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You ask for a birthday cake: what to say in Spanish
You order a cake for a birthday.
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How it's done. A cake (tarta) is ordered in advance: say the number of people, flavour, inscription and day; leave a deposit or name; ask about allergens.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
Quisiera encargar una tarta de cumpleaños para el sábado.
Kee-SYEH-ruh ayn-kuhr-GAHR OO-nuh TAHR-tuh deh koom-pleh-AH-nyos PAH-ruh el SAH-buh-doh.
I'd like to order a birthday cake for Saturday.
THEY SAY
¿Para cuántas personas?PAH-ruh koo-AHN-tuhs pehr-SOH-nuhs?
For how many people?
They might also say:
¿Cuántos comensales serán?
Koo-AHN-tos koh-mayn-SAH-les seh-RAHN?
How many guests will there be?
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YOU REPLY
Para diez. De chocolate, con un nombre escrito.
PAH-ruh dyehs. Deh choh-koh-LAH-teh, kohn oon NOM-breh es-KREE-toh.
For ten. Chocolate, with a name written on it.
THEY SAY
Perfecto. ¿Qué nombre pongo?Pehr-FEK-toh. Keh NOM-breh POHN-goh?
Fine. What name shall I put?
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YOU FINISH
Ponga «Nadia», por favor.
POHN-guh «NAH-dyuh», por fuh-BOR.
Please write "Nadia".
THEY SAY
Perfecto. Puede recogerla el sábado por la mañana.Pehr-FEK-toh. Poo-EH-deh reh-koh-KHEHR-luh el SAH-buh-doh por lah muh-NYAH-nuh.
Perfect. You can pick it up on Saturday morning.
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
Quisiera
Kee-SYEH-ruh
verb
I would like
encargar
ayn-kuhr-GAHR
verb
to order
tarta
TAHR-tuh
noun
cake
cumpleaños
koom-pleh-AH-nyos
noun
birthday
sábado
SAH-buh-doh
noun
Saturday
personas
pehr-SOH-nuhs
noun
people, persons
21 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?
¿Puede escribírmelo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh es-kree-BEER-meh-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you write it down for me, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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