Food & Drinks

1. Ur banne kafe, mar plij

   A coffee, please

   Usage

   Ordering at a café

   Grammar Note

   "ur banne" + drink means "a glass of"; the drink follows without an article

2. Ur banne dour, mar plij

   A glass of water, please

   Usage

   Asking for water

   Grammar Note

   The pattern "ur banne" + noun; "dour" is masculine and needs no article

3. Ur banne sistr, mar plij

   A glass of cider, please

   Usage

   Ordering Brittany's cider

   Grammar Note

   "sistr" is the standard spelling; "chistr" is a Vannetais or older variant

4. Sistr hep alkool, mar plij

   Non-alcoholic cider, please

   Usage

   Ordering when you want to avoid alcohol

   Grammar Note

   "hep" + noun means "without" (composed)

5. Un daol evit daou zen, mar plij

   A table for two, please

   Usage

   Asking for a table at a restaurant

   Grammar Note

   "taol" is feminine and softens after "un"; "den" softens to "zen" after "daou" (composed)

6. Fellout a ra din paeañ

   I want to pay

   Usage

   Telling staff you want to pay

   Grammar Note

   "Fellout a ra din" + infinitive means "I want to" (composed)

7. Naon am eus

   I'm hungry

   Usage

   Saying you are hungry

   Grammar Note

   "Am eus" is "I have", a form of "kaout" (to have)

8. Sec'hed am eus

   I'm thirsty

   Usage

   Saying you are thirsty

   Grammar Note

   Same pattern as "Naon am eus": thirst is to me

9. Mat-tre eo ar boued-mañ

   This food is very good

   Usage

   Complimenting a dish

   Grammar Note

   "mat-tre" is "very good"; "-mañ" gives "this" (composed)

10. Re sall eo ar boued-mañ

    This food is too salty

    Usage

    Saying a dish is too salty

    Grammar Note

    "re" before an adjective means "too"

11. C'hwerv eo ar c'hafe

    The coffee is bitter

    Usage

    Saying something tastes bitter

    Grammar Note

    The "c'h" in "ar c'hafe" is the mutated initial of "kafe" after the article

12. Ne zebran ket kig

    I don't eat meat

    Usage

    Saying you avoid meat

    Grammar Note

    The verb softens after "ne" (d to z); add "pesk" to avoid fish too (composed)

13. Ar bara

    Bread

    Usage

    A food word

    Grammar Note

    "bara" is masculine and keeps its initial after the article "ar"

14. Ar riz

    Rice

    Usage

    A food word

    Grammar Note

    "riz" is masculine; the same spelling also means "edge", so context decides

15. Ar pesk

    Fish

    Usage

    A food word

    Grammar Note

    "pesk" is masculine; its plural is "pesked"

16. Ar c'hig

    Meat

    Usage

    A food word

    Grammar Note

    The masculine noun "kig" changes its initial k to c'h after "ar" (ar c'hig)

17. Al laezh

    Milk

    Usage

    A food word

    Grammar Note

    The article becomes "al" before l

18. Pelec'h emañ ar preti ?

    Where is the restaurant?

    Usage

    Asking where a restaurant is

    Grammar Note

    "Pelec'h emañ ...?" is the standard pattern for asking where something is (composed)

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