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How to Say ‘The café across the street, does that work for you?’ in French

Le café en face, ça te va ?

luh ka-FAY ahn fahss sah tuh vah

[luh ka-FAY ahn fahss sah tuh vah]

💬 Usage Tip: French often names the thing first and then points back to it with ça: Demain, ça te va ? "Tomorrow, does that work?". It's an easy way to put any option on the table.

Phrase Breakdown

Le café en face,

luh ka-FAY ahn fahss

The café across the street,

The speaker names the place first, then pauses before asking.

Example

Le café en face est sympa.

The café across the street is nice.

Words in this phrase

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

café

[ka-FAY]

café (place)

A café or bar where people go for coffee or drinks.

Example

On se retrouve au café ?

Shall we meet at the café?

[ahn]

in (part of 'en face' = opposite)

Preposition that, with 'face', means opposite or across the street.

Example

Il habite en face.

He lives across the street.

face

[fahss]

face / front

Used in 'en face de' to mean across from.

Example

Il habite en face.

He lives across the street.

ça te va ?

sah tuh vah

does that work for you?

Informal check for agreement. Use a rising tone.

Example

Samedi, ça te va ?

Saturday, does that work for you?

Words in this phrase

ça

[sah]

that / it

Demonstrative pronoun used in everyday French to mean 'that' or 'it.'

Example

Ça me plaît quand une entreprise parle clairement.

I like it when a company speaks clearly.

[tuh]

you (object)

Informal object pronoun used with 'voilà' meaning 'here you are (as)'.

Example

Te voilà enfin !

There you are at last!

[vah]

suits

In 'ça te va', 'aller' means to suit or be okay for someone.

Example

Demain, ça vous va ?

Does tomorrow suit you?

Guides for French learners

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