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Ordering a coffee Part 2: Indicates whether the coffee is for in-store or to be taken out.

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Key Phrases

Me gustaría café

I would like coffee

¿Cómo te gustaría tu café?

How would you like your coffee?

No, eso es todo

No, that's all

Skills You'll Learn

Ordering food and drink

Pedir comida y bebida

Interacting politely with waitstaff

Interactuar cortésmente con el personal

Expressing a complete order

Expresar un pedido completo

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you are in a café in Spain, and you want to order a coffee. You politely request a coffee from the barista and specify that you'd like it to-go. The barista confirms your order, asks how you prefer your coffee, and you decide on a coffee with milk. After confirming there's nothing else you need, the barista tells you the price, and you complete the transaction courteously.

Hola, me gustaría un café, por favor.

Hello, I would like a coffee, please.

Claro, ¿quieres el café para tomar aquí o para llevar?

Sure, do you want the coffee to drink here or to go?

Para llevar, por favor.

To go, please.

¿Cómo te gustaría tu café?

How would you like your coffee?

Un café con leche, por favor.

A coffee with milk, please.

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

👋

Hola

O-la

Hello

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Me

Meh

I

💬 In [me gustaría], [me] means "to me," not "I." Spanish often says things like "to me it would please" where English uses "I would like."

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Gustaría

Goos-ta-REE-a

Would like

💬 [Gustaría] is from [gustar], which works differently from English [like]: the thing you want is what "pleases" you. Swap in another item the same way: [Me gustaría un té].

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🙏

Me gustaría

Meh goos-ta-REE-a

I would like

💬 [Me gustaría] is a polite way to ask for something, softer than a direct [quiero]. You can reuse it easily: [Me gustaría un café] or [Me gustaría para llevar].

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Café

ka-FEH

Coffee

💬 The accent mark in [café] shows the stress goes on the last syllable: [ca-FÉ]. Without it, Spanish speakers would stress it differently.

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🙏

Por favor

Por fah-vor

Please

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¡Claro!

KLA-roh

Sure!

🇪🇸 [¡Claro!] is common and friendly in cafés in Spain, like "of course" or "sure." It usually sounds warm and helpful, not overly enthusiastic.

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Quieres?

KYE-res

Do you want?

💬 [Quieres] is the [tú] form of [querer], used for "you" in informal situations. In Spain, staff may use [tú] with customers in casual places, but in more formal service you may hear [quiere] with [usted].

🇪🇸 In many cafés and bars in Spain, being addressed informally is normal and not rude. It often just reflects a relaxed, everyday style of service.

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Para

PA-ra

For

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