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How to Say ‘A large café crème with plenty of foam’ in French

Un grand crème bien mousseux

uhn GRAHN KREM BYAN moo-SUH

[uhn GRAHN KREM BYAN moo-SUH]

Phrase Breakdown

Un grand crème

uhn GRAHN KREM

A large milky coffee

Say 'un gran krèm' with a silent 'd'.

Example

Je prends un grand crème.

I'll have a large milky coffee.

Words in this phrase

[uhn]

a / an

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Un casque est important pour le roller.

A helmet is important for inline skating.

grand

[GRAHN]

large

Adjective meaning big; 'un grand crème' is a large coffee with milk.

Example

Un grand café, s'il vous plaît.

A large coffee, please.

crème

[KREM]

coffee with cream/milk

Short for 'café crème', espresso with hot frothy milk.

Example

Je prends un crème.

I'll have a coffee with milk.

bien mousseux

BYAN moo-SUH

nice and frothy

'Bien' adds emphasis (very or nicely). 'Mousseux' is 'mou-seu' with a silent 'x'.

Example

Un lait bien mousseux.

Nice frothy milk.

Words in this phrase

bien

[BYAN]

very / nicely

Here intensifies an adjective, like 'nice and' or 'really'.

Example

Un café bien chaud.

A nice hot coffee.

mousseux

[moo-SUH]

frothy

Adjective for something with lots of foam or bubbles.

Example

Le lait est mousseux.

The milk is frothy.

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