How do you order a black coffee in French?

You can say "Un grand café noir, s'il vous plaît." Café is a hot drink made from ground beans.

How do you ask if a table is free in French?

Say "Est-ce que cette table en terrasse est libre ?" It asks whether the terrace table is free.

Here it means to have something to eat or drink, as in "Je vais prendre un croissant et un jus de fruits."

You sit down at a café table on the terrace and the waiter comes to take your breakfast order.

Un grand café noir, s'il vous plaît.

A large black coffee, please.

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café/kafe/
coffeenoun
A hot, dark drink made from ground beans.
thé/te/
teanoun
A hot drink made from infused leaves.
table/tabl/
tablenoun
A piece of furniture with a flat top on legs.
tarte/taʁt/
tartnoun
Flat baked pastry with a filling.
pain/pɛ̃/Also said pɛŋ.
breadnoun
Food made of flour and water, baked in an oven.
poulet/pule/
chickennoun
A young hen raised for its meat.
petit/pəti/Also said pti.
smalladjective
Of reduced size, smaller than normal.
prendre/pʁɑ̃dʁ/
to haveverb
To eat or drink something.
pouvoir/puvwaʁ/
canverb
To be capable of doing something.
toujours/tuʒuʁ/
stilladverb
Still, as before.

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Un grand café noir, s'il vous plaît.
A large black coffee, please.
Pour moi, un thé au citron, s'il vous plaît.
For me, a tea with lemon, please.
Est-ce que cette table en terrasse est libre ?
Is this table on the terrace free?
Vous avez encore de la tarte aux pommes ?
Do you still have any apple tart?
On peut avoir un peu plus de pain ?
Could we have a bit more bread?
Le sandwich au poulet, c'est seulement pour le déjeuner ?
Is the chicken sandwich only for lunch?
Vous servez encore le petit déjeuner à cette heure ?
Are you still serving breakfast at this hour?
Je vais prendre un croissant et un jus de fruits.
I'll have a croissant and a fruit juice.
Est-ce que je vais pouvoir payer par carte ?
Will I be able to pay by card?
Le café est toujours compris dans la formule ?
Is the coffee still included in the set menu?

café/kafe/
The final é is closed, /e/, and doesn't slide toward an i.
pain/pɛ̃/
A single open nasal vowel, like in the French word main; the n isn't pronounced.
poulet/pule/
The "ou" sounds like the vowel in "food", not like the u of "pur".
petit/pəti/
The final t is silent: /pəti/.
prendre/pʁɑ̃dʁ/
The "en" sounds like the one in "dans", with no n heard.

pourboire: Service is almost always included in the listed price. Leaving a few coins is fine, but nothing obliges you to.
formule: Many cafés offer a fixed-price breakfast set, with a hot drink and a pastry or bread. Check the chalkboard or the menu to see what it includes.
terrasse: On a terrace, people often sit down without waiting to be shown a table, but in a smarter café you sometimes wait for the waiter. Terrace prices can be a little higher than at the counter.
l'addition: The bill usually only comes if you ask for it. The waiter doesn't hurry the table, and you can stay a long time over a coffee.

How do you order a black coffee in French?: You can say "Un grand café noir, s'il vous plaît." Café is a hot drink made from ground beans.
How do you ask if a table is free in French?: Say "Est-ce que cette table en terrasse est libre ?" It asks whether the terrace table is free.
What does prendre mean when ordering?: Here it means to have something to eat or drink, as in "Je vais prendre un croissant et un jus de fruits."

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