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How to Say ‘At the café opposite’ in French

Au café en face

oh ka-FAY ahn fahss

[oh ka-FAY ahn fahss]

💬 Usage Tip: Au is à plus le squeezed into one word, and you can't say à le. Before a feminine word it stays separate: à la terrasse "on the terrace".

Phrase Breakdown

Au café

oh ka-FAY

At the café

'Au' is 'à + le' and sounds like 'oh': 'oh ka-fay'.

Example

Je suis au café.

I'm at the café.

Words in this phrase

[oh]

at the

A phrase used to indicate location, time, or a condition.

Example

Elle est au parc.

She is at the park.

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?

en face

ahn fahss

opposite / across the street

'En face' means facing or opposite. Say a nasal 'an' followed by 'fass'.

Example

La boulangerie est en face.

The bakery is across the street.

Words in this phrase

[ahn]

in (part of 'en face')

Used in the set phrase 'en face', meaning opposite or across the street.

Example

La boulangerie est en face.

The bakery is opposite.

face

[fahss]

face / front

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

Example

Il habite en face.

He lives across the street.

Guides for French learners

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