Ordering Coffee at a Café
Use these phrases to confidently order your morning coffee and pay at a Spanish-speaking café.
Key Phrases
Buenos días.
politeGood morning.
A polite fixed courtesy formula to use when approaching the counter.
Hola.
neutralHello.
Quiero un café con leche.
neutralI want a coffee with milk.
Very common and direct; in Spanish, 'I want' is a perfectly standard transactional phrase.
Un café, por favor.
politeA coffee, please.
Adding 'please' makes this request slightly more courteous.
¿Tienen comida?
neutralDo you have food?
Useful if you want a pastry or snack with your coffee.
Es para llevar.
neutralIt's to go.
Say this to the barista if you want to take your coffee with you.
¿Cuánto es?
neutralHow much is it?
The standard way to ask for the total amount.
Pago con tarjeta.
neutralI pay with card.
Use this to tell the cashier you are paying by debit or credit card.
Gracias, adiós.
neutralThank you, goodbye.
A natural way to leave after receiving your order.