Coffee Break Spanish - CBS 1.20 | Cultural programme in a Spanish restaurant

Episode Date: March 28, 2009

In Lesson 20 we visit a Spanish restaurant and order some food. Please note that lesson 20 of Season 1 was originally known as lesson 120 of Coffee Break Spanish. We have renumbered the lessons of each season as lessons 1-40 to make things more simple for our listeners.This season of Coffee Break Spanish features a total of 40 lessons, all of which will be included in the podcast feed. Just stay subscribed to the podcast to enjoy each episode. If you’d like to benefit from video versions, lesson notes and bonus audio materials, you can access the premium version of Coffee Break Spanish in the Coffee Break Academy.Don’t forget to follow Coffee Break Spanish on Facebook where we post language activities, cultural points and review materials to help you practise your Spanish. Remember - a few minutes a day can help you build your confidence in the language. Access the Coffee Break Spanish Facebook page here.If you’d like to find out what goes on behind the scenes here at Coffee Break Languages, follow @coffeebreaklanguages on Instagram.You can also check out our Coffee Break Spanish Twitter page and the Coffee Break Languages YouTube channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello, I mean Mineros, a coffee week Spanish. Welcome back to Coffee Week Spanish. Now, in Lesson 20, we wanted to recap all the language that we've been learning associated with bars and restaurants and so on. So what we've done is we've gone to a restaurant, we've recorded some conversations there as we ordered some food, and we hope you enjoy the lesson. So, as Kara explained, earlier this week, we were at a tapas restaurant, and we recorded a conversation. We're going to play you this conversation in various parts, and I'm going to play you this conversation in various parts,

after each section, we'll talk about it. Then you'll hear the whole thing again. Here goes. I'm hungry. I also. I'm a restaurant here. Yes, there's a circle of here. Well, let's.

So Kara begins by saying, I'm hungry. I said, I'm too. I then went on to ask if there was a restaurant near here. I'm a restaurant by here. And Kara confirmed that there was one near here. Yes, there's one

And then said, let's go, Bamanos. Listen to this part of the conversation again, and this time we'll let the conversation run on as we both go into the restaurant and are greeted by the waiter. I have hungry. I also have a restaurant

for here. Yes, there's a lot of here. Well, let me. Hello, good tardes. Good afternoon. Do you have a mesa for two, for a while? Yes, sure. So Kara asks,

Do you have a table for two, please? Do you have a table for two, please? And the waiter replies, Yes, clear. Claro means, of course. Yes, clear. Querenseguer me? Literally, do you want to follow me?

It simply means come this way. Quenseguer me. So we'll listen to that part again and then continue for a drink's order. Hello, good Good afternoon. Good Good after

Have you? Do you? Yes, they're They're going To make What do? What do you?

I'm A bittete I'm A bit of Tinto A Ago Mineral with

And for me And for my A Vino Tinto Very Very A Vass And a A Wauron

Minererer Singas And Does that Carta For favor? Yes So the waiter asks if we would like something to drink.

He could have equally said, Keren't have equally said, Keren't Beber Algo. Kara then asked me, What do you want to drink or what do you want to have? I used the phrase, me apetece, or in Latin America, me apeteese. Me apetece means I fancy,

I fancy having, I'd like, I'd like a red wine, a glass of red wine. A glass of red wine. And what I've just said, a baso de tinto, not vino tinto, it's a shortened way of saying red wine. I'd like a glass of red. Me petece to take a glass of tinto. So, Kada places the order with the winter. For me, an aguarial, sin gas, and for my amigo, a bit of a bit of a bit. The waiter repeats the order, and Kara asks,

''Nos try the card, for favor. Can you bring the menu, please?' The waiter says, insegida, straight away. Let's move on." "'Theirino tinto for you, sir, and the water mineral for you.' "'Grazias.' "'They are list for to ask? "'Well, I have some questions.

"'So I'm vegetarian. "'You have a carne, this plate?' "'No, no, he has a carne. "'I'd also. The croquettes of chimneys. Very well, thanks. Well, we'll try a ration of potatoes

to the poverty, a ration of albondgas, the tortilla Spanish, and the croquettes of chimpanzees. Do you want a little of pan? Yes, thanks. Okay, so there's quite a lot in this section.

The waiter, first of all, brings the drinks. He says, El Vino Tinto for Ustés, Seigneur, and the agamineral. for Ustead. So putting the drinks down, giving each of us our drinks. And then he asks, are you ready to ask? PEDERERERER-LITER-LITER-TING-E-R-TAR-T-E-RBER TO-SK.

PEDERGER, can also be used in the sense of to order. Estan-Listos for PEDERIER, are you ready to order? Kara says, Well, I have some questions. Puez is a filler word. It means, well, She has some questions. I have some

questions. I have some questions. I have some questions. She says, So Kara is a vegetarian. She asks, Lever carne este plato, while pointing to a dish on the menu. Yeva carne

this dish contain meat? the waiter replies no no it doesn't contain meat he also says le I also advise to you so I would also recommend the croquettes de champignones now croquettes de champignones are literally mushroom croquettes we'll hear more about them later Kara then orders the dishes that we are going to be eating. She asks for a ration, a portion,

of patatas to lo povre. They don't worry about the names of all these dishes because the waiter is going to explain this for us a little later on. She also asks for a ration of albondias. The tortilla Spanish and the croquettes of champinones. The waiter then asks one final question before taking the order. He says,

Keren a ptoe pan? Do you want some bread? So Kara says yes, yes, yes, thanks. Okay, we'll be back in just a moment. When you're not listening to Coffee Break Spanish, you can still practice your Spanish with our regular posts on social media. Find us on Facebook, just search for Coffee Break Spanish. We're Learn Spanish on Twitter.

