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How to Say ‘Sorry, the lactose-free one, then?’ in Spain Spanish

Perdona, ¿con la sin lactosa, entonces?

pehr-DOH-nah kohn lah seen lahk-toh-sah en-TON-ses

[pehr-DOH-nah kohn lah seen lahk-toh-sah en-TON-ses]

Phrase Breakdown

Perdona,

pehr-DOH-nah

Sorry / Excuse me,

This is the informal 'tú' form, very common in Spain. Stress it as 'per-DO-na' and tap the single 'r' lightly.

Example

Perdona, ¿me repites?

Sorry, can you repeat?

Words in this phrase

Perdona

[pehr-DOH-nah]

excuse me

Informal command of 'perdonar', used to politely get a stranger's attention.

Example

Perdona, ¿tienes hora?

Excuse me, do you have the time?

¿con la sin lactosa,

kohn lah seen lahk-toh-sah

with the lactose-free one,

'La' stands for 'la leche'. Say it in one flow with the stress on 'lac-TO-sa'.

Example

¿Con la sin lactosa o con la normal?

With the lactose-free one or the regular one?

Words in this phrase

con

[kohn]

with

Preposition used to indicate company, connection, or interaction.

Example

Hablé con una empleada sobre el ambiente laboral.

I spoke with an employee about the work environment.

[lah]

the

A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.

The people in that company seem kind.

sin

[seen]

Without

Used to indicate the absence of something.

Example

Un café sin leche, por favor.

A coffee without milk, please.

lactosa

[lahk-toh-sah]

Lactose

A sugar present in milk and dairy products.

Example

Necesito leche sin lactosa.

I need lactose-free milk.

entonces?

en-TON-ses

then?

Used here to confirm something. In Spain the 'c' sounds like the English 'th': 'en-TON-thes'.

Example

¿Dos cafés, entonces?

Two coffees, then?

Words in this phrase

entonces

[en-TON-ses]

so / then

A discourse marker used to organize thoughts or introduce a conclusion.

Example

Entonces, podemos hablar de cómo trabaja el equipo.

So, we can talk about how the team works.

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