How to Say ‘A coffee before starting?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Un café antes de empezar?
oon kah-FEH AHN-tehs deh em-peh-THAR
[oon kah-FEH AHN-tehs deh em-peh-THAR]
🇪🇸 In Spain: A quick coffee with colleagues, often at a nearby bar, is a normal part of the working day in Spain. Accepting is a good way to bond.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Un café
oon kah-FEH
A coffee
A casual offer. Stress the final 'é' in 'café'.
¿Un café con leche?
A white coffee?
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?
antes de empezar?
AHN-tehs deh em-peh-THAR
before we start?
Use a rising intonation at the end to make it a question.
Lee esto antes de empezar.
Read this before starting.
Words in this phrase
antes
[AHN-tehs]
before
Adverb of time; used with 'de' to mean 'before something'.
Llame antes de las ocho.
Call before eight.
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
empezar
[em-peh-THAR]
to start
Infinitive verb meaning to begin.
Vamos a empezar la clase.
Let's start the class.
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