How to Say ‘A milky coffee’ in Spain Spanish
Un café con leche
oon kah-FEH kohn LEH-cheh
[oon kah-FEH kohn LEH-cheh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: This is the classic Spanish breakfast coffee, roughly half coffee and half hot milk. It's the closest thing to a latte on a traditional bar's menu.
Phrase Breakdown
Un café
oon kah-FEH
A coffee
Stress the final 'é': un-ca-FÉ.
Un café, por favor.
A coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
Un
[oon]
a
An article used before a masculine singular noun.
Busco un lugar donde me sienta valorado.
I’m looking for a place where I feel valued.
café
[kah-FEH]
coffee
A coffee; often used when suggesting an informal meeting.
¿Te apetece un café la próxima semana?
Would you like a coffee next week?
con leche
kohn LEH-cheh
with milk
A 'café con leche' is about half coffee and half hot milk, a typical Spanish breakfast. Say kon-LE-che.
Un té con leche.
A tea with milk.
Words in this phrase
con
[kohn]
with
Preposition used to indicate company, connection, or interaction.
Hablé con una empleada sobre el ambiente laboral.
I spoke with an employee about the work environment.
leche
[LEH-cheh]
Milk
A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals.
Prefiero café con leche de almendra.
I prefer coffee with almond milk.
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