How to Say ‘A small draught beer, please.’ in Spain Spanish
Una caña, por favor.
OO-nah KAH-nyah pohr fah-BOHR
[OO-nah KAH-nyah pohr fah-BOHR]
🇪🇸 In Spain: The standard bar beer order in Spain. Small glasses keep it cold, and locals order round after round.
Phrase Breakdown
Una caña,
OO-nah KAH-nyah
A small draught beer
A 'caña' is a small glass of draught beer in Spain. The 'ñ' sounds like 'ny' in 'canyon': U-na KA-nya.
Dos cañas, por favor.
Two small beers, please.
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.
caña
[KAH-nyah]
small draught beer
A small glass of beer on tap, typical in Spain.
Una caña bien fría, por favor.
A nice cold beer, please.
por favor.
pohr fah-BOHR
please
This is the polite word for 'please': por fa-VOR.
Una tapa, por favor.
A tapa, 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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