How to Say ‘The café across the street’ in French
Le café en face
luh ka-FAY ahn fahss
[luh ka-FAY ahn fahss]
Phrase Breakdown
Le café
luh ka-FAY
The café
Masculine noun. It can mean the place or the drink.
Le café est fermé.
The café is closed.
Words in this phrase
Le
[luh]
the
Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.
Le chat noir.
The black cat.
café
[ka-FAY]
café (place)
A café or bar where people go for coffee or drinks.
On se retrouve au café ?
Shall we meet at the café?
en face
ahn fahss
across the street / opposite
Means 'facing' or 'opposite'. Say it as one smooth unit: 'an-fass'.
J'habite en face.
I live across the street.
Words in this phrase
en
[ahn]
in (part of 'en face' = opposite)
Preposition that, with 'face', means opposite or across the street.
Il habite en face.
He lives across the street.
face
[fahss]
face / front
Used in 'en face de' to mean across from.
Il habite en face.
He lives across the street.
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