How to order a coffee in Spanish
Say Un café, por favor. It sounds like oon ka-FEH, por fa-VOR.
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What to say
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Hello
Hola
Sounds like OH-la
A coffee, please
Un café, por favor
Sounds like oon ka-FEH, por fa-VOR
A water, please
Un agua, por favor
Sounds like oon AH-gwa, por fa-VOR
No, thank you
No, gracias
Sounds like no, GRAH-thee-ass
The bill, please
La cuenta, por favor
Sounds like la KWEN-ta, por fa-VOR
By card?
¿Con tarjeta?
Sounds like kon tar-HEH-ta
Thank you
Gracias
Sounds like GRAH-thee-ass
What you may hear
Anything else?
¿Algo más?
Sounds like AL-goh mass
For here or to take away?
¿Para tomar aquí o para llevar?
Sounds like PA-ra toh-MAR ah-KEE oh PA-ra yeh-VAR
Here you go
Aquí tiene
Sounds like ah-KEE tee-EH-neh
Good to know
- Ask for a coffee with nothing else and you usually get a small, strong black one.
- You normally pay at the end, not when you order.
- Start with Hola. It makes everything go better.
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