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café

nounCEFR A1High frequency

What does “café” mean in English?

  1. 1.coffee

    coffee (the drink: un café con leche)

  2. 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).

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