How to Say ‘Do you fancy getting a drink this week?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Te apetece tomar algo esta semana?
teh ah-peh-TEH-theh to-MAR AHL-goh eh-stah seh-MAH-nah
[teh ah-peh-TEH-theh to-MAR AHL-goh eh-stah seh-MAH-nah]
💬 Usage Tip: With apetecer, the thing you fancy does the verb's work and te marks the person, much like gustar. Swap in anything: ¿Te apetece un café? "Do you fancy a coffee?"
🇪🇸 In Spain: Apetecer is everyday Spain Spanish and sounds warm, not pushy. In Latin America you'd more often hear ¿Quieres...?.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Te apetece
teh ah-peh-TEH-theh
Do you fancy / Do you feel like
This is very common in Spain for invitations. It literally means 'does it appeal to you'. Say it as te-a-pe-TE-ce.
¿Te apetece un café?
Do you fancy a coffee?
Words in this phrase
Te
[teh]
to you / you
Indirect object pronoun meaning to you.
Te mando mi contacto por correo.
I'll send you my contact details by email.
apetece
[ah-peh-TEH-theh]
appeals to / you fancy
From 'apetecer'; works like 'gustar': the thing appeals to the person.
¿Te apetece un café?
Do you fancy a coffee?
tomar algo
to-MAR AHL-goh
having a drink / getting something
'Tomar algo' means going out for a drink or a snack. It is a typical social plan in Spain.
Vamos a tomar algo.
Let's go for a drink.
Words in this phrase
tomar
[to-MAR]
drink
To swallow liquid.
Voy a tomar agua.
I am going to drink water.
algo
[AHL-goh]
something, anything
Indefinite pronoun; in questions often 'anything'.
¿Tienen algo para hoy?
Do you have anything for today?
esta semana?
eh-stah seh-MAH-nah
this week?
'Esta' means 'this' and is used with feminine nouns. 'Semana' means 'week'.
Estoy libre esta semana.
I'm free this week.
Words in this phrase
esta
[eh-stah]
this
Used to describe something that is near the speaker or has been mentioned before.
Esta casa es muy bonita.
This house is very beautiful.
semana
[seh-MAH-nah]
week
A period of seven days.
La semana pasada fui a una feria de empleo.
Last week I went to a job fair.
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