how to pronounce кафе

/kɐˈfɛ/

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кафе is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of кафе in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… с ним сидели в кафе и слушали как он …”

meanings of кафе

noun:

Café.

кафе frequency in russian - B1 level of CEFR

the word кафе occurs in russian on average 42.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.