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Ordering a coffee Part 2: Indicates whether the coffee is for in-store or to be taken out.

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Key Phrases

Me gustaría

I would like

Para llevar

To go

Sin azúcar

Without sugar

Skills You'll Learn

Ordering coffee

Hacer pedidos de café

Expressing preferences

Expresar preferencias

Polite conversation

Conversación cortés

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you are at a café in Mexico, ready to order a coffee. The conversation begins as you request a coffee from the barista. The barista asks if you'd like your coffee for here or to-go, leading to a friendly exchange about your coffee preferences.

Hola, me gustaría un café, por favor.

Hi, I would like a coffee, please.

Claro, ¿lo quieres para aquí o para llevar?

Sure, do you want it for here or to go?

Para llevar, por favor.

To go, please.

¿Qué tipo de café deseas?

What type of coffee would you like?

Un café americano.

An Americano.

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

👋

Hola

OH-la

Hi

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Me

meh

I

💬 In phrases like [me gustaría], [me] means "to me," not literally "I." The same pattern shows up in [me gusta] and [me encanta].

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Gustaría

goo-stah-REE-ah

Would like

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Me gustaría

meh goo-stah-REE-ah

I would like

💬 [Me gustaría] is a polite way to ask for something, softer than a direct [quiero]. You can reuse it easily: [Me gustaría un café] or [Me gustaría uno para llevar].

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Café

kah-FEH

Coffee

💬 The accent mark in [café] shows the stress goes on the last syllable: [ca-FÉ] (kah-FEH). Without it, Spanish readers would expect the stress earlier.

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Por

por

For

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Favor

fah-VOHR

Please

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Por favor

pohr fah-vohr

Please

🇲🇽 [Por favor] is always polite, but in everyday café orders in Mexico people often sound perfectly normal with just the item and a friendly tone. Add it when you want to sound a bit more courteous, not because every request needs it.

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Claro

KLAH-roh

Sure

🇲🇽 [Claro] is a very natural, friendly way for staff to say "sure" or "of course." It sounds warmer and more conversational than a stiff literal "yes."

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