cà-phê
Definition
- Noun:
- Coffee: A beverage made by brewing roasted and ground coffee beans with hot water.
- Coffee plant: The tropical evergreen shrub (genus Coffea) whose seeds are used to make the beverage.
- Coffee shop, café: An establishment that primarily serves coffee and other light refreshments.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Mỗi sáng tôi đều uống một ly cà-phê. (Every morning I drink a cup of coffee.)
- Vùng Tây Nguyên trồng nhiều cây cà-phê. (The Central Highlands region grows many coffee plants.)
- Chúng ta hãy gặp nhau ở tiệm cà-phê góc phố. (Let's meet at the coffee shop on the street corner.)
Advanced Usage
"cà-phê đen": black coffee (coffee without milk).
- Ông ấy chỉ thích uống cà-phê đen đá. (He only likes drinking iced black coffee.)
"cà-phê sữa": coffee with milk (condensed milk is typical in Vietnam).
- Cà-phê sữa nóng là thức uống phổ biến vào buổi sáng. (Hot coffee with milk is a popular morning drink.)
"phin cà-phê": Vietnamese coffee filter/dripper.
- Cô ấy pha cà-phê bằng phin truyền thống. (She brews coffee using a traditional filter.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cà-phê chồn (n): Civet coffee, a specialty coffee made from beans digested by civets.
- Cà-phê bột (n): Ground coffee.
- Cà-phê hòa tan (n): Instant coffee.
- Cà-phê vỉa hè (n): Sidewalk coffee stall.
Synonyms
- Cafe (from French): Often used interchangeably with "cà-phê" for the beverage or establishment.
- Nước cà-phê: Another way to refer to the coffee beverage.
Related Phrases
Uống cà-phê: To drink coffee.
- Họ thường uống cà-phê sau bữa trưa. (They usually drink coffee after lunch.)
Pha cà-phê: To brew/make coffee.
- Anh ấy đang học cách pha cà-phê ngon. (He is learning how to brew good coffee.)
Hạt cà-phê: Coffee bean.
- Hạt cà-phê Robusta có vị đắng hơn. (Robusta coffee beans have a more bitter taste.)
Related Idioms
Đen như cà-phê: As black as coffee (used to describe something very dark in color).
- Mái tóc của cô ấy đen như cà-phê. (Her hair is as black as coffee.)
Cà-phê sáng: Morning coffee (often implying a routine or essential start to the day).
- Không có cà-phê sáng, tôi không thể làm việc được. (Without morning coffee, I cannot work.)