Coffee Break Spanish - How to order a coffee like a native Spanish speaker | CBS Show 2.07

Episode Date: July 11, 2024

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Welcome to Coffee Break Spanish. Welcome to the Coffee Break Spanish show. I'm Concha. And I'm Annabel. What about, Concha? Very well, Annabel. How are you? I'm always with.

Yeah, I'm always with another one of the episodes of the Coffee Break Spanish show. And in these weekly episodes, we help you improve your Spanish one coffee break at a time. And if you are watching the video version, then remember to subscribe to our channel. on YouTube. And if you are listening to the podcast, then also subscribe. So we are going to talk about something very interesting today, Annabelli. Oh, what is? So we are going to share with our learners some tricks to interact in cafes and shops and sound like a native speaker.

Oh, me encaanta. Yes. Empezzamos then? Empece. Okay. Imagine that they are in a cafe or in a shop. Mala. Okay?

So imagine that you and I are having a coffee in a cafe. And then we hear someone trying to order a coffee, okay? And they say, can I have a latte, please? So they would say something like, Puedo Tener an café with leech, okay, which is the literal translation, let's say. So I'm guessing you and I would look at each other being like, that sounded really weird. So that's what we are going to learn today.

How to say those little phrases and sound like a native speaker. Stupend. Okay. So now let's transport ourselves to a cafe in Spain, in Madrid, for example. Perfect. Okay. So you want to be from Madrid. So how would you say, can I have a latte?

Or if you wanted to be polite, could I have a latte? Okay. So can I have a latte? It would be, pon me a latte. and if I want to be polite, then Pongame a coffee with leech, for favor. So we are using the imperative in both locations. And we know the imperative sounds a little bit abrupt,

like bring me a coffee. But it's just, it's very natural for Spanish speakers. And if you want to be polite, then obviously you can add the por favor after. Or you can use the Usteste form like anabel, there, pongame. So that is de Usted. And ponme would be the form of you. And we can, yeah, I will say that in

Spanish we can just simply use the imperative and then add, por favor, and it doesn't sound like, oh, bring it to me. Exactly. Yes, it's very natural and it's not rude at all. Okay, so how will you then say something like, can you bring me a little bit of sugar? So again, I would be using the imperative

try me a little of sugar for favor that's very and if you wanted to be a little bit more polite

then I would use the Ustead form and is Traigame a little of sugar Exactly Now if you don't know

what the imperative is we have another episode on the imperative in the coffee break Spanish show

so feel free to go check that one out but let's go back to our cafe and let's say that you have

enjoyed your coffee you're ready to keep on going with your sight seeing and you're you want the bill? How would you ask for the bill? Oh, I would just say la cuinta, for favor. Exactly. So there is no imperative there, okay, but we

wouldn't say anything like, uh, I'm gonna tell the count or nothing like that. Just la cuenta, or try me the count, for favor. We can also use the try me that we saw in the previous, um, example. And so, so I think that we covered like pretty much like all that could happen in a, in a cafe. I love it. I think that the situation more or less is the same in a shop, but shall we finish our coffee and then go to the shop? That's it. Let's go to the shop. Excellent.

So in that shop, imagine that you would like to ask for a bag. Yes. So in this case, instead of saying, Puedo Tenor a bolsa or something like that, very elaborate, I would just say, give me a bag, which sounds a little bit again abrupt. But in Spanish, it's perfectly fine to say, damme a bolza, for favor. And so is.

And if you would like to be a little bit more polite, Deme a bolza, for favor. Yes, so in both cases, we are using the imperative of the verb, dar. I will also say that you could say, una bolza, for favor. Tambien, exactly.

Or if you wanted to say extra, in an extra polite way, can I have a bag? You can also say, me puides, dar a bolsa, for a word. But we would never say something like, Puedo Tenet, you're talking to the other person.

So you would say, oh, please, can you give me a bag? Okay. But because we like to shorten everything and say everything very quickly, we would just say, una boosa, for favor. That's right? That's. No, yeah.

Exactly. Okay. So I think what we can do now is a little bit of listening practice for our learners. Oh, I'm just. So, okay, let's imagine that we are in a cafe, okay, and we are going to have a little conversation. Now, we are going to read three dialogues, and we want you to listen out for those expressions that we have been talking about. And feel free to grab some paper and a pen to write this down because we will go over them after the three conversations. So the first one happens in a coffee shop at a cafe, okay?

