How to Say ‘Do you fancy getting a coffee this week?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Te apetece tomar un café esta semana?
teh ah-peh-TEH-theh to-MAR oon kah-FEH eh-stah seh-MAH-nah
[teh ah-peh-TEH-theh to-MAR oon kah-FEH eh-stah seh-MAH-nah]
🇪🇸 In Spain: A coffee or una caña "a small beer" is the standard low-pressure first date in Spain. Proposing it after a few messages is completely normal.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Te apetece
teh ah-peh-TEH-theh
Do you fancy / Would you like
A very Spanish way to invite someone. In Spain, 'c' before 'e' sounds like 'th': 'a-pe-TE-the'.
¿Te apetece un helado?
Do you fancy an ice cream?
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 un café
to-MAR oon kah-FEH
to have a coffee
'Tomar' is used for drinks. Link 'tomar un' smoothly and stress 'ca-FÉ'.
Quiero tomar un café.
I want to have a coffee.
Words in this phrase
tomar
[to-MAR]
drink
To swallow liquid.
Voy a tomar agua.
I am going to drink water.
un
[oon]
a
An article used before a masculine singular noun.
Busco un lugar donde me sienta valorado.
I’m looking for a place where I feel valued.
café
[kah-FEH]
coffee
A coffee; often used when suggesting an informal meeting.
¿Te apetece un café la próxima semana?
Would you like a coffee next week?
esta semana?
eh-stah seh-MAH-nah
this week?
'Esta' (this) has no accent here, so the stress is on 'ES-ta'. Let your voice rise at the end.
Trabajo mucho esta semana.
I'm working a lot 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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