How to Say ‘Without onion, please.’ in Spain Spanish
Sin cebolla, por favor.
seen seh-BOH-yah pohr fah-BOHR
[seen seh-BOH-yah pohr fah-BOHR]
Phrase Breakdown
Sin cebolla,
seen seh-BOH-yah
Without onion,
In Spain, 'ce' sounds like English 'th' in 'think': the-BO-ya. The double 'll' sounds like 'y'. This is a useful way to order food without an ingredient.
Una hamburguesa sin cebolla.
A burger without onion.
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.
cebolla
[seh-BOH-yah]
onion
Feminine noun for the vegetable.
La tortilla con cebolla es típica.
Omelette with onion is typical.
por favor.
pohr fah-BOHR
please.
This is the standard polite word. Stress the last syllable, fa-VOR, and tap the 'r' lightly. The 'v' sounds like a soft 'b'.
Un café, por favor.
A coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
por
[pohr]
please
First part of the polite phrase por favor.
La respuesta es Para cuatro, por favor. si todavía hay sitio.
The answer is for four, please, if there is still space.
favor
[fah-BOHR]
please
Used in polite requests as part of the expression por favor.
Dígame su nombre, por favor, para buscarla en el sistema.
Tell me your name, please, to look it up in the system.
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