cafecito
informal, friendly
The friendly everyday word is cafecito, literally "little coffee", often used to invite someone for a chat. In Colombia a small black coffee is a tinto. It is also called café.
Meaning: coffee (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | Note |
|---|---|
| cafecito | informal, friendly |
| café | neutral |
| tinto | Colombia |
Vamos por un cafecito is a casual invitation in many countries. It is not about the size of the coffee.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Colombia, ordering un tinto gets you black coffee, not red wine. In Spain a cortado is an espresso with a bit of milk.
Did you know?
- In Colombia tinto is also the usual word for coffee sold by street vendors in small cups.
Examples in context
- ¿Nos tomamos un cafecito?Shall we have a coffee?
- Un tinto, por favor.A black coffee, please.
- Me encanta el café de la mañana.I love the morning coffee.
Example conversation
Lucía invites her colleague Camilo for a break in Bogotá.
- LucíaCamilo, ¿vamos por un tinto?Camilo, shall we go for a coffee?
- CamiloDale, necesito uno.Sure, I need one.
- LucíaYo invito.My treat.
