Café & Drinks

1. In espresso, per plaschair.

   An espresso, please

   Usage

   The basic café order. Espresso is a loanword and keeps its spelling

   Grammar Note

   In is the indefinite article for masculine nouns. Per plaschair is the set phrase for please and literally means for pleasure

2. In cappuccino, per plaschair.

   A cappuccino, please

   Usage

   A café order. Cappuccino is also a loanword that keeps its spelling

   Grammar Note

   Cappuccino is treated as masculine and takes in

3. In magiel vin cotschen, per plaschair.

   A glass of red wine, please

   Usage

   For ordering wine by the glass. Graubünden has its own wine region

   Grammar Note

   Magiel is masculine and means glass (vaider is another word). Vin cotschen is red wine, with the adjective after the noun

4. Aua senza gas, per plaschair.

   Still water, please

   Usage

   For ordering water in a restaurant. Sparkling is cun gas

   Grammar Note

   Aua is feminine. Senza (without) and cun (with) tell still and sparkling apart

5. Tge recumandais Vus da baiver?

   What do you recommend to drink?

   Usage

   A polite way to ask staff for a drink recommendation

   Grammar Note

   The vus form of recumandar is recumandais. Putting the subject Vus after the verb forms the question. The capital Vus is the polite second person. Composed sentence; native review recommended

6. Avais Vus bavrondas senza alcohol?

   Do you have non-alcoholic drinks?

   Usage

   A polite question for people who do not drink alcohol

   Grammar Note

   The vus form of avair is avais. Bavronda is feminine; the plural is bavrondas. Senza alcohol means non-alcoholic. Composed sentence; native review recommended

7. Il quint, per plaschair.

   The bill, please

   Usage

   To ask for the bill after a meal or drinks

   Grammar Note

   Quint is masculine and means bill. Per plaschair means please

8. Senza glatsch.

   No ice

   Usage

   Said when ordering a drink to leave out the ice

   Grammar Note

   Senza means without. Glatsch is masculine and means ice, and it can also mean ice cream

9. l'aua minerala

   Mineral water

   Usage

   A single word for a drink. Sparkling is aua minerala cun gas

   Grammar Note

   Aua is feminine and becomes l'aua before a vowel. Minerala is the feminine adjective

10. l'aua chauda

    Hot water

    Usage

    A single word for a drink, e.g. for tea. Chaud used about a person has another meaning, so use it only for the temperature of water or food

    Grammar Note

    Aua chauda means hot or warm water. The adjective chaud takes the feminine form chauda to agree with aua

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