{"id":14785,"date":"2021-02-24T16:54:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T21:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=14785"},"modified":"2021-02-24T16:54:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T21:54:42","slug":"how-to-order-a-coffee-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/how-to-order-a-coffee-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Order a Coffee in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Me gusta mucho tomar caf\u00e9<\/strong>. <strong>Tomo caf\u00e9 todos los d\u00edas<\/strong>. \u00bf<strong>Y usted<\/strong>? (I really like drinking coffee. I have coffee every day. How about you?). If you&#8217;re a big coffee drinker and a Spanish learner, I think you&#8217;ll enjoy this post on how to order a coffee in Spanish. From Mexico all the way down to Chile, I&#8217;ve been drinking coffee everywhere I go in Latin America to research this post for you!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14786\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/DSC00662.jpeg\" aria-label=\"DSC00662\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14786\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14786\"  alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/DSC00662.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/DSC00662.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/DSC00662-350x234.jpeg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a1Necesito caf\u00e9!<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Coffee Vocabulary in Spanish<\/h2>\n<p>Ordering a coffee in Spanish is pretty easy, but you&#8217;ve got lots of options. First, we&#8217;ll get started with a list of useful vocabulary:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>el caf\u00e9 = coffee\/cafe\/coffee shop<\/li>\n<li>caf\u00e9 molido = ground coffee<\/li>\n<li>granos de caf\u00e9 = coffee beans<\/li>\n<li>tomar un caf\u00e9 = have a coffee<\/li>\n<li>la taza = cup\/mug<\/li>\n<li>la leche = milk<\/li>\n<li>la espuma = foam<\/li>\n<li>el az\u00facar = sugar<\/li>\n<li>la miel = honey<\/li>\n<li>el endulzante = sweetener<\/li>\n<li>la canela = cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>caliente = hot<\/li>\n<li>fr\u00edo = cold<\/li>\n<li>caf\u00e9 solo = espresso<\/li>\n<li>doble = double<\/li>\n<li>caf\u00e9 con leche = coffee with milk<\/li>\n<li>cortado = espresso with steamed milk<\/li>\n<li>caf\u00e9 americano = American coffee (filtered)<\/li>\n<li>caf\u00e9 irland\u00e9s = Irish Coffee<\/li>\n<li>descafeinado = decaffeinated<\/li>\n<li>para aqu\u00ed = for here<\/li>\n<li>para llevar = to go<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You probably noticed that the Spanish word for coffee and cafe\/coffee shop is the same. How do you think you would ask someone, &#8220;Do you want to have a coffee in the cafe?&#8221; If you guessed &#8220;\u00bf<strong>Quieres tomar un caf\u00e9 en el caf\u00e9<\/strong>?&#8221; then you&#8217;re right!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Different Country, Different Name<\/h2>\n<p>As you might expect, different Spanish-speaking countries have their own unique vocabulary when it comes to coffee. For example, I don&#8217;t usually hear or use the word <em>caf\u00e9 solo<\/em> in Latin America, but apparently that&#8217;s a common way to order espresso in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>In Colombia, most people just usually order <em>un tinto<\/em>, which is just a long, black coffee. I&#8217;ll never forget doing the <a title=\"Medell\u00edn Real City Walking Tour\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/medellin-real-city-walking-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real City free walking tour<\/a> of Medell\u00edn and learning the correct way to order <em>un tinto<\/em> from a local coffee stall:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14787\" style=\"width: 693px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/DSC02924.jpeg\" aria-label=\"DSC02924 683x1024\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14787\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14787\"  alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/DSC02924-683x1024.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/DSC02924-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/DSC02924-233x350.jpeg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/DSC02924.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How to order coffee in Medell\u00edn.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile in Mexico, there&#8217;s <em>caf\u00e9 de olla<\/em>. It&#8217;s prepared in an earthen clay pot and sweetened with cinnamon and <em>piloncillo<\/em> (unrefined cane sugar). If you weren&#8217;t confused enough, that same sugar also goes by the names <em>panela<\/em>, <em>chancaca<\/em>, or <em>raspadura<\/em> depending on which country you&#8217;re in.