Café – la cafeteria

(Pronounced kah-feh-teh-ree-ah)

To remember that café is pronounced keh-feh-teh-ree-ah (cafeteria) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

The café was a cybercafé with a terrier (cafeteria) dog serving behind the counter.

Cafeteria is feminine, so it's la cafeteria. Imagine a lady stepping out of a Rolls-Royce to go and eat in a tiny run-down café.