Café & Drinks

1. In pilske, asjebleaft.

   A lager, please

   Usage

   Orders a glass of lager at a bar

   Grammar Note

   Pilske is pils with the diminutive -ke. An order is just the item plus asjebleaft. Composed from regular grammar

2. Hawwe jo jenever?

   Do you have jenever (Dutch gin)?

   Usage

   Asks whether they have jenever (Dutch gin)

   Grammar Note

   Jenever is in the word list and is used without an article. Polite jo takes the plural hawwe

3. In kofje mei molke, asjebleaft.

   A café au lait, please

   Usage

   Orders a coffee with plenty of milk

   Grammar Note

   Mei molke means "with milk". There is no fixed Frisian equivalent of Dutch koffie verkeerd, so this is composed

4. Mei ik in glês wetter?

   May I have a glass of water?

   Usage

   Asks for a glass of water

   Grammar Note

   Glês is glass and wetter is water. Mei ik ...? is a polite way to ask

5. Proast!

   Cheers!

   Usage

   Toast used when raising a glass

   Grammar Note

   Proast is the Frisian cheers, corresponding to Dutch proost

6. Twa bierkes, asjebleaft.

   Two beers, please

   Usage

   Orders two beers

   Grammar Note

   Bierke is the diminutive of bier; the plural is bierkes. After a numeral the noun is plural. Composed from regular grammar

7. Hawwe jo tee?

   Do you have tea?

   Usage

   Asks whether they have tea

   Grammar Note

   Tee is uncountable and has no article here. Polite jo takes the plural hawwe

8. Mei ik de kaart mei de dranken sjen?

   May I see the drinks menu?

   Usage

   Asks to see the drinks menu

   Grammar Note

   There is no dedicated word for the drinks menu, so it is built as de kaart mei de dranken (the menu with the drinks). Composed

9. Ik wol graach in sjerpwafel by myn kofje.

   I'd like a stroopwafel with my coffee

   Usage

   Orders a syrup waffle (stroopwafel) with your coffee

   Grammar Note

   Sjerpwafel is sjerp (syrup) plus wafel; it is the word for Dutch stroopwafel. By means "with / alongside"

10. Noch in rûntsje?

    Another round?

    Usage

    Offers another round of drinks

    Grammar Note

    Rûntsje is the diminutive of rûn (round). Noch in ... means "another ..."

11. it mineraalwetter

    Mineral water

    Usage

    The word for mineral water

    Grammar Note

    Mineraalwetter is mineraal plus wetter; wetter is neuter

12. hjit wetter

    Hot water

    Usage

    How to ask for hot water

    Grammar Note

    Hjit is the adjective "hot"; before a neuter noun without an article it takes no -e

13. sûnder iis

    Without ice

    Usage

    Says you want the drink without ice

    Grammar Note

    Sûnder means "without". Iis is uncountable

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