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How to Say ‘I'll go get our drinks from the bar.’ in French

Je vais chercher nos verres au bar.

zhuh veh sher-SHAY noh VAIR oh BAR

[zhuh veh sher-SHAY noh VAIR oh BAR]

🇫🇷 In France: In many French bars you order and collect drinks at the counter yourself. Offering to fetch them while the other person holds the table is a normal, considerate move.

Phrase Breakdown

Je vais chercher

zhuh veh sher-SHAY

I'm going to get

Near future with 'aller' + infinitive.

Example

Je vais chercher mon sac.

I'm going to get my bag.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

vais

[veh]

am going to

Present tense of 'go,' used to express future intention.

Example

Je vais préparer le dîner.

I am going to prepare dinner.

chercher

[sher-SHAY]

to pick up / to get / to fetch

Literally 'to look for', but at school it often means 'to pick up' a child.

Example

Je vais Chercher mon enfant après la classe.

I am going to pick up my child after class.

nos verres au bar.

noh VAIR oh BAR

our drinks at the bar.

'Au' is 'à + le', pronounced 'o'. 'Bar' has a soft French 'r'.

Example

On boit un verre au bar.

We're having a drink at the bar.

Words in this phrase

nos

[noh]

our

Possessive for plural things belonging to us.

Example

Voici nos amis.

Here are our friends.

verres

[VAIR]

drinks

Literally 'glasses'; commonly means drinks.

Example

On prend un verre ?

Shall we grab a drink?

[oh]

at the

A phrase used to indicate location, time, or a condition.

Example

Elle est au parc.

She is at the park.

bar

[BAR]

bar

Masculine noun: a bar or its counter.

Example

On se retrouve au bar ?

Shall we meet at the bar?

Guides for French learners

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