Spanish · 0:39
How to order coffee in Spanish
Listen to five ways to order coffee, from a simple request to specifying milk and size. Read the Spanish and practice your own order.
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Un café, por favor.
A coffee, please.
Quiero un café con leche, por favor.
I would like a coffee with milk, please.
¿Me puedes poner un café con leche para llevar?
Could you get me a coffee with milk to go?
Me gustaría un café con leche, pero con poca leche y sin azúcar.
I would like a coffee with milk, but with just a little milk and no sugar.
Si no es mucha molestia, ¿podrías preparármelo con leche de avena y servirlo en una taza grande?
If it is not too much trouble, could you make it with oat milk and serve it in a large cup?
A closer look
Un café, por favor is a useful starting point. Add con leche, sin azúcar, or para llevar to say how you would like it.
The longer requests add details. They are not inherently better or more polite than a short request with por favor.
The video uses level labels to arrange its examples. Treat these as variations to explore, not a test of your level or a rule that longer phrases are better.
Your turn
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Order a coffee with milk to take away.
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Un café con leche para llevar, por favor. — A coffee with milk to go, please.
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