LingoflyAt a café and a restaurant in Valencian
18 words in Valencian on the topic “at a café and a restaurant”: el cafè — coffee, el te — tea, l'amanida — salad, la sopa — soup. 18 words can be played from recordings.
18 words on the topic
- el cafècoffeeBoth the drink and the place. The article el tells you the gender — nouns are learned with it, like la taronja
- el teteaEl te with an accent is tea; te without one is to you. The pair works just like sí and si
- l'amanidasaladFrom amanir, to dress. Here it means vegetables with oil and vinegar, not anything under mayonnaise
- la sopasoupAnd to have supper is sopar — the evening meal is named after the spoon
- vullI wantFrom voler, to want. A bare vull sounds blunt; people soften it to volia — I would like
- el compte, si us plauthe bill, pleaseThe bill is masculine — el compte — where Spanish makes it feminine. As there too, it never comes until you ask
- el restaurantrestaurantMasculine, and the everyday meal happens in el bar: morning coffee, lunch and an evening beer
- el cafè solubleinstant coffeeLiterally soluble coffee — quick, but everyone agrees it is not the same
- em pot portar la carta?may we have the menu?Literally can you bring me the menu? — la carta is the menu, not a letter
- què em recomana?what do you recommend?Literally what do you recommend to me — the em is part of the question
- el mateix per a mithe same for meLiterally the same for me — how the second person at the table orders
- dos cafès, si us plautwo coffees, pleaseNote the plural accent: cafès. Numbers order without articles
- em porta més aigua?could you bring more water?Literally do you bring me more water? — the present does for a polite request
- jo no ho he demanatI didn't order thisThe ho is this — the unnamed thing already on the table
- ací o per emportar?for here or to go?Literally here or for carrying — the eternal question at the counter
- sense gelno iceLiterally «without ice»: «el gel» is ice, «g» before «e» sounds like the j of «jam» (in some dialects, the «s» in «measure»). In summer it’s asked for more than you’d think
- amb lletwith milkLiterally with milk — the amble of the morning: cafè amb llet. Learned as its own entry because the phrase goes everywhere
- reservar taulato book a tableSame verb as booking a room: reservar. At eight means for eight people here
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How it sounds in a sentence
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What is worth knowing about these words
el cafè — coffee. Both the drink and the place. The article el tells you the gender — nouns are learned with it, like la taronja.
el te — tea. El te with an accent is tea; te without one is to you. The pair works just like sí and si.
l'amanida — salad. From amanir, to dress. Here it means vegetables with oil and vinegar, not anything under mayonnaise.
la sopa — soup. And to have supper is sopar — the evening meal is named after the spoon.
Test yourself
First by ear — the way you will meet the word in conversation. Click the speaker and pick the translation.
- What is this word?
It is el cafè — coffee.
- What is this word?
It is el cafè soluble — instant coffee.
- What is this word?
It is ací o per emportar? — for here or to go?
- What is this word?
It is la sopa — soup.
- What is this word?
It is el mateix per a mi — the same for me.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “coffee” in Valencian?
Both the drink and the place. The article el tells you the gender — nouns are learned with it, like la taronja
- How do you say “instant coffee” in Valencian?
Literally soluble coffee — quick, but everyone agrees it is not the same
- How do you say “for here or to go?” in Valencian?
Literally here or for carrying — the eternal question at the counter
- How do you say “soup” in Valencian?
And to have supper is sopar — the evening meal is named after the spoon
- How do you say “the same for me” in Valencian?
Literally the same for me — how the second person at the table orders
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Order, ask the price, ask for the bill. A short and entirely predictable conversation — a convenient place to test yourself for the first time.
A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- Study spread over days wins not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “coffee” in Valencian?
«el cafè». Both the drink and the place. The article el tells you the gender — nouns are learned with it, like la taronja. It is one of 18 words in the set “at a café and a restaurant” — the rest are in the table above.
How many café phrases do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 18 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.
Is there audio?
Yes, 18 words on this page can be played — click the speaker next to the word. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.