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How to Say ‘They make a pretty good virgin mojito here.’ in French

Ils font un virgin mojito pas mal ici.

eel fohn uhn VUR-jin moh-HEE-toh pah mal ee-see

[eel fohn uhn VUR-jin moh-HEE-toh pah mal ee-see]

Phrase Breakdown

Ils font un virgin mojito

eel fohn uhn VUR-jin moh-HEE-toh

They make a virgin mojito

Link 'font un' with a t sound: 'fon-tun'.

Example

Ils font un bon café.

They make a good coffee.

Words in this phrase

Ils

[eel]

they

Third person plural subject pronoun.

Example

Ils sont ici.

They are here.

font

[fohn]

make

Present of 'faire' (to make/do) for 'ils'.

Example

Ils font de bonnes pizzas.

They make good pizzas.

[uhn]

a / an

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Un casque est important pour le roller.

A helmet is important for inline skating.

virgin

[VUR-jin]

virgin (non-alcoholic)

English word used in bars for alcohol-free versions of cocktails.

Example

Je prends une piña colada virgin.

I'll have a virgin piña colada.

mojito

[moh-HEE-toh]

mojito

Cuban cocktail with mint and lime.

Example

Un mojito bien frais, s'il vous plaît.

A nice cold mojito, please.

pas mal ici.

pah mal ee-see

that's pretty good here.

'Pas mal' literally means 'not bad'. It's a casual way to say 'pretty good'.

Example

Le resto est pas mal ici.

The restaurant here is pretty good.

Words in this phrase

pas

[pah]

not

Used with 'ne' to form a negative.

Example

Je ne comprends pas.

I do not understand.

mal

[mal]

bad (in 'pas mal' = pretty good)

'Pas mal' literally 'not bad', means quite good.

Example

Ce film est pas mal.

This movie is pretty good.

ici

[ee-see]

here

This place or location.

Example

Restons ici pour un moment.

Let's stay here for a while.

Guides for French learners

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