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How to Say ‘I'd like a coffee with milk, please’ in Spain Spanish

Quería un café con leche, por favor

keh-REE-ah oon kah-FEH kohn LEH-cheh pohr fah-BOHR

[keh-REE-ah oon kah-FEH kohn LEH-cheh pohr fah-BOHR]

Phrase Breakdown

Quería un café

keh-REE-ah oon kah-FEH

I'd like a coffee

'Quería' is a polite way to order. 'Qu' sounds like 'k': 'ke-REE-a un ka-FE'.

Example

Quería un zumo.

I'd like a juice.

Words in this phrase

Quería

[keh-REE-ah]

I wanted / I would like

Imperfect form often used to sound polite when making a request, like in a reservation.

Example

«Quería» reservar para esta noche, por favor.

“I would like” to book for tonight, please.

[oon]

a / an

Masculine singular indefinite article used before a noun.

Example

Busco un entorno donde pueda crecer profesionalmente.

I am looking for an environment where I can grow professionally.

café

[kah-FEH]

coffee

A coffee; often used when suggesting an informal meeting.

Example

¿Te apetece un café la próxima semana?

Would you like a coffee next week?

con leche,

kohn LEH-cheh

with milk,

The 'ch' is like the English 'ch' in 'church': 'kon LE-che'. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Cereales con leche.

Cereal with milk.

Words in this phrase

con

[kohn]

with

Preposition used to indicate company, connection, or interaction.

Example

Hablé con una empleada sobre el ambiente laboral.

I spoke with an employee about the work environment.

leche

[LEH-cheh]

milk

Feminine noun for milk; very common in coffee orders.

Example

¿Tiene leche sin lactosa?

Do you have lactose-free milk?

por favor

pohr fah-BOHR

please

Tap the 'r' at the end of both words lightly. The stress falls on 'vor': 'por fa-BOR'.

Example

Agua, por favor.

Water, please.

Words in this phrase

por

[pohr]

please

First part of the polite phrase por favor.

Example

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.

Example

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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