How to Say "Cafe" in French - How To Say Guide

café

/ka.fe/

The English phrase "cafe" is translated into French as café.

The word café is used to describe a small restaurant where coffee and light meals are served.

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Note that café is polysemous, meaning it can refer to the establishment (the cafe) or to the beverage (coffee) itself.

In northern France and Belgium, the term Estaminet is used to refer to a small café that often serves local food and beverages.

The word café is a masculine noun.

The pronunciation is /ka.fe/ and it consists of 2 syllables.

If you ask for 'un café' in a French establishment, you will receive a small, strong espresso rather than a large cup of coffee.
The French word café was originally borrowed from the Italian caffè, appearing in its earliest French form as caveé.
Traditional French cafés often have a 'zinc' counter, a term used to describe the metal bar top which became a symbol of the working-class bistro.

Le café est déjà fermé.
The cafe is already closed.
This sentence is useful for stating that a café is already closed.
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Ce café est confortable.
This cafe is cosy.
This sentence is useful for describing a café as being cosy.
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On boit du café au café.
One drinks coffee in a cafe.
This sentence shows how one drinks coffee in a café.
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Je vais prendre un café.
I'm going to have a coffee.
On se retrouve au café.
Let's meet at the café.
Elle aime passer du temps dans les cafés.
She enjoys spending time in cafés.
Le café est délicieux ici.
The coffee is delicious here.
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Léa and Hugo are walking in the city and looking for a place to sit.

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