So you want me to start? Yeah. Okay. Well, goodas. What I'm going for here? Well, to me,

pon me a sum of a maranja, for favor. And try me a basito of water when you

can't. Okay, perfect. Shall we hear that one more time? Yes. Okay.

Well, good. What I'm, to put me, put me, a sum of a maranour, and

tryem a vasito of water also. When Puevas

So that was our first conversation. The second one also happens at a cafe.

Okay. So I'll start with this one as well. When Pueda. Hello.

What to take? A coffee with a favor. And a his

put a leach with cacao. One more time. Yeah.

When Pua. Hello. What to take? A coffee with leech, for

favor. And to my son put a leach with a leach with cacao. Excellent.

Okay. So that was our two dialogues at a cafe. Now let's move on to the shop.

Perfect. You want to start with this one? Mm-hmm. So 35 50.

Okay. Okay. With targeta and give a bolsa too.

Here. Thank. And one more time. One more time. So, I'm 35.50. Okay,

with a and give me a bolsa also. Here you thank you. Thank you.

Okay. I hope you have been listening out for those expressions and written them down because we are

going to go over them now. So we said in the first dialogue we had ponme

ponme ponme me a sumo of an when we say that Annabel

when we want to ask, like, could I have orange juice? Exactly. And we also said, trae me, try me a basito de agua. Please bring me a little glass of water.

So, try me, could you bring me, really, with the imperative as well. Then in the second dialogue, we had pongale, which is one that we have not really seen per se, pongale. Why is that not?

Pongame, Annabelle. Oh, because we are using the formal form. And also because when we are talking about another person, we need to change the indirect object pronoun. So it's no longer bring me, it's bring my son, which was the context. And to my Iho, pongale a el, a leche with cagau. And then in the shop dialogue, we had dame, in the context of dame una bolza.

which is what we spoke about before as well. Can I have a bag? Damme a bolza. We also had some very interesting ways of saying, what can I get you? Which is something that they'll say to us or to you are learners for sure when you go to a cafe in any Spanish-speaking country. And they ask, what can I get you?

Or, yeah, what can I bring you? In Spanish, we would say, what's one of the expressions. So let's analyze this a little bit. So, what? Te pono. So that's, again, the indirect object pronoun. And in this case, we are using te.

Why? Because we're talking about an informal context, okay? This waiter or waitress is addressing us in an informal way. And then, Pongo, Deverponer. That's right. So, what te pongo or what le pongo? if you want to be polite. You can also hear that, I guess, at the butcher's or like the fishmongers,

like just someone is like making the order for you. They will ask that. If you are in a cafe, you can also hear, what are you going to order or what you are going like to have. Exactly. So, what will to take or what you're going to take, what is to take? Or if it's a group of people and you want to address them in a more formal way,

that are to take for Usteads. That's no, yes. That's

very very very very interesting expressions. In the second

dialogue, we started with when would we use that? Well, it means

like whenever you can or whenever you have like a moment. So I

quite like this because it's just showing that you are being polite.

It's like when you have a moment, please do this for me. Uh-huh.

So although we are using the imperative in Spanish, we are just saying, oh, give me this. We are saying, well, when you have the time, please do this for me. Exactly. And it's a good way to stop a waiter as well. If they're passing by and you don't want to be like, eh. You can say wheno puida, which is a way to catch their attention, but in a polite way.

So we've seen wheno puas and when buevas and when bueda as well, which would be the more formal way. Yes, yes. And then in the shop, remember when I said, okay, this is the price. then I wanted to pay by card. And then I asked for a bag and you said, Acquis Tiennes. So what is this? What is this?

Well, here you go. No? Exactly. So that's what you'll hear in a shop as well when they give you something. Here Tiene. Or when you give them, for example, the money, Acquis Tiener. So that's another one that you can use as well.

And you'll see all these expressions and everything in the blog article because this is quite, I feel like having the conversation with you will be very useful. Well, I think that that is all. I'm sorry. We hope you have enjoyed this lesson. And like I said before, all these examples and the dialogues, everything, you will have it written down in the blog article. So go to the description because that's where you will find the link.

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