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You ask about a dish you do not know: what to say in Spanish
You ask about a dish you don't know.
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How it's done. Dishes: paella (rice with seafood or meat), gazpacho (cold soup), tortilla española, croquetas, pulpo (octopus); ask for a description: ¿Qué lleva?Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Perdone, ¿qué lleva el salmorejo?
Pehr-DOH-neh, keh YEH-buh el suhl-moh-REH-khoh?
Excuse me, what is in the salmorejo?
THEY SAY
Es una crema fría de tomate, con pan, jamón y huevo.Es OO-nuh KREH-muh FREE-uh deh toh-MAH-teh, kohn pahn, khuh-MOHN ee WEH-boh.
It's a cold tomato cream, with bread, ham and egg.
They might also say:
Es una sopa fría de tomate con pan y aceite, con jamón y huevo encima.
Es OO-nuh SOH-puh FREE-uh deh toh-MAH-teh kohn pahn ee uh-SAY-teh, kohn khuh-MOHN ee WEH-boh ayn-SEE-muh.
It's a cold tomato soup with bread and oil, topped with ham and egg.
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YOU REPLY
Suena bien. Lo pruebo.
Soo-EH-nuh byayn. Loh proo-EH-boh.
Sounds good. I'll try it.
THEY SAY
Muy bien.Mooy byayn.
Very good.
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YOU FINISH
Y para beber, un vaso de agua, por favor.
Ee PAH-ruh beh-BEHR, oon BAH-soh deh AH-goo-uh, por fuh-BOR.
And to drink, a glass of water, please.
THEY SAY
Enseguida.Ayn-seh-GEE-duh.
Right away.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Perdone
Pehr-DOH-neh
verb
excuse me, sorry
lleva
YEH-buh
verb
carries
salmorejo
suhl-moh-REH-khoh
noun
salmorejo (cold tomato soup)
Es
Es
verb
is
crema
KREH-muh
noun
cream
fría
FREE-uh
adjective
cold (feminine)
22 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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