Spanish phrases for ordering at a café
Ordering coffee with baby in the stroller
The café order is the classic first real-world Spanish win: short, scripted, and repeated every day if you want it to be. These are the natural phrasings, like «para mí, un café con leche», rather than the textbook's stiff constructions.
The phrases
¿Me traes la carta, por favor?
Could you bring me the menu, please?
Para mí, un café con leche.
A café con leche for me.
¿Qué me recomiendas?
What do you recommend?
¿La propina está incluida?
Is the tip included?
La cuenta, por favor.
The bill, please.
Un cortado y una medialuna, por favor.
A cortado and a croissant, please.
¿Tienen leche sin lactosa?
Do you have lactose-free milk?
Sin azúcar, por favor.
No sugar, please.
¿Me traes un poco más de agua?
Could you bring me a bit more water?
Está buenísimo, gracias.
It's really good, thanks.
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
Can I pay by card?
¿Nos podemos sentar afuera?
Can we sit outside?
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