The Good Life France Magazine March/April 2015 | Page 65

Five minute French Lesson

Géraldine Lepère, is the French language and lifestyle expert at Comme Une Francaise.

Here she gives a lesson on how to order coffee and tea in France like a French person, not like a tourist…

This is the way to get the best services from the waiter and not only that, there are many different coffees that you may not even know about. In this short video I’ll take you through the words and phrases to use and how to say them. Don’t forget to add a “merci” and a “s’il vous plait” when you’re ordering. It’s surprising how easy it is to forget those little words when you’re concentrating hard or you're flustered but it will really make a difference. You only have to look at the board on this café (above) in Nice to see that being polite can you get much further!