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Bar & Drinks Vocabulary

Bar & Drinks Vocabulary

Want to go out for a drink? Here’s a list of all the vocabulary you’ll need for going to a bar in French!

Useful words

  • le bar bar
  • le barman bartender
  • le comtoir bar counter
  • le tabouret de bar bar stool
  • le tire-bouchon corkscrew
  • le shaker à cocktails cocktail shaker
  • la caisse cash register/till
  • la pompe à biere beer tap
  • le percolateur coffee machine
  • le dessous de verre coaster
  • le seau à glace glass bucket
  • les verres glasses
  • le gin tonic gin tonic
  • le scotch à l’eau scotch and water
  • le rhum coca rum and coke
  • le vodka à l’orange vodka and orange
  • le cocktail cocktail
  • le vin wine
  • le martini martini
  • la bière beer
  • le coup shot
  • le coup simple single shot
  • le coup double double shot
  • les amuse-guele bar snacks
  • les chips chips/crisps
  • les noix nuts
  • les cacahouètes peanuts
  • les amandes almonds
  • les noix de cajou cashew nuts
  • les olives olives

Phrases

  • Excusez-moi! Excuse me!
  • C’est mon tour. I’m next.
  • Non, merci. Pas de glaçons. No thanks, no ice.
  • Est-ce que je peux t’offre un verre? May I buy you a drink?
  • Qu’est ce que tu prends? What will you have?
  • Je ne bois pas d’alcool. I don’t drink alcohol.
  • C’est ma tournée! It’s my round!
  • La prochaine tournée c’est toi qui payes, d’accord? You pay the next round, okay?
  • Est-ce qu’on peut manger dans ce bar? Can you eat in this bar?
  • Santé!/Tchin tchin! Cheers!
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