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Café: café — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Café

café

a place where you can buy coffee, other drinks, and often small meals

IPA/kaˈfeː/

Stress is on the second syllable: ca-FÉ.

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

a place where you can buy coffee, other drinks, and often small meals

Wir treffen uns im Café neben der Schule.

Gehen wir in dieses Café?

Ich mag das kleine Café am Bahnhof.

Use im Café for location and ins Café for movement toward the café: Wir sitzen im Café. Wir gehen ins Café.

im Café sitzen — to sit in a café — to go to a café

ins Café gehen

ein Café besuchen — to visit a café

Wir gehen im Café.

Wir gehen ins Café.

Movement toward the café requires ins Café, while im Café describes location.

Use im Café when someone is already there. Use ins Café when someone is going there.

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Which article is correct for Café?

Café is a neuter countable noun for a place where people can buy drinks and often small meals. The plural is Cafés.