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How to Say ‘Over a coffee.’ in French

Autour d'un café.

oh-toor d uhn kah-fay

[oh-toor d uhn kah-fay]

💬 Usage Tip: Before a vowel, de un becomes d'un, so autour d'un café is the normal form. This contraction is very common: près d'un stand, besoin d'une info.

🇫🇷 In France: At a career event, autour d'un café often means an informal chat, not necessarily a serious invitation to go out somewhere. It signals a relaxed, low-pressure conversation.

Phrase Breakdown

Autour

[oh-toor]

around

Used here to suggest an informal setting, like around or over coffee.

Example

Autour d'un café, les contacts deviennent plus faciles.

Over a coffee, making connections becomes easier.

[d]

Contracted preposition in d'un, linking autour to the noun that follows.

Example

Autour d'un café, nous pouvons échanger tranquillement.

Over a coffee, we can chat calmly.

[uhn]

a / one

Indefinite article used before the masculine noun café.

Example

Autour d'un café, la discussion est souvent plus détendue.

Over a coffee, the discussion is often more relaxed.

café

[kah-fay]

coffee

A coffee; often implies a casual professional chat or meeting.

Example

Autour d'un café, je peux mieux expliquer mon parcours.

Over a coffee, I can better explain my background.

Guides for French learners

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