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How to Say ‘A bottle of wine’ in French

Une bouteille de vin

ewn boo-tay duh van

[ewn boo-tay duh van]

💬 Usage Tip: After a container or amount, French uses plain de with no "the". The same goes for un verre de vin "a glass of wine".

Phrase Breakdown

Une bouteille

ewn boo-tay

A bottle

'Bouteille' is feminine. The 'ille' sounds like 'ay': 'boo-TAY'.

Example

Une bouteille d'eau, s'il vous plaît.

A bottle of water, please.

Words in this phrase

Une

[ewn]

a / an

An indefinite article used before feminine singular nouns.

Example

Une rencontre comme celle-ci peut ouvrir des portes.

A meeting like this can open doors.

bouteille

[boo-tay]

bottle

A bottle, often used for water or wine.

Example

La bouteille est presque vide.

The bottle is almost empty.

de vin

duh van

of wine

'Vin' is nasal, and the 'n' is not pronounced: 'van' said through the nose.

Example

Un verre de vin.

A glass of wine.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

vin

[van]

Wine

An alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice.

Example

Le vin rouge est utilisé pour le coq au vin.

Red wine is used for coq au vin.

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