How to Say ‘The menu, please’ in Spain Spanish
La carta, por favor
lah KAR-tah pohr fah-BOHR
[lah KAR-tah pohr fah-BOHR]
💬 Usage Tip: la carta is the full menu. el menú usually means the fixed-price set meal.
Phrase Breakdown
La carta,
lah KAR-tah
The menu,
In a Spanish restaurant, 'la carta' is the menu. Avoid 'menú' here, because it usually means a set-price meal. Say lah KAR-tah with a tapped 'r'.
¿Nos trae la carta?
Could you bring us the menu?
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
carta
[KAR-tah]
menu
In a restaurant, the menu listing dishes; it can also mean a letter.
¿Nos trae la carta, por favor?
Could you bring us the menu, please?
por favor
pohr fah-BOHR
please
This is the polite request word: por fah-BOR.
La carta de vinos, por favor.
The wine list, 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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