How to Say ‘Shall we grab a coffee sometime?’ in French
On prend un café un jour ?
on prahn uhn kah-fay uhn zhoor
[on prahn uhn kah-fay uhn zhoor]
🇫🇷 In France: Suggesting a coffee is the usual low-pressure first date in France. It's short and easy to say yes to.
Phrase Breakdown
On prend un café
on prahn uhn kah-fay
Shall we have a coffee
A casual invitation. Link the words smoothly: 'on pran un ka-FAY'.
On prend un café ensemble.
Let's have a coffee together.
Words in this phrase
On
[on]
We
Used by a speaker to refer to themself and one or more other people considered together.
On y va maintenant.
We are going now.
prend
[prahn]
take / have (a drink)
Form of 'prendre'; with drinks it means to have one.
Il prend un thé.
He's having a tea.
un
[uhn]
A
Indefinite article used before a singular noun.
Un petit garçon joue.
A little boy is playing.
café
[kah-fay]
coffee
A coffee; in networking, it often suggests an informal conversation over coffee.
Un café après le salon permet de continuer l'échange.
A coffee after the fair allows the conversation to continue.
un jour ?
uhn zhoor
sometime?
Literally 'one day'. 'Jour' sounds like 'zhoor'. Raise your voice at the end.
On se voit un jour ?
Shall we meet sometime?
Words in this phrase
un
[uhn]
A
Indefinite article used before a singular noun.
Un petit garçon joue.
A little boy is playing.
jour
[zhoor]
day
The period of 24 hours which starts at midnight.
Chaque jour est une nouvelle opportunité.
Each day is a new opportunity.
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