How to Say ‘Could you give me a medium americano?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Me podría dar un americano mediano?
meh poh-DREE-ah dahr oon ah-meh-ree-KAH-noh meh-DYAH-noh
[meh poh-DREE-ah dahr oon ah-meh-ree-KAH-noh meh-DYAH-noh]
💬 Usage Tip: podría is a softer, more polite way to ask than puede. Swap the item to reuse it: ¿Me podría dar un capuchino grande? "Could I get a large cappuccino?"
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 la cuenta?
Could you give me the check?
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?
An 'americano' is espresso with hot water, and 'mediano' means medium. Link the words together: u-na-me-ri-CA-no me-DIA-no.
Quiero un americano mediano.
I want a medium americano.
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.
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