How to Say ‘A coffee with oat milk.’ in French
Un café au lait d'avoine.
uhn kah-fay oh lay d ah-vwan
[uhn kah-fay oh lay d ah-vwan]
Phrase Breakdown
Un café
uhn kah-fay
A coffee
The base drink being ordered.
Un café, merci.
A coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
Un
[uhn]
a
Indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.
Un café au lait d'avoine, s’il vous plaît.
An oat milk coffee, please.
café
[kah-fay]
coffee
The French word for coffee; one of the most useful café words.
Un café au lait d'avoine est ma commande habituelle.
A coffee with oat milk is my usual order.
Au lait d'avoine
oh lay d ah-vwan
With oat milk
Specifies that the coffee is prepared with oat milk.
Un thé au lait d'amande.
A tea with almond milk.
Words in this phrase
au
[oh]
with
Contraction of 'à + le'; in drink context it often means 'with'.
Dans « Un café au lait d'avoine. », au indique l’accompagnement.
In “A coffee with oat milk,” au indicates what comes with it.
lait
[lay]
milk
The French word for milk; followed by the type of milk.
Dans « Un café au lait d'avoine. », lait précise la préparation.
In “A coffee with oat milk,” lait specifies the preparation.
d'
[d]
of
Elided form of 'de' before a vowel.
Dans « Un café au lait d'avoine. », d' relie lait à avoine.
In “A coffee with oat milk,” d' links lait to avoine.
avoine
[ah-vwan]
oat
Means oat; here it shows the milk alternative used.
Dans « Un café au lait d'avoine. », avoine montre que le lait est végétal.
In “A coffee with oat milk,” avoine shows the milk is plant-based.
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