Ordering a coffee (Advanced): The size of coffee you want.
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Key Phrases
¿Qué te pongo?
What can I get you?
Quiero un café, por favor.
I'd like a coffee, please.
¿Lo quieres pequeño, mediano o grande?
Would you like it small, medium, or large?
Skills You'll Learn
Greeting someone politely in a café
Saludar a alguien educadamente en una cafetería
Ordering a coffee and saying please/thank you
Pedir un café y dar las gracias
Choosing size and type of coffee
Elegir el tamaño y el tipo de café
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are in a small café in Spain, ordering a coffee from a friendly barista and answering simple questions about the size and whether you want milk.
Hola, buenos días.
Hello, good morning.
Hola, cariño, ¿qué te pongo?
Hello, dear, what can I get you?
Quiero un café, por favor.
I’d like a coffee, please.
Claro. ¿Lo quieres pequeño, mediano o grande?
Of course. Would you like it small, medium, or large?
Mediano, por favor.
Medium, please.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hola
OH-lah
Hello
Buenos días
BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
Good morning
Hola, buenos días.
OH-lah BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
Hello, good morning.
Cariño
kah-REE-nyoh
Dear / darling
🇪🇸 In Spain, [cariño] is warm and familiar. Use it with someone close to you, not with a stranger in a café unless they say it first.
See breakdown →Hola, cariño.
OH-lah kah-REE-nyoh
Hello, dear.
🇪🇸 [Cariño] makes this sound affectionate and personal, so this is for someone close, not a normal café exchange with staff.
See breakdown →¿Qué?
keh
What?
Te pongo
teh PON-goh
I get you / I serve you
💬 [Poner] often means more than literally "to put." In café Spanish, [¿Qué te pongo?] is a common way to mean "What can I get you?" or "What shall I serve you?".
See breakdown →¿Qué te pongo?
keh teh PON-goh
What can I get you?
💬 [Poner] often means more than literally "to put." In café Spanish, [¿Qué te pongo?] is a common way to mean "What can I get you?" or "What shall I serve you?".
See breakdown →Quiero
kee-EH-roh
I want
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