How to Say ‘Could you swap this for a small beer, please?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Le cambias esto por una caña, porfa?
leh KAHM-byahs es-to por OO-nah KAH-nyah POR-fah
[leh KAHM-byahs es-to por OO-nah KAH-nyah POR-fah]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Porfa is a casual, friendly short form of por favor "please". It's perfectly normal with bar staff in Spain.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Le cambias esto
leh KAHM-byahs es-to
Will you swap this
'Le' refers to the person who benefits. Say 'le CAM-bias ES-to' as one flowing unit.
¿Le cambias esto por otra talla?
Will you swap this for another size for him?
Words in this phrase
Le
[leh]
to him/her
An indirect object pronoun referring to a third person.
Siempre le cuento chistes a mi hermano.
I always tell jokes to my brother.
cambias
[KAHM-byahs]
you change / swap
Second person present of 'cambiar'.
¿Cambias el canal?
Will you change the channel?
esto
[es-to]
this
Referring to a person or thing nearby or being indicated or mentioned.
Esto es importante.
This is important.
por una caña, porfa?
por OO-nah KAH-nyah POR-fah
for a small beer, please?
'Porfa' is the casual short form of 'por favor'. Link 'por-u-na' smoothly and stress 'POR-fa'.
Dos cañas, porfa.
Two small beers, please.
Words in this phrase
por
[por]
for
A preposition used to express reason, purpose, or gratitude.
Por tu tiempo, te estoy muy agradecido.
For your time, I am very grateful to you.
una
[OO-nah]
A (feminine singular)
An indefinite article used before a singular feminine noun.
Vi una tienda con ropa de moda.
I saw a store with trendy clothes.
caña
[KAH-nyah]
small draught beer
A small glass of tap beer.
Tomamos una caña.
We have a beer.
porfa
[POR-fah]
please (informal)
Casual short form of 'por favor'.
Pásame el pan, porfa.
Pass me the bread, please.
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