Dialogue
Prendre un verre: invite someone for a drink in French
Practise a café invitation with a full French dialogue. Learn boire, prendre un verre and drink choices, then hide your lines and try again.
- A2
- 12 lines
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In short
Boire means “to drink”: Je bois de l’eau. Prendre un verre often means meeting for a drink: On prend un verre après le cours ? Answer the invitation first, then choose your drink when you order.
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- Nora
Tu veux prendre un verre après le cours ?
English
Would you like to have a drink after class?
- You
Oui, volontiers. À quelle heure ?
Accept and ask what time.
English
Yes, I’d love to. What time?
- Nora
À dix-sept heures, au café près de la gare ?
English
At five, at the café near the station?
- You
Je termine à dix-sept heures. On se retrouve à dix-sept heures trente ?
Say you finish at five and suggest half past five.
English
I finish at five. Shall we meet at half past five?
- Nora
Parfait. Je t’attends devant le café.
English
Perfect. I’ll wait for you outside the café.
- Serveur
Bonjour, qu’est-ce que vous prenez ?
English
Hello, what would you like?
- You
Je prends un jus de pomme, s’il vous plaît.
Order an apple juice politely.
English
I’ll have an apple juice, please.
- Nora
Et pour moi, une eau gazeuse.
English
And a sparkling water for me.
- Serveur
Très bien. Autre chose ?
English
Very good. Anything else?
- You
Un verre d’eau du robinet aussi, s’il vous plaît.
Ask for a glass of tap water too.
English
A glass of tap water too, please.
- Nora
Tu ne bois pas de café aujourd’hui ?
English
Aren’t you drinking coffee today?
- You
Aujourd’hui, je préfère un jus.
Say you prefer juice today.
English
Today, I’d rather have a juice.
How do you invite someone for a drink in French?
| French | Focus |
|---|---|
| On prend un verre ? | The invitation: shall we meet for a drink? |
| Je prends un café. | The order: I’ll have a coffee. |
| Je bois mon café. | The action: I’m drinking my coffee. |
The invitation leaves the drink open. Here, both friends choose soft drinks. For a different order, replace un jus de pomme with un thé or un café, keeping je prends.
Choose a drink or ask for a glass
Find:
To decline warmly: Pas ce soir, merci. Demain, ça te va ? means “Not tonight, thanks. Does tomorrow suit you?” To fetch the container itself, say Je vais chercher un verre.