Spanish phrasebook
At the Café in Spanish
Practice ordering at a Spanish café. You play the customer — work through a real conversation from greeting to paying the bill.
Situation: A café in Madrid. Goal: Order a coffee and a croissant, then pay the bill.
The whole conversation, line by line
Tap to hear a line. Waiter speaks first; the bold lines are what you can say. To see the lines in your own language, choose it in the language menu at the top.
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Waiter
¡Buenos días! ¿Qué desea tomar?
Good morning! What would you like?
You
Un café, por favor.
A coffee, please.
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Waiter
¿Solo o con leche?
Black or with milk?
You
Con leche, por favor.
With milk, please.
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Waiter
¿Quiere algo para comer? Tenemos unos croissants muy buenos.
Would you like something to eat? We have lovely croissants.
You
Sí, un croissant, por favor.
Yes, a croissant please.
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Waiter
Son de mantequilla, recién hechos. ¿Le pongo uno?
They're butter croissants, freshly made. Shall I get you one?
You
Sí, perfecto. Muchas gracias.
Yes, perfect. Thank you!
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Waiter
Ahora mismo. ¿Algo más?
Right away. Anything else?
You
No, con eso está bien, gracias.
No, that's fine, thank you.
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Waiter
Aquí tiene. ¡Que aproveche!
Here you are. Enjoy!
You
Muchas gracias. ¡Tiene muy buena pinta!
Thank you! It looks delicious!
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Waiter
¿Le traigo la cuenta?
Shall I bring you the bill?
You (or)
Sí, por favor. ¿Se puede pagar con tarjeta?
Yes please. Can I pay by card?
You (or)
No, todavía no.
No, not yet.
Now say it for real.
Play at the café as a conversation: waiter speaks, you pick the right reply, and every wrong one comes with a hint. Free on the web and in the Pinglingo app.