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Ordering a coffee (Advanced): Choice of bean which can vary by origin, roast type, or blend.

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Key Phrases

Quiero pedir un café.

I'd like to order a coffee.

¿Qué opciones tienen hoy?

What options do you have today?

¿Cuál me recomienda?

Which do you recommend?

Skills You'll Learn

Greeting someone politely in a coffee shop.

Saludar a alguien cortésmente en una cafetería.

Asking about coffee options and types of beans.

Preguntar por opciones de café y tipos de grano.

Choosing a drink based on a recommendation and roast level.

Elegir una bebida según una recomendación y el nivel de tueste.

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you are in a coffee shop in Mexico, ordering a coffee and asking about the bean options to choose a smooth, mild flavor.

Hola, buenos días. Quiero pedir un café.

Hello, good morning. I’d like to order a coffee.

Claro, con gusto. ¿Qué tipo de grano prefieres?

Of course, gladly. What type of bean do you prefer?

¿Qué opciones tienen hoy?

What options do you have today?

Tenemos grano de Chiapas, de Oaxaca y una mezcla de la casa.

We have beans from Chiapas, Oaxaca, and a house blend.

¿Cuál me recomienda para un sabor suave?

Which would you recommend for a mild flavor?

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

👋

Hola

OH-lah

Hello

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🌅

Buenos días

BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs

Good morning

🇲🇽 [Buenos días] is the more standard greeting with staff in Mexico, especially in the morning; adding [hola] just makes it warmer.

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👋🌅

Hola, buenos días.

OH-lah BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs

Hello, good morning.

🇲🇽 This sounds friendly and natural with café staff. In Mexico, opening with a greeting before your order is the norm, not extra politeness.

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👉

Quiero

KYEH-roh

I want

💬 [Quiero] literally means [I want], but in Mexico it often works fine for ordering without sounding rude. To soften it, you can swap in [quisiera]: [Quisiera un café].

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🛒❓

Pedir

peh-DEER

To order / to ask for

💬 For ordering food or drinks, [pedir] is the usual verb: [pedir un café], [pedir la cuenta]. Don't use [ordenar] here in Mexico unless you mean putting things in order.

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Un café

oon kah-FEH

A coffee

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👋☕🛒

Quiero pedir un café.

KYEH-roh peh-DEER oon kah-FEH

I'd like to order a coffee.

💬 Spanish often uses two verbs here: [quiero pedir] = literally [I want to order]. You can reuse that pattern with other actions: [quiero probar] or [quiero llevar].

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Claro.

KLAH-roh

Of course.

🇲🇽 At a café, [claro] often means something like "sure" or "absolutely," not just literal [of course]. It sounds friendly and normal from staff.

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😊

Con gusto.

kohn GOOS-toh

With pleasure.

🇲🇽 [Con gusto] is very common customer-service language in Mexico. It sounds warmer and more polished than a plain [sí].

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