café
everyday, Mexico
In Mexico both the drink and the place are called café. For a small, friendly coffee people say cafecito, and a shop that serves coffee is a cafetería.
Meaning: coffee, or a place that serves it (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| café | everyday, Mexico |
| cafecito | casual, diminutive |
| cafetería | place |
Ordering is simple: Un café, por favor. If you want milk, ask for un café con leche.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Mexico has its own spiced coffee, café de olla, made with cinnamon and unrefined cane sugar and traditionally served in a clay pot.
Did you know?
- Café de olla is named after the clay pot (olla) it is traditionally brewed in.
Examples in context
- Quiero un café con leche.I want a coffee with milk.
- Vamos por un cafecito.Let us go get a little coffee.
- Nos vemos en la cafetería.See you at the cafe.
Example conversation
Marta invites her coworker Iván for coffee in Guadalajara.
- Marta¿Vamos por un cafecito?Shall we get a little coffee?
- IvánClaro, me caería bien un café.Sure, a coffee would do me good.
- MartaYo invito.My treat.
