café con leche
/kaˌfe kon ˈlet͡ʃe/standard
The Spanish phrase café con leche means "coffee with milk" and is the name of a coffee drink made with strong coffee and hot milk.
You use café con leche to order the drink in a cafe or bar, for example Un café con leche, por favor. It is a masculine noun phrase, so you say el café con leche.
Meaning: a coffee drink made with espresso and steamed milk (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is café (coffee), con (with) and leche (milk).
Which one should you use?
A cortado is a coffee with only a small splash of milk, while a café con leche has noticeably more milk.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural is cafés con leche. Only the first word changes.
How do you pronounce it?
Say it ka-FE kon LE-che. The stress falls on fe and on le, and the ch sounds like the ch in "cheese".
Did you know?
- The phrase café con leche literally means "coffee with milk" and has the same word order as English.
Examples in context
- Un café con leche, por favor.A coffee with milk, please.
- Prefiero el café con leche sin azúcar.I prefer coffee with milk without sugar.
- ¿Quieres un café con leche?Do you want a coffee with milk?
Example conversation
Laura orders breakfast from a waiter named Pablo.
- PabloBuenos días, ¿qué desea?Good morning, what would you like?
- LauraUn café con leche y una tostada, por favor.A coffee with milk and a toast, please.
- PabloEnseguida.Right away.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry café con leche, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of .
