How to Say ‘A good café’ in Mexican Spanish
Un buen café
oon bwen kah-FEH
[oon bwen kah-FEH]
💬 Usage Tip: bueno drops its last letter before a masculine noun: un buen café, but un café bueno. The same thing happens with malo: un mal día "a bad day".
Phrase Breakdown
Un
[oon]
a
Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.
Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.
Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.
buen
[bwen]
good
Short form of “bueno” used before a masculine singular noun.
«Buen» describe «equilibrio» en la expresión.
“Buen” describes “equilibrio” in the expression.
café
[kah-FEH]
café / coffee shop
Here it means the place where you go to drink coffee.
Nos vemos en el café de la esquina.
See you at the café on the corner.
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