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How to Say ‘Do you have a beer you'd recommend?’ in French

Vous avez une bière à me conseiller ?

voo ah-VAY ewn BYEHR ah muh kohn-say-YAY

[voo ah-VAY ewn BYEHR ah muh kohn-say-YAY]

💬 Usage Tip: The pattern à me conseiller "to recommend to me" goes after any noun. Swap the noun: Vous avez un vin à me conseiller ?

🇫🇷 In France: Asking the bartender for a suggestion is normal, and many bars are proud of their local or craft beers.

Phrase Breakdown

Vous avez une bière

voo ah-VAY ewn BYEHR

Do you have a beer

Liaison: 'vou-za-vé'. 'Bière' is feminine.

Example

Vous avez une table ?

Do you have a table?

Words in this phrase

Vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

avez

[ah-VAY]

have

Auxiliary 'avoir' (vous form) used to build the past tense.

Example

Vous avez mangé ?

Have you eaten?

une

[ewn]

Indefinite article, feminine singular.

Example

Elle veut une pomme.

She wants an apple.

bière

[BYEHR]

beer

Feminine noun for beer.

Example

Une bière bien fraîche, s'il vous plaît.

A nice cold beer, please.

à me conseiller ?

ah muh kohn-say-YAY

to recommend to me?

'Conseiller' means 'to recommend'. Say 'kon-say-yé'.

Example

Un vin à me conseiller ?

A wine to recommend to me?

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Used with infinitive verbs to indicate purpose.

Example

Elle commence à chanter.

She begins to sing.

[muh]

to me

Indirect object pronoun showing that something is pleasing to the speaker.

Example

Ça me plaît de découvrir de nouveaux métiers.

I like discovering new professions.

conseiller

[kohn-say-YAY]

recommend

Infinitive verb meaning to advise or recommend.

Example

Je peux vous conseiller ce vin.

I can recommend this wine to you.

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