"Det er kaffe på puten."

Translation: There is coffee on the pillow.

[ValentinCordier]

"Pute" is a really strange word to use as a Frenchman

[kokiri85]

I know, right? There's a pute on your bed! Helps me remember it, though.

[_Odin_]

Indeed, thanks for reminding me about the French pute, I'll never forget a pillow in Norwegian again.

[kokiri85]

....except yesterday I was trying to remember the word for pillow in Spanish and my brain gave me "puta." Woops.

[xandermark]

I hope you weren't trying to ask a hotel reception for extra pillows! :D

[SheenaBastet]

XD

[dreforall]

Same for a brazilian... only one letter different from the french meaning. :p

[TopsecretName]

Nothing dirty, but Pute in German is something like a chicken. And duo has a deal with chicken anyways so..

[CorgiAtom]

Now we all non-french speaking are curious to know what "Pute" means in french. Tell us! :D

[Deliciae]

A lady of the night, or a female dog in the derogatory sense.

[CorgiAtom]

Takk!

[Deliciae]

Bare hyggelig.

[Jan_D_13]

Trust me, it's not really better in as a German. "Pute" is german for "Turkey". Now I'm thinking someone poured coffee on the cold cuts...

[IndreJannArt]

Putin has coffee

[mprdo]

Was thinking similar. Very nice to know somebody bought a "cup of jo" for Vladimir. He's been so busy of late. 03Jul17

[EricGjovaag]

Wow, what service! Most places just leave a chocolate or a mint on your pillow.

[fveldig]

What is this sentence supposed to mean? I wrote "There are coffee stains on the pillow". While not a literal translation, I cannot see any other reason there would be "kaffe på puten", if not stains.

[Iorua]

I don't remember seeing this sentence before, but you're right. I'll add some alternatives.

[cdnmark]

In English, we'd never really say this. It's a strange sentence. It sounds like a cup of coffee is sitting on the pillow. Instead, why not update the sentence to say something like, "I spilled coffee on the pillow" or "There is a coffee stain on the pillow"?

[pjyX3Y]

American north chiming in and we would say it up here, although it wouldnt be clear whether it was a cup or a stain. I feel like it would be valid in either case though.

[brandyhei]

I figured it was an idiom and tried "breakfast in bed" in my answer. Thought I was clever, but nope! Haha :)

[loladesu]

Guessing from the username that you're Canadian? As an Aussie, this sentence sounds like something we'd say (in a specific context: you lean against a pillow, find it damp, realise it's coffee).

[the.akaneko]

It sounds okay to me as an American Southerner, though without more context, I do wonder whether it's coffee that's been spilled on the pillow (in which case, an exclamation point seems in order), or a very odd method of breakfast in bed...

[SheenaBastet]

No problem here for french ppl. We say it the same way : il y a du café sur l'oreiller.