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How to Say ‘A coffee with milk, please.’ in French

Un café crème, s'il vous plaît.

uhn kah-fay KREM seel eel voo pleh

[uhn kah-fay KREM seel eel voo pleh]

🇫🇷 In France: Ordering is just the item plus s'il vous plaît. Say Bonjour first, though; skipping it comes across as rude in France.

Phrase Breakdown

Un café crème,

uhn kah-fay KREM

A white coffee,

The order itself. Pause briefly at the comma before adding 'please'.

Example

Un café crème, et un croissant.

A white coffee, and a croissant.

Words in this phrase

Un

[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.

café

[kah-fay]

coffee

A coffee; in networking, it often suggests an informal conversation over coffee.

Example

Un café après le salon permet de continuer l'échange.

A coffee after the fair allows the conversation to continue.

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.

s'il vous plaît.

seel eel voo pleh

please.

The polite ending that makes the order courteous. Let your voice fall at the end: 'seel-voo-pleh'.

Example

L'addition, s'il vous plaît.

The bill, please.

Words in this phrase

s'

[seel]

if

Part of the fixed polite expression s'il vous plaît, literally if it pleases you.

Example

S'il vous plaît, confirmez la réservation.

Please confirm the reservation.

il

[eel]

it

In il y a, il does not refer to a person; it is part of the expression meaning “there is/there are.”

Example

Est-ce qu'il y a un parking sur place ?

Is there parking on site?

vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

plaît

[pleh]

pleases

From plaire, to please; part of the expression meaning please.

Example

S'il vous plaît, cela me plaît beaucoup.

Please, I like that very much.

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