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Café

cafe

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Meaning of Café

a small restaurant where you can get drinks and simple meals

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German/kaˈfeː/
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Café with English translation

Café usage examples

🇬🇧English🇩🇪German

Wir treffen uns später im Café.

🇬🇧English🇩🇪German

Im Café gibt es auch Kuchen.

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Café synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between Café / Kaffeehaus / Gaststätte / Bistro / Kneipe / Bar

K
🇩🇪German
Kaffeehaus

A small place for coffee and snacks; sounds a bit old-fashioned or more literary than Café.

A1Rarely
G
🇩🇪German
Gaststätte

A general term for a food-and-drink establishment; usually broader than Café and less specifically cozy.

A1Often
B
🇩🇪German
Bistro

A small informal place with simple meals and drinks; similar to Café, but usually suggests more food.

A1Often
K
🇩🇪German
Kneipe

A small pub or drinking place; more informal and less like a calm Café.

A1Often
B
🇩🇪German
Bar

A place mainly for alcoholic drinks; usually more for evenings and less like a Café.

A1Often
I
🇩🇪German
Imbiss

A place for quick, simple food on the go; not a cozy Café, but more of a snack stop.

A1Very Often
R
🇩🇪German
Restaurant

A place for full meals; usually more formal and broader in meaning than Café.

A1Very Often
L
🇩🇪German
Lokal

A general word for a venue or establishment; can mean a café, restaurant, or bar, so it is very broad and not exact.

A1Often
S
🇩🇪German
Speiselokal

An establishment serving food; a more formal and bookish word than Café.

A1Rarely
I
🇩🇪German
Imbissstube

An old-fashioned or regional word for a small snack place; often sounds less modern than Imbiss or Café.

A1Very Rarely
A
🇩🇪German
Ausflugslokal

A place for outings or day trips; usually in a scenic location and not an ordinary city café.

A1Rarely

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How to pronounce Café and what this word means

Café means cafe. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce Café

/kaˈfeː/

Café translation

cafe

Café examples

Wir treffen uns später im Café.

Café transcription

/kaˈfeː/

Questions about this word

Café meaning: what does it mean?

ein kleines Restaurant, in dem man Getränke und einfache Mahlzeiten bekommt

Café pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

Café is pronounced as /kaˈfeː/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

Café definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Wir treffen uns später im Café. Translation: Позже мы встретимся в кафе.

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