How to Say ‘Would you like to grab a coffee sometime?’ in French
Ça vous dirait de prendre un café un jour ?
sah voo dee-REH duh prahn-dr uhn kah-fay uhn zhoor
[sah voo dee-REH duh prahn-dr uhn kah-fay uhn zhoor]
💬 Usage Tip: After Ça vous dirait, add de plus an action to suggest any plan: Ça vous dirait de déjeuner ? "Would you like to have lunch?"
Phrase Breakdown
Ça vous dirait
sah voo dee-REH
Would you like
Opens a polite invitation using 'vous'. Say 'sa voo dee-ray'.
Ça vous dirait de venir ?
Would you like to come?
Words in this phrase
Ça
[sah]
that / it
Demonstrative pronoun used in everyday French to mean 'that' or 'it.'
Ça me plaît quand une entreprise parle clairement.
I like it when a company speaks clearly.
vous
[voo]
to you
Indirect object pronoun: the person receiving something.
Je vous donne la monnaie.
I give you the change.
dirait
[dee-REH]
would say / would appeal
Conditional of 'dire'; 'ça vous dirait' means 'would you fancy'.
Ça te dirait d'aller au cinéma ?
Would you fancy going to the cinema?
de prendre un café un jour ?
duh prahn-dr uhn kah-fay uhn zhoor
to have a coffee sometime?
'De' + infinitive follows 'dirait'. 'Un jour' means 'some day'. Let your voice rise at the end.
Tu veux venir dîner un jour ?
Do you want to come for dinner sometime?
Words in this phrase
de
[duh]
to / of
A very common preposition used in many expressions, including infinitive phrases.
De vous rencontrer à nouveau serait utile pour la suite.
To meet you again would be useful for what comes next.
prendre
[prahn-dr]
to have / to take
Common verb for taking or ordering food in a restaurant.
Si j'ai faim, je demande : Je peux prendre l'entrée ?
If I’m hungry, I ask: Can I have the starter?
un
[uhn]
a / an
An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.
Un casque est important pour le roller.
A helmet is important for inline skating.
café
[kah-fay]
coffee
A coffee; in networking, it often suggests an informal conversation over coffee.
Un café après le salon permet de continuer l'échange.
A coffee after the fair allows the conversation to continue.
un
[uhn]
a / an
An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.
Un casque est important pour le roller.
A helmet is important for inline skating.
jour
[zhoor]
day
The period of 24 hours which starts at midnight.
Chaque jour est une nouvelle opportunité.
Each day is a new opportunity.
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