Then, raise your glass a few inches in front of your face and wait patiently for the spoken part of the toast to be completed.
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Take a look around and make sure everyone’s glass is full before you lift yours for the toast. Once someone has called for a toast, there are rules to be observed. Here are some other French courtesies and habits that you should know to make sure you’re raising your glass properly. You might know some different ways to say “cheers” now, but it’s not just about the words you say. French Toasting Traditions and Superstitions Used like “Bottoms up,” cul sec exhorts you to drink ‘til the glass is empty-in a single shot, if possible. If you’re toasting with hard liquor, you may hear the expression cul sec (dry bottom). In this context, it’s used to encourage someone to have a drink. It’s pronounced like “Chin-Chin” would be in English.īrought back from the Second Opium War by returning French soldiers, tchin-tchin comes from the Chinese phrase qǐng qǐng, which is the word “please” said twice in a row. Tchin-tchinĪnother popular toast used among friends is tchin-tchin. Someone who enjoys toasting and drinking in the company of others can be called un trinqueur (masculine) or une trinqueuse (feminine). If you want to propose an informal toast, you can use the formulation (to drink to/toast someone or something).įor example, Je trinque à ma sœur et mon beau-frère (I drink to my sister and my brother-in-law) or Trinquons à votre nouvelle maison (Let’s drink to your new house). Trinquer also means to make the glasses clink together. If you’re feeling festive while at a bar with your buddies, you can say, On trinque? (Shall we toast?) If you’re toasting a good friend one-on-one, you’d say, À la tienne (to your, singular informal). In this context, the word health is just assumed. There’s another twist to the popular à votre santé toasting formula: informal French toasts often drop the word santé (health) and just use à la nôtre(to ours) or à la vôtre(to yours). It’s a safe option for both formal and informal contexts. It’s very common to just use santé (health) all by itself as a toast. Santé (Health)ĭon’t fret too much over whether to use à votre santé or à ta santé. If you’re only drinking with one other person and it’s someone you know well, you’d probably use the singular informal version, À ta santé. À votre santé (To your health, plural/formal) is used commonly as a generic toast. Of course, not all toasts are made for special occasions. If you’re at a formal gathering for le Quatorze juillet (July 14th, or Bastille Day), you might say, “Je lève mon verre à la liberté.” (I raise my glass to freedom.) 4. Maybe you want to be a little less demanding in your suggestion for a toast, so you choose to start the trend with your own example. Je lève mon verre à… (I raise my glass to…) You might lift your wine glass and suggest, “Levons nos verres aux mariés.” (Let’s raise our glasses to the newlyweds.) 3. Levons nos verres à… (Let’s raise our glass to…)Īn alternative to porter un toast is lever nos verres (to raise our glasses). If you’d like your fellow guests to drink with you, you can say, “Portons un toast.” (Let’s make a toast.) 2. The proper French term for making a toast (albeit with a loan from English) is porter un toast. If you’re at a formal occasion, such as a wedding or a dinner party, you might want to drink a toast to your hosts or to the guests of honor.
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French Toasting Traditions and Superstitions.3. Je lève mon verre à… (I raise my glass to…).2. Levons nos verres à… (Let’s raise our glass to…).1. Portons un toast (Let’s make a toast).How to Say Cheers in Different Situations.
Today I’m going to share what she told me! Julie happily told me all about French toasting culture, from a little history to warning me about a couple of potential faux pas to avoid. Some time ago, I found myself sitting in the kitchen with my French friend Julie, begging for her help after being invited to make a toast at my friend’s wedding in French. DecemCheers in French: 10 Different Ways to Make a Toast
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