A0 · Food and shopping · model audio

How to pronounce “café” in French

coffee Hear the complete line, then keep its meaning and situation in mind as you repeat.

Meaning and use

What this French phrase means

café

English: coffee

Mission: Order a drink · First transactions

Target sound · /k/

Use this physical cue on the target.

The mouth is open, the back of the tongue touches the soft palate.

/k/

Model word or phrase

café

coffee

Repeat: café, comme, cou.

Order a drink · A0

Use the target with its complete mission conversation

The exact target is a sound-focus example from this mission. Read the exchange for situation and intention, then replay and repeat the separate target audio.

  1. Customer
    Bonjour, un café, s'il vous plaît.Hello, a coffee, please.
  2. Waiter
    Oui, tout de suite.Yes, right away.
  3. Customer
    Merci.Thank you.

A four-pass routine

Listen, shape, say, then use.

  1. Play the checked model once without speaking.
  2. Read the English meaning and choose the intention you want to express.
  3. Repeat the target slowly while applying the /k/ cue.
  4. Read the full exchange aloud, then change one detail and answer again.

Same speaking mission

Continue with related French phrases

These lines belong to the same situation, so the vocabulary and speaking intention stay connected.

Record this line inside the guided Parle mission.

Use the app for the complete practice sequence, Phrase Match word detection, saved progress, and the next structured speaking task.