How to Say ‘A glass of red wine, please.’ in Spain Spanish
Una copa de vino tinto, por favor.
OO-nah KOH-pah deh BEE-noh TEEN-toh pohr fah-BOHR
[OO-nah KOH-pah deh BEE-noh TEEN-toh pohr fah-BOHR]
Phrase Breakdown
Una copa
OO-nah KOH-pah
A glass (wine glass)
'Copa' is a stemmed glass, used for wine. Say it as U-na KO-pa.
Una copa de cava.
A glass of cava.
Words in this phrase
Una
[OO-nah]
a (feminine singular)
Indefinite article agreeing with a feminine noun; used to define or describe someone.
Algunos presentan a Jesús como Una figura histórica para empezar el diálogo.
Some present Jesus as a historical figure to start the dialogue.
copa
[KOH-pah]
glass (stemmed)
A wine glass with a stem; also a drink served in one.
¿Tomamos una copa?
Shall we have a drink?
de vino tinto,
deh BEE-noh TEEN-toh
of red wine
Red wine is 'vino tinto', not 'rojo'. The 'v' sounds close to a soft 'b': de BI-no TIN-to.
Prefiero vino tinto.
I prefer red wine.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
vino
[BEE-noh]
wine
The alcoholic drink made from grapes.
El vino de la casa es bueno.
The house wine is good.
tinto
[TEEN-toh]
red (wine)
Used for red wine; literally 'dyed/tinted'. In Spain you say 'tinto', not 'rojo', for wine.
Un tinto de la casa, por favor.
A house red, please.
por favor.
pohr fah-BOHR
please
This is the polite word for 'please': por fa-VOR.
Otra copa, por favor.
Another glass, 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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