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How to Say ‘I'll grab my drink and let's go.’ in Spain Spanish

Cojo mi copa y vamos.

KOH-hoh mee KOH-pah ee VA-mos

[KOH-hoh mee KOH-pah ee VA-mos]

💬 Usage Tip: copa is a drink served in a stemmed or large glass, typically wine or a mixed drink. A beer is usually una caña "a small draught beer."

🇪🇸 In Spain: In Spain, tomar una copa "to have a drink" usually means an evening drink, often a gin and tonic or similar after dinner, rather than any drink at all.

Phrase Breakdown

Cojo mi copa

KOH-hoh mee KOH-pah

I'll grab my drink

The present tense is used here for an immediate action. Make the 'j' throaty.

Example

Espera, cojo mi copa.

Wait, I'll grab my drink.

Words in this phrase

Cojo

[KOH-hoh]

I take / I grab

First person present of 'coger', to take or pick up (Spain).

Example

Cojo mi chaqueta.

I grab my jacket.

[mee]

A possessive word showing something belongs to me.

Example

En mi empresa ideal, la comunicación es abierta.

In my ideal company, communication is open.

copa

[KOH-pah]

glass

Means a drinking glass; una copa de vino is a glass of wine.

Example

Una copa de vino, por favor, tinto si puede ser.

A glass of wine, please, red if possible.

y vamos.

ee VA-mos

and let's go.

'Vamos' means 'let's go'. Link 'y' and 'vamos': 'i-BA-mos'.

Example

Pago y vamos.

I'll pay and let's go.

Words in this phrase

[ee]

and

A conjunction used to connect words or ideas.

Example

Busco una cultura cercana y humana.

I’m looking for a culture that is close and human.

vamos

[VA-mos]

Let's go

Used to urge someone to accompany, begin, or make a motion.

Example

Vamos al cine.

Let's go to the cinema.

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