How to Say ‘An extra shot of coffee’ in Mexican Spanish
Una carga extra de café
OO-nah KAHR-gah EHKS-trah deh kah-FEH
[OO-nah KAHR-gah EHKS-trah deh kah-FEH]
💬 Usage Tip: In Mexican coffee shops, a shot of espresso is a carga (literally "load"). The English word shot is also widely understood.
Phrase Breakdown
Una carga extra
OO-nah KAHR-gah EHKS-trah
An extra shot
'Carga' literally means 'load'. In coffee, it means an espresso shot. Say 'U-na CAR-ga EX-tra'.
Póngale una carga extra.
Add an extra shot.
Words in this phrase
Una
[OO-nah]
a
Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'
Una reclutadora me dio su tarjeta hoy.
A recruiter gave me her card today.
carga
[KAHR-gah]
shot / charge
In coffee shops, a shot of espresso.
Lleva una carga de café.
It has one shot of coffee.
extra
[EHKS-trah]
extra
Additional, more than usual.
Quiero queso extra.
I want extra cheese.
de café
deh kah-FEH
of coffee
Stress the end: 'de ca-FÉ'.
Un poco de café.
A little coffee.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
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.
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