How to Say ‘Just the coffee.’ in French
Juste le café.
🇫🇷 In France: Direct orders are common due to the cafe culture where the main focus is the coffee itself.
Phrase Breakdown
Juste
Le café
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Juste
[zhuhst]
Just
Only or merely.
Je veux juste le café sans sucre.
I just want the coffee without sugar.
le
[luh]
The
Definite article used before singular nouns.
Nous prenons juste le café aujourd'hui.
We're just having the coffee today.
café
[kah-fay]
Coffee
A drink made from roasted coffee beans.
Je commande juste le café.
I'm ordering just the coffee.
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