Local Drinks

1. kafesnea

   Coffee with milk

   Usage

   In Basque bars and restaurants it is usually served about half coffee, half milk

   Grammar Note

   The compound "kafesne" (kafe "coffee" + esne "milk") with the postposed definite article "-a"

2. kafe ebakia

   Cortado (coffee with a little milk)

   Usage

   Coffee with just a splash of milk, also called simply "ebakia". Common in the Southern Basque Country and across Iberia; less usual in the north, though ordinary in towns such as Baigorri

3. kafe hutsa

   Black coffee

   Usage

   Coffee with no milk; "kafe beltza" means the same

4. kafe kafeinagabea

   Decaffeinated coffee

   Usage

   For ordering coffee late in the day

5. laranja-zukua

   Orange juice

   Usage

   A breakfast standard; also written without the hyphen as "laranja zukua"

6. sagar-zukua

   Apple juice

   Usage

   Unfermented apple juice. Fermenting it is what makes "sagardoa" (cider), so ask for this if you want no alcohol

7. tea

   Tea

   Usage

   "tea" is "te" with the postposed definite article "-a", which is the form used when ordering

8. freskagarria

   Soft drink

   Usage

   The general word for a cold non-alcoholic drink, as in "freskagarri bat" (one soft drink)

9. garagardo alkoholgabea

   Non-alcoholic beer

   Usage

   For driving days or when you would rather not drink; also phrased "garagardo alkoholik gabea"

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