cafe
part of speech
noun (cafe, cafes; also café, cafés)
meaning for a pupil
1) A cafe is a small restaurant where people buy drinks like tea, coffee and juice and simple meals like sandwiches and cakes. tree →
2) An internet cafe is a place where people pay to use computers. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: a place where food and drinks are bought; prices, customers, tables and items sold carry the numbers. Everyday life: families meet at a cafe, buy a snack, pay at the counter. In stories: a meeting place in town. Phrases: at the cafe, go to a cafe, a cafe table, a beach cafe, a school cafe.
examples
- A cup of tea at the cafe costs 2 dollars. tree →
- The cafe sold 60 cakes today. tree →
- There are 12 tables in the cafe with 4 chairs each. tree →
- How much did they spend at the cafe? tree →
- We had hot chocolate at the cafe after swimming. tree →
- The cafe on the corner opens early. tree →
- Mum bought me a muffin at the cafe. tree →
- The beach cafe sells ice cream in summer. tree →
- Here a sea of light streamed forth from the gas-flames of the lamps, the shops and the cafes. tree →
note
Also written «café» with an accent (from French). Plural «cafes». Say «ka-FAY». Do not mix up with «cafeteria», a self-service dining room in a school or office. A place of the story; money and counted things around it carry the numbers. No clue by itself.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «cafe» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.