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Spanish ice cream shop phrases
Build a clear order in four steps
Choose a flavour and say whether you want a cone or a cup.
Ask about ingredients or allergens when the display is unclear.
Confirm the number of scoops, toppings and payment before leaving the counter.
Four useful ice cream distinctions
helado is ice cream; heladería is an ice cream shop.
un cucurucho is a cone; un vasito is a small cup.
una bola is a scoop; una tarrina is a tub or larger cup.
sin frutos secos means without nuts, but always confirm cross-contact with staff.
24 useful Spanish ice cream shop phrases
Six phrases for choosing, ingredients, ordering and payment.
| Spanish phrase | English | When to use it | Practical note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¿Qué sabores tiene? | What flavours do you have? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | Ask before choosing if the display is unfamiliar. |
| Quiero una bola de chocolate, por favor. | I would like one scoop of chocolate, please. | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | bola means one scoop here. |
| ¿Me lo pone en cucurucho? | Can you put it in a cone? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | cucurucho is a cone. |
| ¿Me lo pone en un vasito? | Can you put it in a cup? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | vasito is a small cup. |
| ¿Tiene sabores sin azúcar? | Do you have sugar-free flavours? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | Confirm ingredients with staff. |
| ¿Cuál es el sabor del día? | What is the flavour of the day? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | Useful at a changing counter. |
| ¿Tiene frutos secos? | Does it contain nuts? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | Ask about cross-contact too. |
| ¿Lleva leche? | Does it contain milk? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | llevar means to contain. |
| ¿Tiene algo sin lactosa? | Do you have anything lactose-free? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | Availability varies. |
| ¿Qué lleva este sabor? | What does this flavour contain? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | Point to the flavour. |
| ¿Puede contener trazas? | May it contain traces? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | Important for allergy questions. |
| ¿Cuál tiene menos azúcar? | Which one has less sugar? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | Compare sugar only when staff can confirm. |
| Dos bolas, por favor. | Two scoops, please. | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | Use numbers before the noun. |
| Una bola de cada sabor. | One scoop of each flavour. | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | Useful for two different flavours. |
| Una tarrina pequeña, por favor. | One small tub, please. | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | tarrina is a tub or larger cup. |
| ¿Me pone un poco más? | Can you give me a little more? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | Ask politely. |
| Sin cobertura, por favor. | Without topping, please. | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | cobertura is a topping. |
| Con virutas de chocolate, por favor. | With chocolate sprinkles, please. | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | Regional terms vary. |
| ¿Cuánto es en total? | How much is it altogether? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | Use before paying. |
| ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta? | Can I pay by card? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | tarjeta means card. |
| ¿Tiene cambio? | Do you have change? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | cambio means change. |
| ¿Me da una servilleta, por favor? | Can I have a napkin, please? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | servilleta means napkin. |
| ¿Me da una cucharita, por favor? | Can I have a small spoon, please? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | cucharita means small spoon. |
| ¿Me da un recibo, por favor? | Can I have a receipt, please? | Use during the matching stage of the ice cream shop visit. | recibo means receipt. |
Practise the complete ice cream visit
Say one phrase from every stage so the next reply is easier to recognise.
Choose
Flavours, cone or cup.
¿Qué sabores tiene? · Quiero una bola de chocolate, por favor. · ¿Me lo pone en cucurucho? · ¿Me lo pone en un vasito? · ¿Tiene sabores sin azúcar? · ¿Cuál es el sabor del día?
Check
Ingredients and allergens.
¿Tiene frutos secos? · ¿Lleva leche? · ¿Tiene algo sin lactosa? · ¿Qué lleva este sabor? · ¿Puede contener trazas? · ¿Cuál tiene menos azúcar?
Order
Scoops, toppings and portions.
Dos bolas, por favor. · Una bola de cada sabor. · Una tarrina pequeña, por favor. · ¿Me pone un poco más? · Sin cobertura, por favor. · Con virutas de chocolate, por favor.
Pay
Total, card and receipt.
¿Cuánto es en total? · ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta? · ¿Tiene cambio? · ¿Me da una servilleta, por favor? · ¿Me da una cucharita, por favor? · ¿Me da un recibo, por favor?
Two mini-dialogues at the counter
Customer: ¿Qué sabores tiene? Staff: Chocolate, vainilla y mango. Customer: Una bola de mango, por favor.
Customer: ¿Tiene frutos secos? Staff: Sí, ese sabor puede contenerlos. Customer: Entonces, un vasito de vainilla, por favor.
Flavour names and portion sizes vary by country. Point to the display and repeat the exact option if a local term is unfamiliar.
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A five-minute ice cream drill
- Ask which flavours are available.
- Choose a cone or cup and one scoop.
- Ask one ingredient or allergen question.
- Add a second scoop or topping.
- Confirm the total and pay politely.
Core ice cream vocabulary checked in Spanish dictionaries
RAE documents helado, heladería, cucurucho and tarrina. Practical examples are original; ask the shop about current ingredients.
FAQ
How do you say ice cream shop in Spanish?
Say una heladería. Helado means ice cream.
How do I ask what flavours are available?
Ask ¿Qué sabores tiene?
How do I order one scoop?
Say Una bola de chocolate, por favor, or name another flavour.
How do I ask for a cone?
Ask ¿Me lo pone en cucurucho?
How do I ask about nuts?
Ask ¿Tiene frutos secos? and confirm cross-contact with staff.
Can Hola Cards verify ingredients or allergens?
No. It is for Spanish practice; ask the shop about its current ingredients and controls.
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**At an ice cream shop in Spanish: 24 phrases**
¿Qué sabores tiene? - What flavours do you have?
Quiero una bola de chocolate, por favor. - I would like one scoop of chocolate, please.
¿Me lo pone en cucurucho? - Can you put it in a cone?
¿Me lo pone en un vasito? - Can you put it in a cup?
¿Tiene sabores sin azúcar? - Do you have sugar-free flavours?
¿Cuál es el sabor del día? - What is the flavour of the day?
¿Tiene frutos secos? - Does it contain nuts?
¿Lleva leche? - Does it contain milk?
¿Tiene algo sin lactosa? - Do you have anything lactose-free?
¿Qué lleva este sabor? - What does this flavour contain?
¿Puede contener trazas? - May it contain traces?
¿Cuál tiene menos azúcar? - Which one has less sugar?
Dos bolas, por favor. - Two scoops, please.
Una bola de cada sabor. - One scoop of each flavour.
Una tarrina pequeña, por favor. - One small tub, please.
¿Me pone un poco más? - Can you give me a little more?
Sin cobertura, por favor. - Without topping, please.
Con virutas de chocolate, por favor. - With chocolate sprinkles, please.
¿Cuánto es en total? - How much is it altogether?
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta? - Can I pay by card?
¿Tiene cambio? - Do you have change?
¿Me da una servilleta, por favor? - Can I have a napkin, please?
¿Me da una cucharita, por favor? - Can I have a small spoon, please?
¿Me da un recibo, por favor? - Can I have a receipt, please?
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