You can keep up with the team through our regular posts on Instagram. Follow coffee break languages. It's our mission to help you turn your downtime into your due time. Okay, let's get on with the lesson. Now, before we move on to the second part of the conversation, we're going to talk to the waiter about some of the dishes that we've ordered, and he's going to explain what is in the dishes. Okay, now we've been eating some lovely tapas today.

Can you explain a little what is in each of the dishes? the dishes that we've had. We started off with some tortilla. What exactly is tortilla Spaniola? Tortilla is the potato and onion omelet. And then we had croquettes the chimpsions are mushrooms and mashed potato croquettes. Then we had patazas alopre. Potatas alopoeboret are potatoes salted with onions and peppers. And we had albondigas? Albondigas are just mibbles. Okay, so now you know a bit more about the food that we were eating. The waiter now brings our food.

Well, the potatoes to the povres, the albondigas, the tortilla, and the croquettes of chimps and pan. Very well, thanks. Necessitan something more? No, no, yeah it'sa. That's. So after putting down all the dishes, the waiter asks, Necessitan

Algo more? Do you need anything else? I may both reply, no, Grazie. It's all bien?

Yes, yes, it's a richissimo. So while we're eating our meal, the waiter returns and asks, Is everything okay? Kara replies,

Yes, it's delicious. You remember that we had Richissimo and Buenissimo. Both mean delicious when referring to food. Well,

want something of postre? A be, want you? No, I know, what are?

There are of all. There are a lot of Well, for me, the Kremlin

I'm a I'm going to take an alad with turon of chocolate. Very good,

an elado with turon of chocolate and a Kremlin. Do you Koe? I,

yes. I'd would a coffee a cutado. And I So it's time to order desserts.

The waiter asks, Do you want something for dessert? Keren, something of dessert? Literally, something as a dessert. Poster is the word for dessert. Kara says, Let's see, Kieres algo, too.

Do you want anything? She speaks to me and she uses the two form. I say, no lo see, I don't know. What is there? We've heard quee in lots of situations. Kara looks at the menu and says, There's everything, there's lots. There's crema catalana.

I'm elado. So I decide I'm going to have the crema catalana, a sort of creme brulee. And Kara opts for the elado con turron de chocolate. which is ice cream, elado, ice cream, with turon de chocolate turon, a typical chocolate with nuts which is eaten at Christmas time. We then go on to order coffees. Kara opts for a cafe cortado, a black coffee with a spot of milk, and I go for a cafe con leet, a white coffee. And then it's time to ask for the bill. For favor.

Diga? Nostrae the count, for favor? Insegida. Can you pay with a cardgeta of credit? Sure that yes. Much thanks.

To you. To you, that have a good day. So having asked for the bill, Kada asks, Pudo Pugar with a credit card. Can I pee with a credit card? A credit card.

The waiter says, Claro Kee, of course. So Kada pays and, And the waiter finally says, Que tengan good day. Have a nice day. We're now going to listen to the whole conversation again,

right from the moment we first decided to go and get something to eat. Hopefully you'll understand much more of the conversation this time around. I have a hungry. I also. There's a restaurant here. Yes, there's a lot of here. Well, let's. Hello, good tardes.

Good afternoon. Do you have a mesa for two, for a bit? Yes, of course. Do you want to take something? What do you? I'm going to take a bottle. An alcohol mineral without gas for me, and for my friend, a glass of wine tinto. Very well, a glass of tint and an water mineral without gas.

Does you bring the card, for a favor? Yes, in a secgirda. The wine tint for you, sir, and the water mineral for you. Thank you. Are you ready to ask? Well, I have some questions.

I'm vegetarian. Do you ever carne this plate? No, no, he's not a carne. I'd also the croquettes

of chimpanzeeons. Very well, thanks. Well, we'll try a ration of potatoes to the poverty,

a ration of albondgas, the tortilla Spanish, and the croquettes of chimpignons. They're also

of pan? Yes, thank you. Well, the patatas to the poor, the albondigas,

the tortillas, and the croquettes and the and pan? Very well, thank

you. Necessitan something more? No, no, yeah it's that. That's.

Thank you. Is it all all right? Yes, is very so. Well,

you're a little of postre? A be, want you No, I know What are?

There are of There are a Cremma Catalan There is Well, for me, the Cremma Catalan I'm

I'm going to Aalad with Turon of Chocolate Very very, Aolol and a

Cremac catalate Can't Calf? I, Yes, I'd would a Caffe

Cotado And I want a coffee with Lece, for And so very

Thank you. For favor. Diga? No, try the account, for favor? Insegida. Can you pay

with a perjetta of credit? Sure that yes. A U.S. To you, that's where we're going to leave it today for this edition of

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