How to Say ‘Don't worry, just give me a cortado instead.’ in Spain Spanish
No te preocupes, mejor ponme un cortado.
noh teh preh-oh-KOO-pehs meh-HOR POHN-meh oon kor-TAH-doh
[noh teh preh-oh-KOO-pehs meh-HOR POHN-meh oon kor-TAH-doh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Saying ponme straight out sounds bossy in English, but it's completely normal and friendly at a Spanish bar counter.
Phrase Breakdown
No te preocupes,
noh teh preh-oh-KOO-pehs
Don't worry,
Stress 'CU' in pre-o-CU-pes, then pause briefly at the comma.
No te preocupes, lo hago yo.
Don't worry, I'll do it.
Words in this phrase
No
[noh]
not
A word used to negate or make something negative.
No nos vamos a la fiesta.
We are not going to the party.
te
[teh]
yourself / you
An informal object pronoun used with reflexive-style expressions.
¿Te interesa cambiar de sector?
Are you interested in changing sectors?
preocupes
[preh-oh-KOO-pehs]
(don't) worry
Subjunctive of 'preocuparse' used in negative commands: 'no te preocupes'.
No te preocupes por eso.
Don't worry about that.
mejor ponme
meh-HOR POHN-meh
better give me
This is a casual way to change your order. Make a throaty 'j' in me-JOR and stress 'PON-me'.
Mejor ponme una caña.
Better give me a small beer.
Words in this phrase
mejor
[meh-HOR]
better
Of superior quality or excellence.
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.
Ponme un vaso de agua.
Get me a glass of water.
un cortado.
oon kor-TAH-doh
a cortado (espresso with a little milk).
Stress cor-TA-do, use a soft final 'd', and let your voice fall at the end.
Un cortado y un croissant.
A cortado and a croissant.
Words in this phrase
un
[oon]
a
An article used before a masculine singular noun.
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.
Prefiero un cortado.
I prefer a cortado.
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