How to Say ‘Do you have lactose-free milk?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Tenéis leche sin lactosa?
teh-NAY-ees LEH-cheh seen lak-TOH-sah
[teh-NAY-ees LEH-cheh seen lak-TOH-sah]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Spanish cafés very commonly stock lactose-free milk, so this is an ordinary request. Asking it straight out is normal and not fussy.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Tenéis leche
teh-NAY-ees LEH-cheh
Do you (all) have milk
'Tenéis' is the 'vosotros' form of 'tener', used in Spain to address staff informally. The stress falls on '-néis'. 'Leche' is pronounced LEH-cheh.
¿Tenéis leche entera?
Do you have whole milk?
Words in this phrase
Tenéis
[teh-NAY-ees]
do you have
Informal plural form used in Spain when asking more than one person or staff collectively.
¿Tenéis algo libre para cenar?
Do you have anything free for dinner?
leche
[LEH-cheh]
milk
Common noun for milk, useful for allergies or dietary needs.
Al pedir café, digo: «Sin leche, por favor».
When ordering coffee, I say: “Without milk, please.”
sin lactosa?
seen lak-TOH-sah
lactose-free?
'Sin' means 'without', so this literally means 'without lactose'. The stress falls on '-to-': lac-TO-sa. Raise your pitch at the end because it's a question.
Un yogur sin lactosa.
A lactose-free yogurt.
Words in this phrase
sin
[seen]
without
Preposition meaning 'without'.
El menú puede ser Sin sal si lo prefieren.
The menu can be without salt if you prefer.
lactosa
[lak-TOH-sah]
lactose
The natural sugar in milk; some people are intolerant to it.
Este yogur no tiene lactosa.
This yogurt has no lactose.
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