Welcome to your beginner's guide to talking about drinks in Spanish! This tutorial is designed to help you navigate through various types of beverages, from your morning coffee to a refreshing soda, in Spanish. We'll cover the essential vocabulary and phrases, keeping things simple and straightforward. So, whether you're planning a trip to a Spanish-speaking country or just looking to expand your language skills, you're in the right place!
Basic Vocabulary: Types of Drinks
Water - Agua (AH-gwah)
- Tap water: Agua del grifo (AH-gwah del GREE-fo)
- Bottled water: Agua embotellada (AH-gwah em-boh-teh-YAH-dah)
Coffee - Café (kah-FEH)
- Black coffee: Café negro (kah-FEH NEH-gro)
- Coffee with milk: Café con leche (kah-FEH kohn LEH-cheh)
Tea - Té (teh)
- Green tea: Té verde (teh VER-deh)
- Herbal tea: Té de hierbas (teh deh YER-bas)
Milk - Leche (LEH-cheh)
- Skimmed milk: Leche desnatada (LEH-cheh des-na-TAH-dah)
- Almond milk: Leche de almendras (LEH-cheh deh al-MEN-dras)
Juice - Jugo (HOO-goh) or Zumo (THOO-moh) in Spain
- Orange juice: Jugo de naranja (HOO-goh deh na-RAN-ha)
- Apple juice: Jugo de manzana (HOO-goh deh ma-NZAH-nah)
Soda - Refresco (reh-FRES-koh)
- Cola: Cola (KOH-lah)
- Lemon-lime soda: Refresco de limón (reh-FRES-koh deh lee-MOHN)
Alcoholic Beverages
- Beer: Cerveza (ser-VEH-zah)
- Wine: Vino (VEE-noh)
- Red wine: Vino tinto (VEE-noh TEEN-toh)
- White wine: Vino blanco (VEE-noh BLAN-koh)
- Cocktail: Cóctel (KOHK-tehl)
Ordering Drinks
When you want to order a drink in a Spanish-speaking setting, you can use the following phrases:
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I would like...: Me gustaría... (meh goos-tah-REE-ah) Example: Me gustaría un café, which means "I would like a coffee."
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Can I have...?: ¿Puedo tener...? (PWAY-doh te-NEHR) Example: ¿Puedo tener un té verde?, meaning "Can I have a green tea?"
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A glass of...: Un vaso de... (oon VAH-soh deh) Example: Un vaso de agua, "A glass of water."
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A bottle of...: Una botella de... (oo-nah boh-TEH-yah deh) Example: Una botella de vino blanco, "A bottle of white wine."
Key Phrases for Preferences and Requests
- Without ice: Sin hielo (seen YEH-loh)
- With ice: Con hielo (kohn YEH-loh)
- Less sugar: Menos azúcar (MEH-nos ah-SOO-kar)
- No sugar: Sin azúcar (seen ah-SOO-kar)
- To go: Para llevar (PAH-rah yeh-VAHR)
