Spanish · Cafetería / bar
You order drinks for two: what to say in Spanish
You order drinks for two.
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How it's done. A caña is a small draught beer, tinto red wine, agua con gas sparkling water, zumo de naranja orange juice, refresco a soft drink.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
¿Qué van a tomar?Keh bahn uh toh-MAHR?
What will you have?
They might also say:
¿Qué desean tomar?
Keh deh-SEH-ahn toh-MAHR?
What would you like to drink?
YOU REPLY
Un zumo de naranja y una caña, por favor.
Oon SOO-moh deh nuh-RAHN-khuh ee OO-nuh KAH-nyuh, por fuh-BOR.
An orange juice and a beer, please.
Or say:¿Qué les pongo?
Keh les POHN-goh?
THEY SAY
¿Algo para picar?AHL-goh PAH-ruh pee-KAHR?
Something to nibble?
2
YOU REPLY
Sí, unas aceitunas, por favor.
See, OO-nuhs uh-say-TOO-nuhs, por fuh-BOR.
Yes, some olives, please.
THEY SAY
Marchando. Enseguida se lo traigo.Muhr-CHAHN-doh. Ayn-seh-GEE-duh seh loh TRIGH-goh.
Coming up. I'll bring it right over.
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YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias.
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Thank you very much.
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
van
bahn
verb
go
tomar
toh-MAHR
verb
to take
zumo
SOO-moh
noun
juice
naranja
nuh-RAHN-khuh
noun
orange
caña
KAH-nyuh
noun
small glass of beer
favor
fuh-BOR
noun
favour
18 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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