Café & Drinks

1. Givim wan glas wota long mi

   giv-im wan glas wo-ta long mi

   Give me a glass of water

   Usage

   Basic phrase to request a glass of water

   Grammar Note

   -im suffix marks transitive verbs with an object

2. Kava i save mekem yu rilaks

   ka-va i sa-ve me-kem yu ri-laks

   Kava makes you relax

   Usage

   Talking about kava, Vanuatu's traditional drink

   Grammar Note

   save mekem expresses "can make (someone do something)"

3. Mi wantem wan kap kofi

   mi wan-tem wan kap ko-fi

   I want one cup of coffee

   Usage

   Ordering one cup of coffee

   Grammar Note

   wantem combines English "want" + -em (transitive suffix)

4. Mi no dringim alkol

   mi no dring-im al-kol

   I don't drink alcohol

   Usage

   Declining alcohol

   Grammar Note

   no is the negation word placed before the verb

5. I gat bia?

   i gat bi-a

   Is there beer?

   Usage

   Asking if beer is available

   Grammar Note

   i gat derives from "it's got" meaning "there is"

6. Yumi dringim tugeta

   yu-mi dring-im tu-ge-ta

   Let's drink together

   Usage

   Inviting someone to drink together

   Grammar Note

   yumi combines "you" + "me" as inclusive first-person plural

7. Tingting blong mi, i swit

   ting-ting blong mi i swit

   In my opinion, it's sweet and good

   Usage

   Sharing your opinion that a drink is sweet and good

   Grammar Note

   tingting blong mi means "my thought / in my opinion"

8. Haf glas nomo

   haf glas no-mo

   Just half a glass

   Usage

   Requesting just half a glass of a drink

   Grammar Note

   nomo derives from "no more" and means "only / just that"

9. Hamas long wan glas?

   ha-mas long wan glas

   How much for one glass?

   Usage

   Asking the price of one glass of a drink

   Grammar Note

   hamas derives from "how much" and asks about price or quantity

10. I gud tumas!

    i gud tu-mas

    It's very good!

    Usage

    Exclaiming that a drink is very good

    Grammar Note

    i gud is a shortened form of "it is good"

11. Botel wota

    Bottled water

    Usage

    Ask for sealed bottled water

12. Hotwota

    Hot water

    Usage

    Ask for hot water

13. No putum aes

    No ice

    Usage

    Ask for a drink without ice

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