A1Spanish
At a Fast-Food Counter
Use these short, practical phrases to order your food, customize your meal, and pay at a fast-food counter.
Key Phrases
Voice
Ordering a meal · 2 ways to say it
Un menú, por favor.
neutralA combo, please.
The most common and polite way to order. In Latin America, you will often hear 'un combo'.
Quiero un menú.
casualI want a combo.
Direct and very natural when speaking to fast-food staff.
Specifying size
El menú grande.
neutralThe large combo.
Customizing food
Sin cebolla, por favor.
neutralNo onion, please.
Ordering a drink
Para beber, una cola.
neutralTo drink, a cola.
Eating in
Para comer aquí.
neutralTo eat here.
Taking away
Para llevar.
neutralTo go.
Asking the price
¿Cuánto es?
neutralHow much is it?
Paying by card · 2 ways to say it
Pago con tarjeta.
neutralI'll pay by card.
Con tarjeta.
casualBy card.
A short, fast way to answer when the cashier asks how you are paying.
Practice Dialogue
Customer
Hola. Quiero un menú de pollo.
Staff
¿Mediano o grande?
Customer
Grande, por favor. Y sin cebolla.
Staff
Perfecto. ¿Para beber?
Customer
Una cola.
Staff
¿Para comer aquí o para llevar?
Customer
Para llevar.
Staff
Son ocho euros. ¿Efectivo o tarjeta?
Customer
Tarjeta. Gracias.