How to Say ‘What to drink?’ in French
Quoi à boire ?
kwah ah bwar
[kwah ah bwar]
💬 Usage Tip: In everyday spoken French, [quoi] can stay in place after the verb instead of moving to the front. So [Tu veux quoi à boire ?] is a natural spoken pattern, alongside more formal [Que veux-tu boire ?]
Phrase Breakdown
Quoi
[kwah]
what
An informal question word meaning what.
Quoi comme cocktail te plaît ?
What kind of cocktail do you like?
à
[ah]
to
A preposition that here helps form the expression à boire, meaning to drink.
On a quelque chose à fêter ce soir.
We have something to celebrate tonight.
boire
[bwar]
to drink
An infinitive verb; in this expression it means for drinking or to drink.
Je prends quelque chose à boire d'abord.
I’ll get something to drink first.
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