French · Real conversations
How to say “Could you make it decaf?” in French
Request the decaffeinated version of a coffee.
Pourriez-vous le faire décaféiné ?
Could you make it decaf?
Make it clear which drink you want prepared without caffeine.
Use it in three situations
Ordering coffee
Pourriez-vous le faire décaféiné ?
Could you make it decaf?
Confirming a drink
Vous pourriez faire le café en déca ?
Could you make the coffee decaf?
Adjusting a café order
Vous pourriez faire celui-ci en déca, s'il vous plaît ?
Could you make this one decaf, please?
What to watch for
The expression requests decaf; it does not mean coffee without milk or sugar.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine cafés. Say this in French: Could you make the coffee decaf?
Reveal a sample reply
Vous pourriez faire le café en déca ?
Could you make the coffee decaf?
Build a useful exchange
Order a drink and clarify a small detail.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking French
Use vous with strangers, staff, and people you address formally; use tu when that relationship is established. Je voudrais and pourriez-vous can make a request considerate. The most appropriate choice depends on the person and the situation.
Keep accents and apostrophes. A familiar spoken expression may differ from its literal English translation. Read the complete line, including the pronoun and the words that connect the request.
