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How to Say ‘The coffee is very good.’ in French

Le café est très bon.

luh kah-fay eh tray bohn

[luh kah-fay eh tray bohn]

🇫🇷 In France: In a French café, a plain café is a small espresso by default. If you want something milky, ask for un crème "a coffee with milk".

Phrase Breakdown

Le café

luh kah-fay

The coffee

'Café' can mean coffee or the café itself. Stress the final 'é' lightly.

Example

Le café est chaud.

The coffee is hot.

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

[kah-fay]

coffee

A coffee; in networking, it often suggests an informal conversation over coffee.

Example

Un café après le salon permet de continuer l'échange.

A coffee after the fair allows the conversation to continue.

est très bon.

eh tray bohn

is very good.

'Très bon' means very good. 'Bon' has a nasal vowel, so don't pronounce the 'n'.

Example

Ce gâteau est très bon.

This cake is very good.

Words in this phrase

est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

très

[tray]

very

"Très" is used to strengthen an adjective or adverb.

Example

Est très important pour garder une bonne ambiance.

Is very important for maintaining a good atmosphere.

bon

[bohn]

good

Masculine adjective for quality or taste.

Example

Ce vin est bon.

This wine is good.

Guides for French learners

The Most Common French Verbs: the 20 You'll Actually UseThe 20 most common French verbs, with the present-tense forms you need, real example sentences with native audio, and two shortcuts for past and future.Ordering in French: Cafés, Bakeries and Restaurants (with Menu Vocabulary)How to order in French at a café, a bakery and a restaurant: the phrases, the questions staff ask, and the menu and food vocabulary to understand the answers.

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