How to Say ‘Could I get a medium Americano, please?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Me podría dar un americano mediano, por favor?
meh poh-DREE-ah dahr oon ah-meh-ree-KAH-noh meh-DYAH-noh por fah-BOHR
[meh poh-DREE-ah dahr oon ah-meh-ree-KAH-noh meh-DYAH-noh por fah-BOHR]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Coffee sizes in Mexico are usually chico "small", mediano, and grande. Chains may use their own names, but these three words work almost everywhere.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Me podría dar
meh poh-DREE-ah dahr
Could you give me
This is a polite request using the conditional of 'poder'. Stress po-DRÍ-a.
¿Me podría dar una servilleta?
Could you give me a napkin?
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me
Indirect object pronoun showing who is affected or who cares.
En «Me importa mucho.», «Me» indica a la persona que siente interés.
In “It matters to me a lot,” “Me” shows the person who cares.
podría
[poh-DREE-ah]
could you
Conditional of 'poder', used for polite requests.
¿Podría esperar un momento?
Could you wait a moment?
dar
[dahr]
to give
Infinitive verb meaning to give or provide.
¿Me puede dar el menú?
Can you give me the menu?
un americano mediano,
oon ah-meh-ree-KAH-noh meh-DYAH-noh
a medium americano,
This names the drink and its size. Link 'un' with 'americano': u-na-me-ri-CA-no.
Un americano mediano, sin azúcar.
A medium americano, no sugar.
Words in this phrase
un
[oon]
a
Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.
Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.
Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.
americano
[ah-meh-ree-KAH-noh]
American / Americano
Describes coffee made from espresso diluted with hot water.
Prefiero el café americano sin azúcar.
I prefer Americano coffee without sugar.
mediano
[meh-DYAH-noh]
medium
Adjective for the middle size; often used alone as a noun when ordering.
Un café mediano, por favor.
A medium coffee, please.
por favor?
por fah-BOHR
please?
This softens the request. Tap the 'r' sounds lightly and stress fa-VOR.
Agua, por favor.
Water, please.
Words in this phrase
por
[por]
for (in 'por favor')
Part of the fixed phrase 'por favor', meaning please.
Un café, por favor.
A coffee, please.
favor
[fah-BOHR]
favor (please)
With 'por', forms the polite word 'please'.
Agua, por favor.
Water, please.
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