Ordering a coffee: The size of coffee you want.
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Key Phrases
Me gustaría pedir
I would like to order
¿Quieres algo más?
Would you like anything else
¿Cuánto es?
How much is it?
Skills You'll Learn
Ordering at a café
Hacer un pedido en un café
Asking for sizes
Preguntar por tamaños
Handling payments
Gestionar pagos
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are in a Spanish café ordering a coffee. You engage in a conversation with the barista, asking about the sizes and settling on a medium coffee. The barista then asks if you would like anything else and informs you of the cost before handing you the coffee. It's a typical scenario for practicing everyday Spanish.
Hola, me gustaría pedir un café, por favor.
Hello, I would like to order a coffee, please.
¡Claro! ¿Qué tamaño quieres?
Sure! What size do you want?
¿Qué tamaños hay?
What sizes do you have?
Pequeño, mediano y grande.
Small, medium, and large.
Voy a tomar un café mediano.
I'll have a medium coffee.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hola
OH-lah
Hello
Me
meh
I
💬 In [me gustaría], [me] doesn't mean [I] by itself. This whole pattern is how Spanish says [I would like], and you can swap the ending: [me gustaría un café], [me gustaría agua].
See breakdown →Gustaría
goos-TAH-ree-ah
Would like
💬 [Gustaría] is part of the fixed pattern [me gustaría] for [I would like]. You usually learn and use it as the whole chunk, not as a standalone word.
See breakdown →Me gustaría
meh goos-TAH-ree-ah
I would like
💬 [Me gustaría] is a polite way to ask for something, softer than just [quiero]. You can reuse it with almost anything: [me gustaría un café], [me gustaría un té].
See breakdown →Pedir
peh-DEER
To order
Un
oon
A
Café
kah-FAY
Coffee
Un café
oon kah-FAY
A coffee
Por favor
Pohr Fah-vohr
Please
🇪🇸 In Spain, [por favor] is normal and polite, but people often keep it brief in cafés. A friendly greeting and tone matter just as much as adding [por favor].
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