Café & Drinks

1. Ur banne kafe, mar plij

   A coffee, please.

   Usage

   Ordering a coffee at a café

   Grammar Note

   "Ur banne" + a drink noun means "a glass of ..."; kafe is not spelled like French café

2. Hag-eñ ho peus te ?

   Do you have tea?

   Usage

   Asking whether a place serves tea

   Grammar Note

   "Ho peus" is "you have" (from "kaout", to have); there is no partitive article, so "te" takes no article. Composed sentence

3. Ur banne gwin ruz, mar plij

   A glass of red wine, please.

   Usage

   Ordering red wine at a restaurant or bar

   Grammar Note

   The adjective follows the noun (gwin ruz); "gwin" is masculine, so "ruz" does not soften

4. Ur chug orañjez, mar plij

   An orange juice, please.

   Usage

   Ordering juice; the word for freshly squeezed is not included

   Grammar Note

   Two nouns side by side give "orange juice". Composed sentence

5. Hep alkool, mar plij

   Without alcohol, please.

   Usage

   Asking for a drink without alcohol

   Grammar Note

   No article follows "hep" (without)

6. Hep skorn, mar plij

   No ice, please.

   Usage

   Asking for a drink without ice

   Grammar Note

   "Skorn" is a masculine noun for ice or frost; no article follows "hep"

7. Dour tomm, mar plij

   Hot water, please.

   Usage

   Asking for hot water

   Grammar Note

   "Dour" is masculine, so "tomm" does not soften; no partitive article is used

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