
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
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.
See breakdown →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.
See breakdown →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].
See breakdown →Pedir un café
peh-DEER oon kah-FEH
To order a coffee
Por favor
por fah-BOR
Please
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].
See breakdown →Claro
KLAH-roh
Of course
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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