How to Say ‘Here's your coffee to go.’ in Mexican Spanish
Aquí está su café para llevar.
ah-KEE ehs-TAH soo kah-FEH pah-rah yeh-VAHR
[ah-KEE ehs-TAH soo kah-FEH pah-rah yeh-VAHR]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Staff use polite su rather than casual tu with customers, whatever their age. You don't need to mirror it exactly, but polite forms are always safe with service workers.
Phrase Breakdown
Aquí está su café
ah-KEE ehs-TAH soo kah-FEH
Here is your coffee
This is what staff say when handing you your order. 'Su' is the polite 'your'. Stress 'a-QUÍ', 'es-TÁ' and 'ca-FÉ', since all three have accents on the last syllable.
Aquí está su cambio.
Here is your change.
Words in this phrase
Aquí
[ah-KEE]
here
Indicates this place or this company/location.
«Aquí» se refiere a este lugar de trabajo.
“Aquí” refers to this workplace.
está
[ehs-TAH]
is
Form of estar, used for location or temporary state.
El valet Está en la entrada principal.
The valet is at the main entrance.
su
[soo]
your
Formal possessive adjective used to address a customer politely.
Su mesa estará decorada para el cumpleaños.
Your table will be decorated for the birthday.
café
[kah-FEH]
coffee
A noun meaning coffee; in networking, it often implies a casual meeting.
Un café después del congreso sería buena idea.
A coffee after the conference would be a good idea.
para llevar.
pah-rah yeh-VAHR
to go.
This confirms the order is takeaway. Remember 'llevar' sounds like 'ye-VAR' in Mexico. Let your voice fall at the end of the sentence.
Una concha para llevar.
A concha (sweet bread) to go.
Words in this phrase
para
[pah-rah]
for
Used to indicate the purpose or destination.
Este regalo es para ti.
This gift is for you.
llevar
[yeh-VAHR]
to take (away) / to carry
Verb meaning to carry something with you; 'para llevar' means to go.
Pedí un pastel para llevar.
I ordered a cake to go.
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