Ordering a coffee (Advanced): The size of coffee you want.
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Key Phrases
¿Qué te sirvo?
What can I get you?
Quiero un café, por favor.
I'd like a coffee, please.
¿De qué tamaño lo quieres?
What size would you like it?
Skills You'll Learn
Greeting someone politely in the morning
Saludar a alguien cortésmente por la mañana
Ordering a coffee politely
Pedir un café con cortesía
Answering questions about size and temperature
Responder preguntas sobre tamaño y temperatura
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are at a small coffee shop in Mexico, ordering a medium hot coffee in a polite and natural way.
Hola, buenos días.
Hello, good morning.
Buenos días, ¿qué te sirvo?
Good morning, what can I get you?
Quiero un café, por favor.
I’d like a coffee, please.
Claro, ¿de qué tamaño lo quieres?
Of course, what size would you like?
Mediano, por favor.
Medium, please.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hola
OH-lah
Hello
Hola, buenos días.
OH-lah BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
Hello, good morning.
Buenos días.
BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
Good morning.
¿Qué
keh
What
Te sirvo
teh SEER-voh
Can I serve you
💬 In [te sirvo], [te] means "for you / to you," so the Spanish literally works more like "What do I serve you?" You can reuse this pattern in service situations: [te traigo] "I'll bring you" or [te pongo] "I'll get you."
See breakdown →¿Qué te sirvo?
keh teh SEER-voh
What can I get you?
💬 In [¿Qué te sirvo?], [te] means "for you / to you," so the Spanish literally works more like "What do I serve you?" You can reuse this pattern in service situations: [¿Qué te traigo?] or [¿Qué te pongo?].
See breakdown →Quiero
KYEH-roh
I want
🇲🇽 [Quiero] is common and understood, but in Mexico it can sound a bit direct in service situations. Softer options like [me da] or just the item plus [por favor] often sound more natural.
See breakdown →Un café
oon kah-FEH
A coffee
Por favor
por fah-VOR
Please
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