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How to Say ‘Better give me a cortado’ in Spain Spanish

Mejor ponme un cortado

meh-HOR POHN-meh oon kor-TAH-doh

[meh-HOR POHN-meh oon kor-TAH-doh]

💬 Usage Tip: mejor at the start means "instead" or "actually", a handy way to change your order. Try Mejor un té "Make it a tea instead".

Phrase Breakdown

Mejor ponme

meh-HOR POHN-meh

Better give me / I'll have instead

'Ponme' (literally 'put me') is how people casually order in Spanish bars. The 'j' in 'me-JOR' is a throaty sound, like a strong 'h'. Stress 'PON' in 'PON-me'.

Example

Mejor ponme un té.

Better give me a tea.

Words in this phrase

Mejor

[meh-HOR]

better

Of superior quality or excellence.

Example

Este plan suena mejor que el otro.

This plan sounds better than the other.

ponme

[POHN-meh]

give me / get me

Informal command of 'poner' plus 'me'; common for ordering in Spain.

Example

Ponme un vaso de agua.

Get me a glass of water.

un cortado

oon kor-TAH-doh

an espresso with a dash of milk

A 'cortado' is a typical Spanish coffee. Stress 'TA' in cor-TA-do. The 'd' is soft, like the 'th' in 'this'.

Example

Siempre tomo un cortado.

I always have a cortado.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

An article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Busco un lugar donde me sienta valorado.

I’m looking for a place where I feel valued.

cortado

[kor-TAH-doh]

cortado (espresso with a dash of milk)

A coffee 'cut' with a little milk.

Example

Prefiero un cortado.

I prefer a cortado.

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