SpanishA1Lesson 2.2
🇪🇸 Spanish A1 · Lesson 2.2

En el café — Ordering

Order a drink and a snack politely, and ask for the bill.

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A customer orders at a Spanish café.

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un café con lechea coffee with milk 🔊
una tapaa small dish 🔊
por favorplease 🔊
la cuentathe bill 🔊
Quiero…I want… 🔊
¿Algo más?Anything else? 🔊

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« Quiero un café con leche, por favor. » 🔊
I'd like a coffee with milk, please.
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Buenas tardes. Quiero un café con leche, por favor. 🔊Good afternoon. I'd like a coffee with milk, please.
Muy bien. ¿Algo más? 🔊Very well. Anything else?
Sí, una tapa de tortilla. 🔊Yes, a portion of tortilla.
Enseguida. 🔊Right away.
La cuenta, por favor. 🔊The bill, please.
Grammar in focus · un / una

Spanish nouns are masculine or feminine: « un café » (m.) but « una tapa » (f.). The article must match the noun's gender.

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Write a short café order: a drink and one thing to eat, ending with « por favor ».

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¡Estupendo! Check the article: « un café », « una tapa ».

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1. “The bill, please” is…
2. Which article fits « ___ tapa »?
3. « ¿Algo más? » means…
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