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How to Say ‘A beer, please’ in Spain Spanish

Una cerveza, por favor

OO-nah thehr-BEH-thah pohr fah-BOHR

[OO-nah thehr-BEH-thah pohr fah-BOHR]

💬 Usage Tip: Both the c and the z sound like English th in Spain: (ther-BEH-tha).

🇪🇸 In Spain: Locals usually order una caña "a small draught beer" instead of naming a bottle.

Phrase Breakdown

Una cerveza,

OO-nah thehr-BEH-thah

A beer,

In Spain, both 'c' and 'z' here sound like 'th': OO-nah thehr-BEH-thah. A small draught beer is called 'una caña'.

Example

Una cerveza fría.

A cold beer.

Words in this phrase

Una

[OO-nah]

a / one

Feminine singular indefinite article used before feminine nouns like 'mesa'.

Example

Necesito una mesa cerca de la ventana.

I need a table near the window.

cerveza

[thehr-BEH-thah]

beer

Feminine noun for the alcoholic drink; very common order in Spanish bars.

Example

Quiero una cerveza fría.

I want a cold beer.

por favor

pohr fah-BOHR

please

This makes your order polite: por fah-BOR.

Example

Otra cerveza, por favor.

Another beer, 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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