How to Say ‘Do you fancy having a coffee?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Te apetece tomar un café?
teh ah-peh-TEH-theh to-MAR oon kah-FEH
[teh ah-peh-TEH-theh to-MAR oon kah-FEH]
💬 Usage Tip: With apetecer, the thing you're offering is what "appeals" to the person, so te comes first and the verb doesn't change for them. Swap in anything: ¿Te apetece una caña?.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Te apetece
teh ah-peh-TEH-theh
Do you feel like
From 'apetecer' (to appeal to). 'Te' means 'to you', so it literally says 'does it appeal to you'. Say it as one flowing word: te-a-pe-TE-ce. In Spain, the 'c' sounds like the English 'th'.
¿Te apetece ir al cine?
Do you feel like going to the cinema?
Words in this phrase
Te
[teh]
to you / you
Indirect object pronoun meaning to you.
Te mando mi contacto por correo.
I'll send you my contact details by email.
apetece
[ah-peh-TEH-theh]
appeals to / you fancy
From 'apetecer'; works like 'gustar': the thing appeals to the person.
¿Te apetece un café?
Do you fancy a coffee?
tomar un café?
to-MAR oon kah-FEH
having a coffee?
'Tomar' means to have a food or drink. Link 'tomar un' smoothly (to-ma-run) and stress the last syllable of 'ca-FÉ'.
Vamos a tomar un café.
Let's go and have a coffee.
Words in this phrase
tomar
[to-MAR]
drink
To swallow liquid.
Voy a tomar agua.
I am going to drink water.
un
[oon]
a / an
Masculine singular indefinite article used before a noun.
Busco un entorno donde pueda crecer profesionalmente.
I am looking for an environment where I can grow professionally.
café
[kah-FEH]
coffee
A coffee; often used when suggesting an informal meeting.
¿Te apetece un café la próxima semana?
Would you like a coffee next week?
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