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How to Say ‘Can I buy you a coffee?’ in French

Je t'offre un café ?

zhuh t OFF-ruh uhn kah-fay

[zhuh t OFF-ruh uhn kah-fay]

💬 Usage Tip: T' is te "you" shortened before a vowel, and it sits before the verb. Swap the object: Je t'offre un verre ? "Can I buy you a drink?"

🇫🇷 In France: Offering to pay for the coffee is a natural way to make up for keeping someone waiting.

Phrase Breakdown

Je t'offre

zhuh t OFF-ruh

Can I get you / I'll offer you

'T'' is the shortened form of 'te' (you). It sounds like 'je tofr'.

Example

Je t'offre un verre.

Let me buy you a drink.

Words in this phrase

Je

[zhuh]

I

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

t'

[t]

to you

A shortened object pronoun before a vowel, meaning to you or you.

Example

Je veux t'aider avant de partir.

I want to help you before leaving.

offre

[OFF-ruh]

offer / buy (for someone)

From 'offrir'; to treat someone or give as a gift.

Example

Je t'offre un verre.

I'll buy you a drink.

un café ?

uhn kah-fay

a coffee?

Keep the article with its noun. 'Un' is a nasal vowel, and the stress falls on the final 'é'. Use rising intonation.

Example

Tu veux un café ?

Do you want a coffee?

Words in this phrase

un

[uhn]

a / an

Masculine singular indefinite article.

Example

Un supplément peut être ajouté la nuit.

A surcharge can be added at night.

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.

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