In an English pub
Wouldn’t it be good if you could go to a pub and just say "A drink!"? You can’t…
Conversation at the bar
Barmaid: Hi, what can 1 get you?
Archie: I’ll have two pints of bitter, please, a pint of draught eider and a spritzer. Do you have any real ale?
Barmaid: Yes, Old Spotted Cow.
Archie: OK, I’ll have a half, please.
Barmaid: Here you go. Are you guys here to see the match?
Archie: We certainly are! Tom - the short one over there - invited us all over. I think this is his local.
Barmaid: Oh yes, Tom’s a regular here. He gets on really well with the landlord. He's always here for the pub quiz on Tuesdays and the karaoke. Anything else?
Archie: I’ll have a cranberry juice and ... um... a gin and tonic please.
Barmaid: Single or double?
Archie: Single, please. Oh, and I’ll take a big bag of pork scratchings, two packets of crisps and some peanuts.
Barmaid: You've obviously got the munchies! You know you can always order a meal in the saloon bar.
Archie: We'll probably wait until after the match - we'll have worked up an appetite by then.
Barmaid: Well I hope one of your mates pays for your food, as you've got the first round! Is that the lot?
Archie: Yes, I think that's just about it. Can I set up a tab and settle up at closing time?
Barmaid: No problem. As long as you're, sober enough to write your signature when it comes to last orders...
Archie: Not much danger of that - I’m on the cranberry juice!
Barmaid: Are you driving, or do you just want to escape tomorrow's hangover?
Archie: No, Tom’s challenged me to a game of darts after the match and I don't want to spoil my aim!
Conversation vocabulary and idioms
bitter = bière ambrée anglaise
cider = cidre
draught = à la pression
spritzer = vin blanc à l'eau gazeuse
real ale = bière traditionnelle
a hait = un demi
lager = bière blonde
local = pub habituel
regular = habitué
landlord/landlady = patron(ne) d'un pub
pub quiz = quiz où l'on gagne des prix
cranberry juice = jus d'airelles
single = simple
pork scratchings = couennes de porc frites
munchies (have the...) (fam) = avoir faim
saloon bar = bar un peu plus chic que le "public bar"
round = tournée
set up a tab = établir une note
closing time = heure de fermeture
settle up = régler
sober = pas ivre
last orders = dernière commande avant la fermeture
hangover = gueule de bois
game of darts = une partie de fléchettes
More pub idioms
alcopop = soda alcoolisé
booze (fam) = boissons alcoolisées
booze-up (fam) = beuverie
boozer (fam) = pub
brewery = brasserie (qui fabrique et fournit la bière)
free house = pub indépendant
fruit machine = machine à sous
gastropub = pub gastronomique
have a drink at the bar = prendre en verre au comptoir
let's go for a pint = allons prendre un verre
licensing laws = lois réglementant la vente d'alcool
light ale = bière blonde légère
measure dose mixer = boisson gazeuse servant à couper un alcool
non-alcoholic beer = bière non alcoolisée
pint = pinte
a pint of bitter/lager/cider/Carlsberg, etc., please = (on ne dit pas "a beer please", on demande la mesure de ce qu'on veut)
pool = billard américain
pub grub (fam) = nourriture de bistrot
soft drinks = boissons non alcoolisées
spirits = spiritueux, alcool
stout = bière brune
Notez que certains pubs anglais sont interdits aux moins de 18 ans, même accompagnés. La vente d'alcool aux moins de 18 ans, y compris la bière et le vin, est interdite. On peut généralement aller en famille dans les pubs où l'on sert des repas. Mais il vaut mieux s'en assurer en demandant "Can we bring the children in?" Sinon, vous pouvez consommer en terrasse en famille.