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How do you say "café" in German?
das Café
In German, "café" is das Café.
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Pronunciation
Cafe is pronounced kah-FAY, where Ca rhymes with 'car' and Fay rhymes with 'say'.
Grammar notes
Neuter noun, das Cafe. Plural is Cafes. The accent mark (e acute) may be dropped in modern usage.
Example sentence
Wir trinken Kaffee im Café.
We drink coffee in the cafe.
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How to remember das Café
Cafe is borrowed from French and sounds like the English word 'cafe'.
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Questions about das Café
How do you say "café" in German?
In German, "café" is das Café. It is a noun.
Is das Café masculine or feminine?
Neuter noun, das Cafe. Plural is Cafes. The accent mark (e acute) may be dropped in modern usage.
How is das Café used in a sentence?
Use das Café as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Wir trinken Kaffee im Café. (We drink coffee in the cafe.).
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