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How do you say "café" in Mexican Spanish?
cafetería
In Mexican Spanish, "café" is cafetería.
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Pronunciation
kah-feh-teh-REE-ah. Four syllables, stress on the third.
Grammar notes
Cafetería is feminine. The accent shows stress on the third syllable.
Example sentence
Voy a la cafetería para desayunar.
I go to the café to have breakfast.
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How to remember cafetería
Cafetería sounds similar to café, but it's more formal and means a café or lunchroom.
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Questions about cafetería
How do you say "café" in Mexican Spanish?
In Mexican Spanish, "café" is cafetería. It is a noun.
How is cafetería written in Mexican Spanish?
cafetería is written using the standard Mexican Spanish script.
How is cafetería used in a sentence?
Use cafetería as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Voy a la cafetería para desayunar. (I go to the café to have breakfast.).
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