How to Say ‘A coffee with milk.’ in French
Un café au lait.
uhn ka-fay oh lay
[uhn ka-fay oh lay]
Phrase Breakdown
Un café
uhn ka-fay
A coffee
A basic coffee drink; in context, a single serving.
Je prends un café.
I’m having a coffee.
Words in this phrase
Un
[uhn]
a
Indefinite article before a masculine singular noun.
Un café au lait. est une boisson classique.
A coffee with milk is a classic drink.
café
[ka-fay]
coffee
The main drink in this order.
Dans Un café au lait., café nomme la boisson.
In A coffee with milk, coffee names the drink.
Au lait
oh lay
With milk
Shows that milk is added to the coffee.
Un thé au lait.
A tea with milk.
Words in this phrase
au
[oh]
with / in the
Part of au lait, meaning 'with milk'.
Dans Un café au lait., au fait partie de l'expression avec du lait.
In A coffee with milk, au is part of the expression with milk.
lait
[lay]
milk
Refers to the milk added to the coffee.
Dans Un café au lait., lait indique l'ajout de lait.
In A coffee with milk, milk indicates the addition of milk.
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