"Noi beviamo caffè."

Translation: We drink coffee.

[LambertSarah]

Is there a better way to remember which way the accent mark goes? like either é or è? Is there a verbal difference between them?

[danbruno]

Why does caffè not need an article?

[clearasabell]

It means coffee in general, not a specific coffee

[Punkmom]

I think it should have the definite article.

[ilvivente]

no clue man. I am tripping out on what does and does not

[danbruno]

Just thinking out loud here, but I wonder if it's the difference between saying "I drink a coffee" meaning a specific cup of coffee and saying "I drink coffee" in the general sense just stating that I drink coffee, not necessarily that I'm doing it now.

Am I totally off here?

[dliberalesso]

You're right!

[nicky4eyes]

The article can be used or not used here. It can be used in a situation when you are ordering, as in to say I will have a coffee, or just general conversation. You must remember that the formula to speak other languages is quite often different then ours. We would not commonly say "I want a coffee" in Italian, which is "io voglio un caffe". You would simply tell them what you drink. It almost seems rude if we take it to literal....but it is not at all.

[ieva.draud]

il caffe no??

[IreneNelso3]

i think so

[IreneNelso3]

where are the lessons

[Lollus-_-]

Appunto

[Analu_Kalaka]

Ciao a tutti! I have a question about the accent mark in caffè and hope that someone will be able to help me out. My memory could be wrong but I am almost sure that I have seen coffee written as both caffè and caffé in Italian. Also, depending on the author of a textbook, I have seen the word why written as perchè and perché. Are these regional variations or perhaps a recent spelling reform? Are both considered to be correct?

Also I am aware that in some languages a difference in the accent mark is to show a difference in pronunciation. Whereas other languages add a accent mark only to show a difference between two words.

Thank you for any insight.

[asia.ander]

I said it exactly like it said three times why ;__;

[lynnsay12]

Does the accent on the e in Caffè matter? They told me to pay attention to the accent marks , does anyone know why?

[Stephaniemleigh]

The accent marks adds more pronounciation on the words, but since in english we dont have it its super hard for us haha

[vaff20]

No io lo fatta uguale a qule che mi hanno dato sbagliata identica alla correzione

[Jakelicous1]

Wat