How to Say ‘Would you like to have a coffee with me?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Te gustaría tomar un café conmigo?
teh goos-tah-REE-ah toh-MAHR oon kah-FEH kohn-MEE-goh
[teh goos-tah-REE-ah toh-MAHR oon kah-FEH kohn-MEE-goh]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Inviting someone for coffee is a light, safe first ask in Mexico. Whoever invites is generally expected to pay.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Te gustaría
teh goos-tah-REE-ah
Would you like
A polite invitation. Stress the 'í': gus-ta-RÍ-a.
¿Te gustaría salir?
Would you like to go out?
Words in this phrase
Te
[teh]
to you
Indirect object pronoun showing that the information is being told to you.
Si quieres saber más, Te cuento sobre el equipo.
If you want to know more, I’ll tell you about the team.
gustaría
[goos-tah-REE-ah]
would like
Conditional of 'gustar'; a polite way to offer or ask preferences.
¿Le gustaría algo de tomar?
Would you like something to drink?
tomar un café
toh-MAHR oon kah-FEH
to have a coffee
'Tomar' is 'to drink.' Link 'tomar un' smoothly: to-ma-RUN.
Quiero tomar un café.
I want to have a coffee.
Words in this phrase
tomar
[toh-MAHR]
Drink
'Tomar' is a verb meaning to drink or to take, implying consumption.
Quiero tomar agua.
I want to drink water.
un
[oon]
a
Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.
Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.
Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.
café
[kah-FEH]
coffee
A noun meaning coffee; in networking, it often implies a casual meeting.
Un café después del congreso sería buena idea.
A coffee after the conference would be a good idea.
conmigo?
kohn-MEE-goh
with me?
'Conmigo' means 'with me.' Stress the middle syllable: con-MI-go.
¿Vienes conmigo?
Are you coming with me?
Words in this phrase
conmigo
[kohn-MEE-goh]
with me
Special combined form of 'con' + 'mí'; you never say 'con mí'.
¿Vienes conmigo al cine?
Are you coming to the movies with me?
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