se vos plai

   A bottle of red wine, please

   Usage

   Ordering wine by the bottle

   Grammar Note

   Botelha is feminine. Composed

7. Aqueste vin es sec

   This wine is dry

   Usage

   Describing the taste of a wine

   Grammar Note

   Vin is masculine, so aqueste. Composed

8. Aqueste vin es doç

   This wine is sweet

   Usage

   Describing the taste of a wine

   Grammar Note

   The feminine of doç is doça. Composed

9. Pas tròp doç, se vos plai

   Not too sweet, please

   Usage

   Stating a preference for less sweetness

   Grammar Note

   pas tròp + adjective. Composed

10. Aqueste vin es plan bon!

    This wine is very good!

    Usage

    Praising a wine

    Grammar Note

    Plan is an adverb meaning "very". Composed

11. Pòdi far una degustacion?

    May I do a tasting?

    Usage

    Asking for a tasting at a winery or shop

    Grammar Note

    pòdi + infinitive; degustacion is feminine. Composed

12. Aqueste vin es de quina region?

    Which region is this wine from?

    Usage

    Asking where a wine comes from

    Grammar Note

    Quina agrees with feminine region. Composed

13. A vòstra santat!

    Cheers! / To your health!

    Usage

    A toast, in the polite vos form

    Grammar Note

    Among friends: A ta santat. Composed

14. Avètz quicòm sens alcòl?

    Do you have something non-alcoholic?

    Usage

    Asking for a non-alcoholic drink

    Grammar Note

    Quicòm means "something". Composed

15. Podèm visitar lo celièr?

    Can we visit the wine cellar?

    Usage

    Asking to tour a cellar at a winery

    Grammar Note

    podèm + infinitive; celièr is masculine. Composed

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