No. 1,001 in French
café
Coffee; a coffee shop or café.
In a sentence
Je prends mon café avec du sucre.
I take my coffee with sugar.
In this sentence, 'café' refers to the beverage coffee.
Si nous allions boire un café ensemble ?
Shall we go have a coffee together?
In this sentence, 'café' refers to having a cup of coffee, colloquially used for 'having a coffee'.
Le café au coin de la rue est très animé le matin.
The café on the corner of the street is very lively in the morning.
In this sentence, 'café' refers to the location or establishment where people can have drinks and socialize.
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