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How to Say ‘Do you know a good café?’ in Mexican Spanish

¿Conoces un buen café?

koh-NOH-sehs oon bwen kah-FEH

[koh-NOH-sehs oon bwen kah-FEH]

💬 Usage Tip: Use conocer for knowing places and people. Use saber for facts: ¿Sabes dónde está? "Do you know where it is?"

Phrase Breakdown

¿Conoces

koh-NOH-sehs

Do you know

'Conocer' means knowing places or people. Say ko-NO-ses.

Example

¿Conoces a Ana?

Do you know Ana?

Words in this phrase

Conoces

[koh-NOH-sehs]

you know (are familiar with)

Informal 'you' form of conocer, used for knowing people, places or works.

Example

¿Conoces Oaxaca?

Do you know Oaxaca?

un buen café?

oon bwen kah-FEH

a good café?

Here 'café' means the place. Raise your voice at the end.

Example

Hay un buen café aquí.

There's a good café here.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.

Example

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.

Example

«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.

Example

Nos vemos en el café de la esquina.

See you at the café on the corner.

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