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Mon, 04-28-08 8:21pm
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OK, here's a question I know you have an answer for:

How do you say "one more beer please" in a foreign language?

I want to compile the definitive beer dictionary for travelers and figure this is a good place to start, so without further ado, and with extra points for draft beer...

Japanese:

(if it's a bottle) mou ippon biiru kudasai.
(if it's draft in a glass) mou ee-hai nama-biiru kudasai

Spanish:

Un mas cervesa por favor

...um...blanking on others...c'mon guys help me out!



Mon, 04-28-08 8:48pm
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Dame otra cerveza, por favor.
OR
(especially in Spanish-speaking Caribbean): Dame otra fria, por favor.

Below, I've listed the favorite beers of Spanish-speaking Caribbean, which can be substitued for "cerveza" so you look like you're REALLY in the know.

Medalla (Puerto Rico)
Hatuey (Cuba)
Cristal (Cuba) *worth checking out their website for the snappy jingle: http://www.cervezacristal.com/spanish/index.html
Presidente (Dominican Republic)

I just found this great website about local beer lingo for the DR: http://www.diccionariolibre.com/definition.php?word=cerveza



Mon, 04-28-08 10:20pm
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Polish - po proszę jeszcze jeden piwo
pronounced: po proh-sheh yesh-teh ye-den pee-vo

Chinglish* - ma fan ni, duo yi ping pi jiu
*meaning this is how I'd say at home, but I'm not sure about the grammar :)

You know, this would be such a great place to have a sound feature so we could record how to say it.



Tue, 04-29-08 5:07am
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French:

Une autre biere, s'il-vous-plait.



Tue, 04-29-08 5:15am
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German:

Ein weiteres bier bitte
-ayn vayteres be-er bit-uh

Italian:

Una nuova birra per favore
-oona noo-ovah birrah pehr fahv-oh-ray

In Spain just ask for another beer, unless you're in Madrid. Each province has its own type of beer, so asking for a specific type that they most likely don't have makes you look foolish.



Tue, 04-29-08 7:13am
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Awesome Julie - you're fast! And I should have known that my Spanish grammar is utterly miserable. Thanks!



Tue, 04-29-08 7:14am
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Lauren, Jon, Eva - thanks! I owe y'all a beer sometime. Can't wait for a Matador meet-up. How many do we have now? 6? C'mon, Matador we can get more!

-Tim



Tue, 04-29-08 7:17am
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Of course, it's always fun to teach someone how to order a beer in another language, but actually teach them to say "Take your shirt off." Good times.



Tue, 04-29-08 8:27am
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What about tipping? I know in Ireland it was downright scorned ("Hey mate, you left 'er money 'ere.") While in Germany, you simply rounded up your bill and declared "Stimmt so" (scht-imt so) (essentially, "keep the change")

Germany:

Ordering beer in germany can be whole guide in and of itself. Between the seasons, types, sizes, etc., you can get a whole vocabulary lesson in a single cafe. Dunkelbrau (dark beer/brew) is not the same as a schwartze bier (black beer/lager), even though the terms (black/dark) are used interchangeably in the states.

On a menu, "vom Faß" (v'om f'ass) is "from/of the barrel". Always order from the barrel. If a beer is listed "am flasche" (om flo-scha), it's in a bottle--if you went to Germany to be get bottled German beer, you've wasted a plane ticket.



Thu, 05-01-08 8:27am
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Thanks OB, good advice. I'm head over heels for Long Trail unfiltered Belgian wheat beer at the moment - Vermont has the best microbrews in the states, that's for darn sure.



Thu, 05-01-08 2:42pm
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In Spanish it can also be "Un mas canya, por favor". When in Spain....

Great topic idea, knowing how to order beer is an important skill :).



Fri, 05-16-08 3:49am
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“Jõ, fún mi lôtí kan si” – Yòrubá

Here's what it actually looks like written with the complete font - http://www.lemurworks.com/lola/images/beer.gif

Download the true fonts here - http://www.yorubadictionary.com/YORUBAOK.TTF



Fri, 05-16-08 8:00pm
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"en öl till, tack" or "en till öl, tack" - Swedish



Sat, 05-17-08 10:07pm
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Russian: Pazhalusta, ya hotchoo butilka pivo.
German: Eine mehr bier, bitte.
Portuguese: Eu quero um mais cerveja, por favor.
Chinese: Ching, ee guh pijo.

At least, that's how I'd ask...



Sat, 05-17-08 10:59pm
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Hey guys!

I tried to email Ross, but it didnt go through!
Ross if your reading this email me on

I have finished the list!

Regards
Joel.