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How to Say ‘Shall I order your drinks?’ in French

Je commande vos verres ?

zhuh ko-MAHND voh VAIR

[zhuh ko-MAHND voh VAIR]

💬 Usage Tip: French uses the plain present je commande with a rising tone to offer to do something, where English says "Shall I...?".

Phrase Breakdown

Je commande

zhuh ko-MAHND

shall I order

The present tense used as an offer. 'Commande' has a nasal 'an': 'ko-mand'.

Example

Je commande une pizza.

I'm ordering a pizza.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

commande

[ko-MAHND]

order

Feminine noun: what a customer asks for in a café or restaurant.

Example

Votre commande est prête.

Your order is ready.

vos verres ?

voh VAIR

your drinks?

'Verres' literally means 'glasses' and here means drinks. Say 'vo vair' with a rising tone.

Example

Levez vos verres !

Raise your glasses!

Words in this phrase

vos

[voh]

your

Formal or plural possessive adjective used before a plural noun.

Example

Vos chaussures sont très élégantes ce soir.

Your shoes are very elegant tonight.

verres

[VAIR]

drinks

Literally 'glasses'; commonly means drinks.

Example

On prend un verre ?

Shall we grab a drink?

Guides for French learners

Ordering in French: Cafés, Bakeries and Restaurants (with Menu Vocabulary)How to order in French at a café, a bakery and a restaurant: the phrases, the questions staff ask, and the menu and food vocabulary to understand the answers.Hello in French: Greetings, Good Evening and How to Answer "How Are You?"How to say hello in French, when to switch to good evening, how to ask how are you and what to answer, with tu vs vous and native audio.

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