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How to Say ‘Only cafés crème’ in French

Seulement des cafés crème

suhl-MAHN day kah-FAY krem

[suhl-MAHN day kah-FAY krem]

💬 Usage Tip: In cafés crème only cafés takes the plural s; crème stays as it is. Both s are silent anyway, so it sounds the same as the singular.

Phrase Breakdown

Seulement

[suhl-MAHN]

only

Adverb meaning only or just.

Example

J'ai seulement un euro.

I only have one euro.

des cafés crème

day kah-FAY krem

coffees with cream / milky coffees

A 'café crème' is the classic French milky coffee. Say 'ka-fé krèm'. 'Crème' stays singular here.

Example

Il boit des cafés crème le matin.

He drinks milky coffees in the morning.

Words in this phrase

des

[day]

some / plural indefinite article

Plural article used before nouns when speaking generally about unspecified people or things.

Example

Des profils polyvalents sont très recherchés aujourd'hui.

Versatile profiles are highly sought after today.

cafés

[kah-FAY]

coffees

Plural of 'café', coffee or a coffee drink.

Example

Trois cafés, merci.

Three coffees, thanks.

crème

[krem]

cream

Literally 'cream'; after 'café' it means coffee with hot frothed milk.

Example

Un café crème bien chaud.

A nice hot coffee with milk.

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