How to Say ‘A black coffee or with milk?’ in French
Un café noir ou avec du lait ?
uhn ka-fay nwar oo ah-VEK dyoo lay
[uhn ka-fay nwar oo ah-VEK dyoo lay]
Phrase Breakdown
Un
[uhn]
a / an
Masculine singular indefinite article used before café.
Dans Un café noir ou avec du lait ?, Un introduit la boisson.
In A black coffee or with milk?, Un introduces the drink.
café
[ka-fay]
coffee
The drink being discussed or ordered.
Un café noir ou avec du lait ? parle du type de café.
A black coffee or with milk? talks about the type of coffee.
noir
[nwar]
black
Used for coffee without milk.
Je réponds à Un café noir ou avec du lait ? en choisissant noir.
I answer A black coffee or with milk? by choosing black.
Ou avec du lait
oo ah-VEK dyoo lay
or with milk
Used to offer or ask for coffee with milk.
Vous le voulez noir ou avec du lait ?
Do you want it black or with milk?
Words in this phrase
ou
[oo]
or
Links the two drink options.
Un café noir ou avec du lait ? propose un choix avec ou.
A black coffee or with milk? offers a choice with or.
avec
[ah-VEK]
with
Shows what is added, here milk.
Dans Un café noir ou avec du lait ?, avec annonce l'ajout possible.
In A black coffee or with milk?, avec announces the possible addition.
du
[dyoo]
some
Partitive article used with lait.
Dans Un café noir ou avec du lait ?, du précède lait.
In A black coffee or with milk?, du comes before lait.
lait
[lay]
milk
Milk as an addition to coffee.
Un café noir ou avec du lait ? demande si je veux du lait.
A black coffee or with milk? asks whether I want milk.
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