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A colleague invites you for coffee: what to say in Spanish
A colleague invites you for coffee.
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How it's done. Coffee with colleagues is part of the culture: around eleven they take a pausa para el café; each pays their own or take turns; a good chance to chat.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
¿Bajamos a tomar un café?Buh-KHAH-mos uh toh-MAHR oon kuh-FEH?
Shall we go down for a coffee?
They might also say:
¿Nos vamos a tomar un café?
Nos BAH-mos uh toh-MAHR oon kuh-FEH?
Shall we go for a coffee?
YOU REPLY
Sí, me apetece. ¿A qué bar vamos?
See, meh uh-peh-TEH-seh. Uh keh bahr BAH-mos?
Yes, I'd like that. Which bar shall we go to?
THEY SAY
Al de la esquina. Es barato.Ahl deh lah es-KEE-nuh. Es buh-RAH-toh.
The one on the corner. It's cheap.
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YOU REPLY
Perfecto. Vamos.
Pehr-FEK-toh. BAH-mos.
Perfect. Let's go.
THEY SAY
Vamos. Invito yo, que es tu primer día.BAH-mos. Een-BEE-toh yoh, keh es too pree-MEHR DEE-uh.
Let's go. It's on me, it's your first day.
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YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias. Eres muy amable.
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs. EH-res mooy uh-MAH-bleh.
Thank you very much. You're very kind.
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
tomar
toh-MAHR
verb
to take
café
kuh-FEH
noun
coffee
Sí
See
adverb
yes
apetece
uh-peh-TEH-seh
verb
feels like
bar
bahr
noun
bar
vamos
BAH-mos
verb
let's go
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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