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How to Say ‘For me, please.’ in Spain Spanish

Para mí, por favor.

PAH-rah MEE pohr fah-BOHR

[PAH-rah MEE pohr fah-BOHR]

🇪🇸 In Spain: This is what you say when ordering after someone else, like choosing your dish or drink from a shared round of orders. On its own it sounds natural in that moment, even though the noun is left out.

Phrase Breakdown

Para

[PAH-rah]

for

Preposition meaning for; here it introduces what is for me.

Example

Para mí, por favor, la sopa del día.

For me, please, the soup of the day.

[MEE]

me

Prepositional pronoun meaning me, used after para.

Example

Para mí, por favor, una ensalada pequeña.

For me, please, a small salad.

por

[pohr]

by / for

Part of por favor, the standard polite expression for please.

Example

Para mí, por favor, y para él una tortilla.

For me, please, and for him an omelette.

favor

[fah-BOHR]

favor

Used in the set expression por favor to sound polite.

Example

Para mí, por favor, sin cebolla.

For me, please, without onion.

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