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

💬 le here means "to you" in the polite form. With a friend it would be te recomiendo.

💬 poquita is poca "little" with the softening -ita, and it matches leche, which is feminine. With a masculine word: poquito azúcar.

💬 When two small words stack, "to me" comes before "it": me lo. Same order in ¿Me lo da? "Can you give it to me?"

💬 de links the milk to its source. Swap in other options: leche de almendra, leche de coco "coconut milk".

💬 Spanish says it ran out "on us": se nos acabó, with the item as the subject. If you ran out yourself: se me acabó.

💬 de almendra stands in for leche de almendra. The word leche is dropped because everyone knows what's being discussed.

🇲🇽 Lactose-free milk is standard in Mexican cafés and supermarkets, often more common than plant milks. Ask for it by name.

🇲🇽 A very Mexican shrug when something can't be helped. Saying it to a barista who's out of your milk shows easygoing acceptance.

💬 de + el always merge into del. Same with a + el: al.

💬 Questions often keep the statement's word order, with the thing being talked about at the end. The rising voice alone makes it a question.

💬 toquecito is toque "touch" with -cito added, making it a little touch. Words ending in -e usually take -cito: cafecito.

💬 tomar means "to drink" here, not just "to take". In Mexico tomar un café is the normal way to say "have a coffee".

🇲🇽 This is the standard way to ask for the bill at a counter or small shop in Mexico, polite with le.

💬 Prices use son "they are", since the pesos are plural. One peso would be es un peso.

💬 efectivo means cash, not "effective". Card takes con, cash takes en: con tarjeta, en efectivo.

🇲🇽 Mexican staff often say this instead of de nada after you thank them. You can use it too when someone thanks you.

💬 pasar here means "to go through", like a card payment being approved. ya adds "now" or "already", signaling it's done.

🇲🇽 In Mexican cafés staff may call your name or tell you to pick up your drink en la barra rather than bringing it to your table.