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You ask to add or change something in a dish: what to say in Spanish
You ask to add or change something in a dish.
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How it's done. Requests: sin cebolla (no onion), con poca sal, sin picante (not spicy), aparte (on the side); the waiter usually accommodates.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
¿Puede ser la ensalada sin cebolla, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh sehr lah ayn-suh-LAH-duh seen seh-BOH-ah, por fuh-BOR?
Can the salad be without onion, please?
THEY SAY
Sí, claro. ¿Algo más?See, KLAH-roh. AHL-goh mahs?
Yes, of course. Anything else?
They might also say:
Por supuesto, se la preparo sin cebolla.
Por soo-poo-ES-toh, seh lah preh-PAH-roh seen seh-BOH-ah.
Of course, I'll make it without onion.
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YOU REPLY
Y el aliño aparte, por favor.
Ee el uh-LEE-nyoh uh-PAHR-teh, por fuh-BOR.
And the dressing on the side, please.
THEY SAY
Perfecto.Pehr-FEK-toh.
Perfect.
3
YOU FINISH
Gracias.
GRAH-syuhs.
Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. Enseguida se lo traigo.Deh NAH-duh. Ayn-seh-GEE-duh seh loh TRIGH-goh.
You're welcome. I'll bring it 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
ser
sehr
verb
to be
ensalada
ayn-suh-LAH-duh
noun
salad
cebolla
seh-BOH-ah
noun
onion
favor
fuh-BOR
noun
favour
Sí
See
adverb
yes
claro
KLAH-roh
adverb
of course, clear
16 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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