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Spanish coffee shop phrases
Build the order in four steps
Start with the drink: un café solo, un café con leche, un té or un chocolate caliente.
Add only the detail you need: descafeinado, con hielo, sin azúcar or con leche de avena.
Listen for ¿Para aquí o para llevar?, size questions and the pickup instruction before paying.
Four distinctions that make orders clearer
café is coffee; cafetería is a café or coffee shop.
para aquí means for here; para llevar means to take away.
sin azúcar removes sugar; poco azúcar asks for a small amount.
la cuenta is the bill; el recibo is the receipt.
24 Spanish phrases for a coffee shop
Six phrases for each stage: drink, customisation, staff questions, then pickup and payment.
| Spanish phrase | English | When to use it | Practical note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Un café solo, por favor. | An espresso, please. | Espresso | Complete phrase |
| Un café con leche, por favor. | A coffee with milk, please. | Milk coffee | Complete phrase |
| Un té, por favor. | A tea, please. | Tea | Complete phrase |
| Un chocolate caliente, por favor. | A hot chocolate, please. | Chocolate | Complete phrase |
| Un vaso de agua, por favor. | A glass of water, please. | Water | Complete phrase |
| Y un cruasán, por favor. | And a croissant, please. | Add food | Complete phrase |
| ¿Puede ser descafeinado? | Can it be decaf? | Decaf | Clear change |
| Con leche de avena, por favor. | With oat milk, please. | Milk names vary | Clear change |
| Sin azúcar, por favor. | Without sugar, please. | No sugar | Clear change |
| Con poco azúcar, por favor. | With a little sugar, please. | Less sugar | Clear change |
| Con hielo, por favor. | With ice, please. | Iced styles vary | Clear change |
| No muy caliente, por favor. | Not too hot, please. | Temperature | Clear change |
| ¿Para aquí o para llevar? | For here or takeaway? | Staff question | Staff question |
| Para aquí, por favor. | For here, please. | For here | Staff question |
| Para llevar, por favor. | To take away, please. | Takeaway | Staff question |
| Mediano, por favor. | Medium, please. | Sizes vary | Staff question |
| Sí, eso es todo. | Yes, that is all. | Finish order | Staff question |
| El nombre es Ana. | The name is Ana. | Pickup name | Staff question |
| ¿Dónde recojo el pedido? | Where do I collect the order? | Pickup | Payment |
| ¿Cuánto es? | How much is it? | Price | Payment |
| ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta? | Can I pay by card? | Payment | Payment |
| ¿Me da el recibo, por favor? | Can I have the receipt? | Receipt | Payment |
| ¿Me da una servilleta, por favor? | Can I have a napkin? | Napkin | Payment |
| Gracias. | Thank you. | Close politely | Complete phrase |
Practise four café stages
Say one phrase from every stage to rehearse a complete order.
Choose a drink
Coffee, tea or chocolate.
Un café solo, por favor. · Un café con leche, por favor. · Un té, por favor. · Un chocolate caliente, por favor. · Un vaso de agua, por favor. · Y un cruasán, por favor.
Customise
Milk, ice and sugar.
¿Puede ser descafeinado? · Con leche de avena, por favor. · Sin azúcar, por favor. · Con poco azúcar, por favor. · Con hielo, por favor. · No muy caliente, por favor.
Answer staff
Size and here or takeaway.
¿Para aquí o para llevar? · Para aquí, por favor. · Para llevar, por favor. · Mediano, por favor. · Sí, eso es todo. · El nombre es Ana.
Pickup and pay
Name, price and receipt.
¿Dónde recojo el pedido? · ¿Cuánto es? · ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta? · ¿Me da el recibo, por favor? · ¿Me da una servilleta, por favor? · Gracias.
Two mini-dialogues at the counter
Customer: Un café con leche, por favor. Staff: ¿Para aquí o para llevar? Customer: Para aquí.
Customer: ¿Puede ser descafeinado? Staff: Sí. Customer: ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
Drink names and default sizes vary by country and café. Point to the menu when a regional name is unclear.
Hola Cards is a Spanish flashcard app from holacards.org for iOS and Android. Its mobile app imports titled Spanish–translation lists for audio, writing, pronunciation and spaced review. It does not show live menus, prices or allergy data.
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A five-minute coffee-order drill
- Choose one drink and say the complete order.
- Add one milk, temperature or sugar change.
- Answer for here or takeaway without translating.
- Ask for the price or card payment.
- Repeat with a different drink.
Core café vocabulary checked in Spanish dictionaries
RAE documents café, cafetería and descafeinado. The examples are original; use the café menu for current options.
FAQ
How do you order coffee in Spanish?
Name the drink and add por favor: Un café con leche, por favor.
How do you say coffee shop in Spanish?
A coffee shop is una cafetería; café can mean coffee or a café.
How do I ask for takeaway?
Say Para llevar, por favor.
How do I order without sugar?
Say Sin azúcar, por favor.
How do I ask to pay by card?
Ask ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
Does Hola Cards show café menus or allergens?
No. It is for Spanish practice; check the current menu and ask staff.
Copy the 24 coffee shop phrases
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**At a coffee shop in Spanish: 24 phrases**
Un café solo, por favor. - An espresso, please.
Un café con leche, por favor. - A coffee with milk, please.
Un té, por favor. - A tea, please.
Un chocolate caliente, por favor. - A hot chocolate, please.
Un vaso de agua, por favor. - A glass of water, please.
Y un cruasán, por favor. - And a croissant, please.
¿Puede ser descafeinado? - Can it be decaf?
Con leche de avena, por favor. - With oat milk, please.
Sin azúcar, por favor. - Without sugar, please.
Con poco azúcar, por favor. - With a little sugar, please.
Con hielo, por favor. - With ice, please.
No muy caliente, por favor. - Not too hot, please.
¿Para aquí o para llevar? - For here or takeaway?
Para aquí, por favor. - For here, please.
Para llevar, por favor. - To take away, please.
Mediano, por favor. - Medium, please.
Sí, eso es todo. - Yes, that is all.
El nombre es Ana. - The name is Ana.
¿Dónde recojo el pedido? - Where do I collect the order?
¿Cuánto es? - How much is it?
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta? - Can I pay by card?
¿Me da el recibo, por favor? - Can I have the receipt?
¿Me da una servilleta, por favor? - Can I have a napkin?
Gracias. - Thank you.
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