Local Drinks

1. kofje

   Coffee

   Usage

   In Frisian it is kofje, corresponding to Dutch koffie. The article is de (de kofje). A cup of coffee can be in kopke kofje

   Grammar Note

   kofje has -je where Dutch koffie has -ie, the same spelling as a diminutive ending

2. tee

   Tea

   Usage

   Tea is an everyday drink in Fryslân. It corresponds to Dutch thee, without the h in Frisian. The article is de

   Grammar Note

   A cup of tea is in kopke tee. It is often offered to visitors

3. molke

   Milk

   Usage

   It corresponds to Dutch melk, with an o in the vowel in Frisian. The article is de

   Grammar Note

   Frisian adds a final -e

4. wetter

   Water

   Usage

   It corresponds to Dutch water. The article is it (it wetter). To ask for water you can say Wetter, asjebleaft

   Grammar Note

   The vowel is e in Frisian. Adding asjebleaft makes it a polite request

5. brûswetter

   Sparkling water

   Usage

   Water with bubbles. It corresponds to Dutch bruiswater. It is also called wetter mei prik. The article is it

   Grammar Note

   A compound of brûs (fizz) and wetter (water), written as one word

6. mineraalwetter

   Mineral water

   Usage

   Bottled water. It corresponds to Dutch mineraalwater. The article is it

   Grammar Note

   A compound of mineraal (mineral) and wetter (water)

7. fris

   Soft drink

   Usage

   A general word for fizzy and sweet drinks, a short form of frisdrank. The adjective fris also means cool or fresh, which is a different sense

   Grammar Note

   Fris is both a noun for the drink and an adjective meaning cool

8. limonade

   Lemonade

   Usage

   A sweet, fruit-flavoured fizzy drink. Frisian uses the same word limonade as Dutch. The article is de

   Grammar Note

   A loanword with the same form as in Dutch

9. sinesapelsop

   Orange juice

   Usage

   Juice from squeezed oranges. It corresponds to Dutch sinaasappelsap. Sinesapel is "orange" and sop is "juice"

   Grammar Note

   A compound of sinesapel and sop, written as one word

10. apelsop

    Apple juice

    Usage

    It corresponds to Dutch appelsap. Frisian spells apel with a single p

    Grammar Note

    A compound of apel (apple) and sop (juice), written as one word

11. espresso

    Espresso

    Usage

    A small, strongly brewed coffee. The Frisian spelling is the same as Dutch, espresso

    Grammar Note

    A loanword from Italian with its spelling unchanged

12. cappuccino

    Cappuccino

    Usage

    Coffee topped with frothy milk. The Frisian spelling is cappuccino

    Grammar Note

    A loanword from Italian with its spelling unchanged

13. kola

    Cola

    Usage

    The Frisian spelling is kola, with k rather than c. A sweet fizzy drink

    Grammar Note

    Written with k rather than c, unlike Dutch cola

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