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Ordering a coffee (Advanced): The style of coffee, such as espresso, latte, cappuccino, Americano, mocha, etc.

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Key Phrases

¿Qué café te apetece?

What coffee would you like?

Quiero un latte, por favor.

I'd like a latte, please.

¿Lo quieres grande o pequeño?

Would you like it large or small?

Skills You'll Learn

Greeting someone politely in a café

Saludar educadamente en una cafetería

Ordering a coffee and specifying preferences

Pedir un café y especificar preferencias

Asking and answering questions about size, milk, sugar, and foam

Hacer y responder preguntas sobre el tamaño, la leche, el azúcar y la espuma

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you are in a small café in Spain, ordering a coffee in Spanish and answering simple questions about the size, milk, foam, and sugar.

Hola, buenos días.

Hello, good morning.

Hola, cariño, ¿qué café te apetece?

Hi, darling, what coffee would you like?

Quiero un latte, por favor.

I’d like a latte, please.

Claro. ¿Lo quieres grande o pequeño?

Of course. Would you like it large or small?

Pequeño, y con leche entera.

Small, and with whole milk.

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

👋

Hola.

OH-lah

Hello.

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🌅

Buenos días.

BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs

Good morning.

💬 In Spain, [d] in the middle of a word is often softened in everyday speech, so [días] can sound a bit like (DEE-as) with a very light [d].

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👋🌅

Hola, buenos días.

OH-lah BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs

Hello, good morning.

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☕❓

¿Qué café?

keh kah-FEH

What coffee?

💬 [Qué] means [what], but before a noun it often works like [which / what kind of]. Same idea: [¿Qué leche quieres?] = [What kind of milk do you want?]

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❓➡️☕

Te apetece

teh ah-peh-TEH-theh

Do you feel like / would you like

💬 [Apetecer] is used for wanting in a softer, more spontaneous way: literally something like [it appeals to you]. You can reuse it with food and drinks: [¿Te apetece un café?] or [Me apetece un té].

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☕❓

¿Qué café te apetece?

keh kah-FEH teh ah-peh-TEH-theh

What coffee would you like?

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☕🥛

Quiero un latte.

KYEH-roh oon LAH-teh

I want a latte.

🇪🇸 [Quiero un latte] is understandable, but in a café in Spain it can sound a bit direct on its own. Adding [por favor] or using something softer like [Me pones un latte, por favor] often sounds more natural.

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🙏

Por favor

por fah-BOR

Please

🇪🇸 In Spain, [por favor] is normal and useful, but people often keep the tone casual rather than extra-formal in cafés. A friendly tone can matter as much as the words.

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☕🥛🙏

Quiero un latte, por favor.

KYEH-roh oon LAH-teh por fah-BOR

I'd like a latte, please.

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