French Bar Vocabulary

Here you will find a complete list of French bar vocabulary words including names of drinks as well as useful phrases. Overall, the words for alcoholic beverages are quite easy to learn as many are taken from English. For example, to say “rum and coke” you say: “le rhum coca” and to say “gin tonic” you say, “le gin tonic“.

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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 olies 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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