Order a coffee and describe a café where friends meet.
The idea
Café is masculine and can name the drink or a café. Its plural is cafés. Un café con leche is coffee with milk; café sin azúcar is coffee without sugar.
Examples
- El café está caliente.The coffee is hot.
- Tomo café sin azúcar.I drink coffee without sugar.
- ¿Quieres un café con leche?Would you like a coffee with milk?
- El café de esta calle abre temprano.The café on this street opens early.
- Pedimos dos cafés.We order two coffees.
- Mis amigos se reúnen en un café.My friends meet in a café.
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Watch out
The context distinguishes the drink from the place: el café está caliente describes the drink, while el café abre temprano describes the establishment.
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Choose the singular after el: El ___ está caliente. (café / cafés)
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café
Café is singular after el and agrees with está.
Choose the plural after dos: Pedimos dos ___. (cafés / café)
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cafés
Cafés is plural after dos and retains the written accent.
Choose the word meaning without: Tomo café ___ azúcar: no lleva azúcar. (sin / con)
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sin
Sin means without in sin azúcar.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Choose the singular after el: El ___ está caliente. (café / cafés)
Choose the plural after dos: Pedimos dos ___. (cafés / café)
Choose the word meaning without: Tomo café ___ azúcar: no lleva azúcar. (sin / con)
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Order coffee with milk or without sugar and say where you meet friends.