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How to Say ‘What are you going to order?’ in Spain Spanish

¿Tú qué vas a pedir?

too keh bahs ah peh-DEER

[too keh bahs ah peh-DEER]

💬 Usage Tip: Use ir a plus a verb to talk about what you're going to do, just like English "going to". Same pattern: voy a pedir "I'm going to order".

Phrase Breakdown

¿Tú qué

too keh

What about you, what...

'Tú' comes first to put the focus on the other person. Both words carry a stress.

Example

¿Tú qué quieres?

What do you want?

Words in this phrase

Tú

[too]

you

Used to refer to the person or people the speaker is addressing.

Example

Tú eres mi amigo.

You are my friend.

qué

[keh]

what

An interrogative word used to ask for information or clarification.

Example

¿Qué tipo de cultura valoras en una empresa?

What type of culture do you value in a company?

vas a pedir?

bahs ah peh-DEER

are you going to order?

'Ir a' + infinitive means 'going to'. 'Pedir' means to order in a restaurant. Link 'vas a' smoothly: 'va-sa'.

Example

Voy a pedir una ensalada.

I'm going to order a salad.

Words in this phrase

vas

[bahs]

you are going

'You' form of ir; with 'a' + verb it expresses the near future.

Example

¿Vas a comer carne?

Are you going to eat meat?

[ah]

(no direct translation)

Preposition required after 'afectar' before the object.

Example

Afecta a todos.

It affects everyone.

pedir

[peh-DEER]

to order

Infinitive of pedir; in restaurants it means to order food or drink.

Example

Quiero pedir una paella.

I want to order a paella.

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