Ordering a coffee Part 2: Options such as type of milk, depending on dietary preferences or allergies.
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Key Phrases
Me gustaría pedir un café
I would like to order a coffee
¿Algo más?
Do you want anything else?
No, eso es todo
No, that's all
Skills You'll Learn
Ordering a coffee
Solicitar un café
Specifying preferences for milk
Especificar preferencias para la leche
Indicating completion of an order
Indicar finalización de un pedido
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are at a café in Spain, ready to order a coffee. You engage in a friendly conversation with the barista who offers you various options for your drink. The interaction proceeds smoothly as you decide on a small coffee with almond milk, ensuring it's lactose-free. The roleplay captures a typical coffee order process, enhancing your vocabulary and confidence in everyday Spanish situations.
Hola, me gustaría pedir un café, por favor.
Hello, I would like to order a coffee, please.
Claro, ¿qué tipo de café quieres?
Sure, what kind of coffee would you like?
Un café con leche, por favor.
A coffee with milk, please.
¿Prefieres algún tipo de leche en particular? Tenemos leche normal, de soja, de almendras y sin lactosa.
Do you prefer any particular type of milk? We have regular, soy, almond, and lactose-free milk.
¿Hay alguna opción sin lactosa?
Is there any lactose-free option?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hola
OH-lah
Hello
Me
meh
I
💬 In [me gustaría], [me] means "to me," not "I." Spanish often says liking and wanting-like expressions this way: [me gusta] = "I like," [me gustaría] = "I would like."
See breakdown →Gustaría
goos-TAH-ree-ah
Would like
💬 [Gustaría] on its own is not the usual way to say "would like"; the common full pattern is [me gustaría]. You can reuse it with other things: [me gustaría un café] or [me gustaría pedir].
See breakdown →Me gustaría
Meh goos-tah-REE-ah
I would like
💬 [Me gustaría] is a polite way to ask for something, softer than a direct [quiero]. A useful pattern is [me gustaría] + noun or verb: [me gustaría un café], [me gustaría pedir un café].
See breakdown →Pedir
peh-DEER
To order
Un
oon
A
Café
kah-FEH
Coffee
Un café
Oon kah-FEH
A coffee
Por
pohr
Please
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