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How to Say ‘The café was great.’ in German

Das Café war super.

dahs ka-FAY vah ZOO-per

[dahs ka-FAY vah ZOO-per]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Meeting in a café for coffee and cake is a classic low-key first date in Germany. It is easy to keep short or stretch out if it's going well.

Phrase Breakdown

Das Café

dahs ka-FAY

The café

A neuter noun. Stress the second syllable: ka-FEE.

Example

Das Café ist neu.

The café is new.

Words in this phrase

Das

[dahs]

the

Definite article used with the noun 'Gespräch.'

Example

Das Gespräch hat mir neue Einblicke gegeben.

The conversation gave me new insights.

Café

[ka-FAY]

café

Neuter noun for a coffee house where you can also get drinks and cake.

Example

Wir treffen uns im Café.

We're meeting at the café.

war super.

vah ZOO-per

was great.

'War' is the past tense of 'sein'. 'Super' is pronounced 'ZOO-per'.

Example

Der Film war super.

The movie was great.

Words in this phrase

war

[vah]

was

Past tense of 'is', used to describe something that happened or existed in the past.

Example

Er war ein großer Krieger.

He was a great warrior.

super

[ZOO-per]

great

Informal positive reaction meaning something is very good.

Example

Super, das passt perfekt in meinen Kalender.

Great, that fits perfectly in my calendar.

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