{"id":99,"date":"2009-05-26T16:07:23","date_gmt":"2009-05-26T20:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=96"},"modified":"2009-05-26T16:07:23","modified_gmt":"2009-05-26T20:07:23","slug":"french-vocabulary-going-to-a-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-vocabulary-going-to-a-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"French Vocabulary – Going to a Caf\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have just read in my international edition of Newsweek that the French government is going to lower its tax rate by 72% on food and drinks at restaurants and caf\u00e9s this summer hoping that people will start frequenting the country’s beloved caf\u00e9s again as many are closing due to the financial crisis. \u00a0I wrote an article about this some months back.<\/a> \u00a0So, since many of you might be some of those that enjoy that tax cut when on vacation this year, I thought I would give you some vocabulary to help you order.<\/p>\n

un Vittel<\/em><\/strong> – a famous French brand of mineral water, you can order it even if you just mean you want mineral water
\nun Perrier (citron)<\/em><\/strong> – a famous French brand of carbonated mineral water which you can now get lemon and lime flavored
\nune menthe \u00e0 l’eau<\/strong><\/em> – this is mineral water with a little bit of mint-flavored syrup
\nun Coca<\/strong><\/em> – a Coke as in Coca Cola
\nun Orangina<\/strong><\/em> – this is an orange and mandarin citrus soda which is very popular in France
\nune limonade<\/strong><\/em> – something like 7Up or Sprite
\nun citron press\u00e9<\/strong><\/em> – lemonade
\nune orange press\u00e9<\/strong><\/em> – like lemonade, but made with oranges (ice, freshly-squeezed orange juice, chilled water and sugar)
\nun jus d’orange<\/strong><\/em> – orange juice
\nun diabolo menthe<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0– lemonade and mint syrup
\nune bi\u00e8re allemande<\/strong><\/em> – German beer
\nune bi\u00e8re fran\u00e7aise<\/strong><\/em> – French beer
\nun demi<\/strong><\/span><\/em> – 1\/4 liter of draught beer
\nun kir<\/strong><\/em> – a drink made of cassis liqueur and a little white wine
\nun verre de rouge<\/strong><\/em> – a glass of red wine
\nun verre de blanc<\/strong><\/em> – a glass of white wine
\nun lait fraise<\/strong><\/em> – a thin, strawberry milk shake
\nun lait au chocolat<\/strong><\/em> – chocolate milk
\nun chocolat chaud<\/strong><\/em> – hot chocolate
\nun express<\/strong><\/em> – espresso coffee
\nun caf\u00e9 au lait<\/strong><\/em> – coffee with milk, served in a larger cup (normally for breakfast)
\nun caf\u00e9 cr\u00e8me<\/strong><\/em> – coffee with milk, but served in a smaller cup
\nun th\u00e9 citron<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0– tea with lemon
\nun th\u00e9 nature<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>– just normal tea
\nun th\u00e9 au lait<\/strong><\/em> – tea with milk\u00a0<\/p>\n

Why don’t you tell us about your favorite drink to order at a French caf\u00e9 or restaurant??<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have just read in my international edition of Newsweek that the French government is going to lower its tax rate by 72% on food and drinks at restaurants and caf\u00e9s this summer hoping that people will start frequenting the country’s beloved caf\u00e9s again as many are closing due to the financial crisis. \u00a0I wrote…<\/p>\n

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