café
nounCEFR A1High frequency
What does “café” mean in English?
1.coffee
coffee (the drink: un café con leche)
2.café, coffee shop
café, coffee shop (the venue: vamos al café)
Example sentences
Bebo café todos los días.
I drink coffee every day.
Voy al café de la esquina.
I'm going to the coffee shop on the corner.
Un café, por favor.
A coffee, please.
How to use it
Café means 'coffee' AND 'café/coffee shop'. Masculine: el café. Carries an accent on the é. Plural cafés.
Common mistake
Café covers both the drink AND the venue. Context tells you which. 'Tomo un café' (drink) vs 'voy al café' (venue).