After-work drinks: Suggesting a drink after work

💬 Nos vemos literally means "we see each other", and as a question it's how you suggest meeting up. Spanish uses the plain present here where English says "shall we".

💬 c before i is said like English th in Spain: cinco is (THEEN-ko).

💬 Spanish uses el "the" for your own things where English says "my", so it's cojo el abrigo rather than mi abrigo.

🇪🇸 coger "to grab" is completely innocent in Spain, but in much of Latin America it's vulgar slang for sex. People there say agarro el abrigo.

💬 Spanish often uses the plain present for something you're about to do: bajo covers "I'll come down". Same with ahora voy "I'm coming now".

💬 Putting yo after the verb stresses who's paying: "I'm the one treating". invitar here means "to pay for someone", not just "to invite".

🇪🇸 In Spain friends and colleagues usually take turns buying rounds rather than splitting the bill. Accepting a treat comes with the unspoken expectation that you'll get the next one.

💬 la matches ronda "round" or caña, which are feminine words in Spanish. For a masculine drink like vino it would be el siguiente.

💬 Here la means "it" and goes before the verb, not after it as in English. Same with lo for masculine things: lo pago yo "I'll pay for it".

💬 pues at the start means something like "well then" or "in that case", and it's very common in Spanish conversation.

🇪🇸 ¡Hasta ahora! literally means "until now". It's what you say when you'll see someone again in a few minutes, like when you're meeting just downstairs.