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Je bois un jus de citron.

Je bois un jus de citron.
I am drinking a lemon juice.
From Lesson 44:The verb to drink (boire)·French

Questions & Answers about Je bois un jus de citron.

The English translation says 'I am drinking', but is there a word for 'am' in the French sentence?
No, French doesn't have a separate 'am doing' tense. The single word bois means both 'drink' and 'am drinking'.
I notice bois ends in an 's'. Do je verbs usually end in 's'?
Boire is an irregular verb. While regular verbs ending in -er usually take an 'e' with je (like je mange), many irregular verbs have je and tu forms that end in 's'. Both je bois and tu bois end with an 's'!
The word jus ends with an 's'. Does that mean it is plural here?
Not in this case! The noun jus naturally ends in an 's' even in its singular form (un jus). To say 'juices' (plural), it is spelled exactly the same way: des jus.
Why is it jus de citron instead of just citron jus like in English?
In English, we put the flavor right before the noun ('lemon juice'). In French, you usually start with the main item (jus) and connect it to its flavor or ingredient using de (of). So, jus de citron literally translates to 'juice of lemon'.

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