Questions & Answers about Merci pour la carafe de vin.
Why do we use de here instead of du vin?
When you talk about a container or a quantity of something, you just use de (or d'). Even though wine is masculine and you might expect to see du (meaning "some wine"), after a container word like carafe, it simply becomes carafe de vin. The same rule applies to un verre de vin (a glass of wine). Can I use merci pour for anything I want to say "thank you for"?
Yes, as long as it is followed by a noun (a person, place, or thing)! You can say merci pour le repas (thank you for the meal) or merci pour le cadeau (thank you for the gift). Is a carafe just a bottle?
Not quite! A carafe is an open glass jug or pitcher. In French restaurants, ordering une carafe de vin usually means you are getting the house wine, which is poured into a jug and is often cheaper than ordering a closed, corked bottle (une bouteille). How does this sentence connect to the lesson on je voudrais?
You would use je voudrais une carafe de vin (I would like a carafe of wine) to politely order it from the waiter. This sentence, merci pour la carafe de vin, is the perfect polite follow-up to use when the waiter actually brings it to your table! Learn Merci pour la carafe de vin and more in French
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