"Fa un buon caffè!"

Translation: Make a good coffee!

[jemmetals]

So I know this is in the imperative section, but is there any reason this couldn't also mean he makes a good coffee? as in WOW, he makes a good coffee!

[thisguySamBlake]

No, it could definitely mean that as well. I imagine you'd have to use context to tell the difference. (Or explicitly say "lui fa" if there was risk of ambiguity.)

[dchampion]

Shouldn't the second person singular imperative Fa' have an apostrophe?

[Viaggiatore]

You can say fai, fa', or just fa. http://italian.about.com/library/verb/blverb_fare.htm

[TheGandalf]

"buon"? Should it not be "buono"?

[Viaggiatore]

It's one of the adjectives that have an irregular form before the noun: http://www.arnix.it/free-italian/italian-grammar/adjectives-irregular-in-italian.php

[mariaelena256]

thanks viaggiatore for your helpful links

[TheGandalf]

I see. Thanks.

[ThinkerDreamer]

When you put "buono" before "caffè", it becomes just "buon". If you said "un caffè buono", it would be just that, I believe.

[JudithHoffmann]

"A good coffee" is UK usage. An American would say "good coffee" without the article.

[TerreyP]

Not necessarily. You can write: You make... good (noun)' or 'a good (noun)' in either standard or US English. It often depends on the noun.