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Au Café — 5 French phrases in 20 seconds
ordering drinks in French · 5 phrases
A 20-second drill built from our Au Café chart.
🎬 Watch: 5 phrases from « Au Café »
🎧 Narrated by a native French speaker · every line read aloud
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🎬 About this short
A 20-second drill on « Au Café » (ordering drinks in French): five real phrases, three seconds to guess, then the meaning. Every phrase comes straight from our Au Café vocabulary chart — open it for the full word list, audio on each line, and a practice quiz.
🔊 The five phrases
On se prend un verre en terrasse ?Shall we grab a drink on the terrace?
L’addition, quand vous voulez.The bill, whenever you’re ready.
Deux demis et une eau gazeuse.Two beers and a sparkling water.
un caféan espresso
un café au laitcoffee with milk
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