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the pond, it seems like <em>caf\u00e9 bomb\u00f3n<\/em> is a popular choice in Spain. A specialty of Valencia, it&#8217;s espresso mixed with sweetened condensed milk. I&#8217;ve never been to Spain but that reminds me of the coffee in Vietnam.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">How to Order a Coffee<\/h2>\n<p>The simplest and most efficient way to order a coffee (regardless of which Spanish-speaking country you&#8217;re in) is by saying &#8220;<strong>Un caf\u00e9, por favor<\/strong>&#8221; (A coffee, please). That&#8217;s easy enough, but what do you do if your barista or waiter asks &#8220;\u00bf<strong>C\u00f3mo lo quiere<\/strong>?&#8221; (How would you like it?). You thought you had your order placed and now you have to come up with some more Spanish on the spot&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s always better to be a bit more specific. Whenever I order a coffee, I usually just say &#8220;<strong>Para m\u00ed, un caf\u00e9 americano caliente, por favor<\/strong>&#8221; (For me, a hot American coffee, please).<\/p>\n<p>Unless you specify, they&#8217;ll typically ask you &#8220;\u00bf<strong>Con leche<\/strong>?&#8221; (With milk?). These days, you&#8217;ve got lots of options for adding milk to your coffee:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>leche entera = whole milk<\/li>\n<li>leche semidesnatada = reduced fat milk<\/li>\n<li>leche desnatada = skim milk<\/li>\n<li>leche de almendra = almond milk<\/li>\n<li>leche de soya = soy milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Personally, I&#8217;m a big fan of <em>leche de almendra y miel de agave<\/em> (almond milk and agave honey). \u00a1<strong>Es una combinaci\u00f3n deliciosa<\/strong>! (It&#8217;s a delicious combination!).<\/p>\n<p>You can always just ask for <strong>un poco<\/strong> (a little) of something, such as &#8220;<strong>un poco de leche<\/strong>&#8221; (a little milk). If there&#8217;s anything you don&#8217;t want, you can just say &#8220;Sin&#8230;&#8221; (Without&#8230;), such as &#8220;<strong>Sin<\/strong> <strong>az\u00facar, por favor<\/strong>&#8221; (Without sugar, please).<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for something specific, you can always ask &#8220;\u00bf<strong>Tienes<\/strong>&#8230;?&#8221; (Do you have&#8230;?), for example &#8220;\u00bf<strong>Tienes panela<\/strong>?&#8221; (Do you have cane sugar?) or &#8220;\u00bf<strong>Tienes leche de soya<\/strong>?&#8221; (Do you have soy milk?).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14788\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/DSC06348-1.jpeg\" aria-label=\"DSC06348 1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14788\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14788\"  alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/DSC06348-1.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/DSC06348-1.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/DSC06348-1-350x234.jpeg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cafe in Santigao de Chile.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In many little coffee shops, you&#8217;ll also be asked &#8220;\u00bf<strong>Para aqu\u00ed o para llevar<\/strong>?&#8221; (For here or to go?). I typically respond with &#8220;<strong>Para aqu\u00ed, por favor<\/strong>&#8221; (For here, please) because I love sipping my coffee in a local shop instead of carrying a hot cup of it out on the street! Which brings me to my final point&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Cafe Culture<\/h2>\n<p>Wherever you go in the Spanish-speaking world, cafe culture is a big thing. I&#8217;ve been to some amazing cafes over the last few years of living and traveling in Latin America. After all, there&#8217;s some pretty amazing coffee grown here!<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re in Guatemala, Peru, or Argentina, I recommend dropping into a cafe, ordering up your favorite cup, and enjoying the atmosphere. You&#8217;ll get a chance to practice your Spanish, do a bit of people watching, and of course get a nice caffeine buzz!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d like to end this post by asking you a question&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">\u00bfCu\u00e1l es tu caf\u00e9 favorito?<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s your favorite coffee?<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/DSC00662-350x234.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/DSC00662-350x234.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/DSC00662.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Me gusta mucho tomar caf\u00e9. Tomo caf\u00e9 todos los d\u00edas. \u00bfY usted? (I really like drinking coffee. I have coffee every day. How about you?). If you&#8217;re a big coffee drinker and a Spanish learner, I think you&#8217;ll enjoy this post on how to order a coffee in Spanish. 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