After-work drinks: Ordering drinks and recommending something to try

💬 Bonne is the feminine form of bon. It matches a feminine word such as bière.

💬 Je vais prendre is a polite, reusable way to order anything. Swap the item: Je vais prendre un verre de rouge "I'll have a glass of red".

🇫🇷 A demi is the default draught beer, about 25 cl. That is smaller than a British half-pint, so it is the usual thing to order.

💬 This is the polite form you'd use with staff. Friends use s'il te plaît instead.

💬 Quelque chose à plus an action word means "something to do". Swap the action: quelque chose à boire "something to drink".

💬 The avec at the end means "with it". In casual French it can close the sentence with nothing after it.

🇫🇷 A board of cured meats, often with cheese, is the classic thing to share over after-work drinks.

🇫🇷 L'apéro is a cherished ritual of early-evening drinks and nibbles with friends or colleagues. It can easily stretch into dinner.

💬 Va pour plus a choice is a breezy way to settle on something. Swap the choice: Va pour la blonde.

🇫🇷 In bars you often pay at the end, and staff may not bring the bill until you ask.

💬 Ça fait plus a price is the standard way to give a total. In douze euros the z sound links the two words: (dooz-uh-roh).

💬 Merci à vous is used to return thanks, like "thank *you*". It is the polite answer when someone thanks you first.

🇫🇷 This is the usual goodbye from late afternoon onward, from staff and customers alike. Reply with Vous aussi "You too".