French Parisian Café Culture Vocabulary

Essential parisian café culture vocabulary in French. 12 words and phrases with pronunciation guides.

WordPronunciationMeaning
Je voudrais/ʒə- vudʁˈɛ/I would like
un café crème/œ̃ kafˈe kʁˈɛm/a coffee with cream
une carafe/yn kaʁˈaf/a carafe
eau/ˈo/water
d'eau/dˈo/of water
L'addition/ladisjˈɔ̃/The bill
S'il vous plaît/sil vu plˈɛ/Please
Où sont/u sˈɔ̃/Where are
les toilettes/le- twalˈɛt/the restrooms
Excusez-moi/ɛkskyzˈemwˈa/Excuse me
Je m'appelle/ʒə- mapˈɛl/My name is
Enchanté/ɑ̃ʃɑ̃tˈe/Nice to meet you

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