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Ordering a coffee (Advanced): The style of coffee, such as espresso, latte, cappuccino, Americano, mocha, etc.

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Key Phrases

Quisiera pedir un café, por favor.

I would like to order a coffee, please.

Estoy entre un latte y un cappuccino.

I'm deciding between a latte and a cappuccino.

Hoy me quedo con el cappuccino.

Today I'll go with the cappuccino.

Skills You'll Learn

Greeting someone politely in a coffee shop.

Saludar a alguien cortésmente en una cafetería.

Asking about coffee options and comparing drinks.

Preguntar por opciones de café y comparar bebidas.

Ordering a drink and choosing a size.

Pedir una bebida y escoger un tamaño.

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you are at a café in Mexico, ordering a coffee and chatting with the barista about which drink to choose.

Hola, buenas. Quisiera pedir un café, por favor.

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

Claro, con gusto. ¿Qué estilo de café te gusta?

Of course, gladly. What kind of coffee do you like?

Estoy entre un latte y un cappuccino.

I'm torn between a latte and a cappuccino.

Los dos son ricos. El latte lleva más leche, el cappuccino más espuma.

Both are rich. The latte has more milk, the cappuccino more foam.

Entonces creo que quiero un cappuccino.

So I think I want a cappuccino.

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

👋

Hola

OH-lah

Hello

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👋☀️

Buenas

BWEH-nahs

Good day / hi

🇲🇽 [Buenas] by itself is a very normal casual greeting in Mexico, especially in shops and cafés. It sounds natural even though the full phrase like [buenas tardes] is left unsaid.

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👋🌞

Hola, buenas.

OH-lah BWEH-nahs

Hello, good afternoon.

🇲🇽 In Mexico, [buenas] on its own is a common friendly greeting when you walk into a café or shop. You do not need the full [buenas tardes] every time.

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🤲

Quisiera

kee-SYEH-rah

I would like

💬 [Quisiera] is a softer, more polite way to say "I want." You can reuse the pattern with another verb: [quisiera tomar un latte] or [quisiera probar el moka].

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🛍️

Pedir un café

peh-DEER oon kah-FEH

To order a coffee

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🙏

Por favor

por fah-BOR

Please

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🤲🙏

Quisiera pedir un café, por favor.

kee-SYEH-rah peh-DEER oon kah-FEH por fah-BOR

I would like to order a coffee, please.

💬 [Quisiera] makes the request sound polite and less direct than just [quiero]. A very common café pattern is [quisiera + verb]: [quisiera pedir], [quisiera llevar], [quisiera probar].

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Claro

KLAH-roh

Of course

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😊

Con gusto

kon GOOS-toh

With pleasure / gladly

🇲🇽 [Con gusto] is a warm service phrase you will hear a lot in Mexico from staff. It means something like "gladly," not that anyone is doing you a special favor.

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