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How to Say ‘He doesn't drink alcohol anymore’ in French

Il ne boit plus d'alcool

eel nuh bwah ploo dee al-KOL

[eel nuh bwah ploo dee al-KOL]

💬 Usage Tip: Swapping pas for plus turns "not" into "not anymore". After it, de replaces du or de l', which is why it reads d'alcool.

Phrase Breakdown

Il ne boit plus

eel nuh bwah ploo

He no longer drinks

'Ne... plus' means 'no longer'. Say 'boit' as 'bwa' and 'plus' as 'plu', with a silent 's'.

Example

Il ne boit plus de café.

He doesn't drink coffee anymore.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

Third person singular subject pronoun.

Example

Il est heureux.

He is happy.

[nuh]

(negation) not

Negation particle used with another negative word (ne… rien). In speech, it can be dropped, but it’s standard in writing.

Example

Ne me raconte rien sur l’anime, je veux garder la surprise.

Don’t tell me anything about the anime, I want to keep the surprise.

boit

[bwah]

drinks

A form of the verb 'boire', meaning 'drinks' or 'is drinking'.

Example

Après le sport, on boit de l'eau.

After sports, we drink water.

plus

[ploo]

no more / no longer

Used in negation to say something is no longer available or happening.

Example

Il n'y a plus d'eau chaude maintenant.

There is no more hot water now.

d'alcool

dee al-KOL

alcohol

After a negation, 'de' replaces 'de l''. Say 'dal-kol'.

Example

Pas d'alcool, merci.

No alcohol, thanks.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

Used to indicate possession or connection.

Example

Le livre d'un ami.

The book of a friend.

alcool

[al-KOL]

alcohol

Masculine noun for alcoholic drinks.

Example

Je ne bois pas d'alcool.

I don't drink alcohol.

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