{"id":24036,"date":"2016-07-13T16:30:49","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T14:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=24036"},"modified":"2016-07-13T16:23:50","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T14:23:50","slug":"is-that-a-cafe-or-a-bar-cafes-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/is-that-a-cafe-or-a-bar-cafes-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Is That A Cafe Or A Bar? – Cafes In France"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every day is a learning experience here in France. Something as simple as closing the blinds<\/a> or going to the store<\/a> can catch you off guard. Even saying un caf\u00e9, s\u2019il vous pla\u00eet<\/strong><\/a> can be confusing when you see what you ordered!<\/p>\n

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Something that confused me is what les Fran\u00e7ais<\/strong> (French people) mean when they say un caf\u00e9<\/strong>, as in a place to buy a cup of joe and not le caf\u00e9<\/strong><\/a> (coffee) itself. Ordering coffee in un caf\u00e9<\/strong> is nothing unusual, even if the vocabulary is different<\/a>, but it may be suprising to see that you can have a pint<\/a> as well!<\/p>\n

I was surprised the first time un ami<\/strong> (a friend) called me<\/a> and said:<\/p>\n

Je suis en ville! Tu veux prendre une bi\u00e8re au caf\u00e9 ?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m in town! You want to grab a beer at the cafe?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I agreed to meet him, but had to think about what he said.<\/p>\n

Prendre une bi\u00e8re au caf\u00e9.<\/strong>
\nGrab a beer at the cafe.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I thought I maybe heard the wrong word, but when I got to le caf\u00e9<\/strong>, mon ami<\/strong> was waiting for me, and he already had une bi\u00e8re<\/strong>. I asked mon ami<\/strong> if there is a difference between un bar<\/strong> and un caf\u00e9<\/strong> and he was somewhat surprised by my question.<\/p>\n

For a lot of French people, there isn\u2019t much of a difference! Un bar<\/strong> will generally be open later, and be more focused on alcohol than coffee or food, but in many situations un caf\u00e9<\/strong> is pretty much the same as un bar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

De plus<\/strong> (what’s more), there\u2019s buying stamps at un tabac<\/strong><\/a>, another place where you can order un caf\u00e9<\/strong> or une bi\u00e8re<\/strong>! In France, les caf\u00e9s, les bars et les tabacs <\/strong>sometimes overlap. It can be hard to tell them apart at first, but they make French culture all the more interesting!<\/p>\n

Whatever you order you can profiter du soleil<\/strong> (enjoy the sun) during these warm summer months!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Every day is a learning experience here in France. Something as simple as closing the blinds or going to the store can catch you off guard. Even saying un caf\u00e9, s\u2019il vous pla\u00eet can be confusing when you see what you ordered! Something that confused me is what les Fran\u00e7ais (French people) mean when they…<\/p>\n

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