Translation
coffee, cafe
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Word origin
From Turkish kahve, itself from Arabic qahwa, the name of the drink. Spanish borrowed it through French café in the eighteenth century. The same chain gives English 'coffee' and 'cafe'.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Root
- qahwa
- English cognates
- coffee, cafe
Grammar
Examples
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I have a black coffee every morning before starting work.
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We are meeting at the café in the square at five o'clock.
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The smell of freshly made coffee filled the entire office.
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Do you fancy a coffee before the meeting?
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They spent the whole afternoon chatting in that neighbourhood café.
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Grammar articles
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Advanced Spanish Grammar (C1-C2): Sounding Native
Advanced Spanish Adverbs: muy vs mucho, aún, Word Order
Spanish Articles: el, la, un, una and When to Use Them
Spanish Cleft Sentences: fue Pedro quien, lo que quiero es
Spanish Text Cohesion and Style: Avoiding Repetition
Spanish Conditional Tense: me gustaría and Polite Requests
Spanish -er Verbs: Present Tense Conjugation Chart and List
Spanish -ir Verbs: Present Tense Conjugation Chart and List
However, Although, Despite in Spanish: sin embargo, aunque
Spanish Greetings and Survival Phrases: Say Something Today
Gustar in Spanish and Verbs Like It (encantar, faltar)
Spanish Imperfect Subjunctive: Endings, Conjugation, Quiz
Spanish Indefinite and Negative Words: alguien, nadie, algún
Intermediate Spanish Grammar (B1-B2): Beating the Plateau
Advanced Spanish Negation: ni, tampoco, sino vs pero
Spanish Negation: no, nunca, nadie and Double Negatives
Spanish Indirect and Direct Object Pronouns (le vs lo)
Personal A in Spanish: Veo a María but Veo la casa
Spanish Politeness: Softening Requests with ¿Podría...?
Por ti vs Para ti: Spanish Por and Para Pairs and Phrases
Spanish Prepositional Pronouns: mí, ti, conmigo, contigo
Spanish Compound Prepositions: delante de, a pesar de
Basic Spanish Prepositions: de, a, en, con, por, para
Tú vs Usted in Spanish: Register, vosotros and ustedes
Spanish Reported Questions and Commands: me preguntó si
Spanish se for Unplanned Events (se me cayó, se me olvidó)
Ser vs Estar in Spanish: When to Use Each (Chart and Quiz)
Spanish Stem-Changing Verbs: e>ie, o>ue, e>i Boot Verbs
Spanish Superlatives: el mejor, el más and -ísimo
Tener Expressions in Spanish: Tengo Hambre, Tengo Frío
Spanish Verb-Subject Order: Llegó María and When to Use It
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 3: café, alegrar, relación and 7 more words.