Speaking

Survival Phrases

The exact phrases you need for real life abroad — with practice dialogues and audio, for every level.

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ALL LEVELSA1A2B1
ALL TOPICS Greetings & Socializing Eating & Drinking Out Travel & Transport Hotels & Accommodation Shopping & Money Health & Pharmacy Banking & Daily Admin Renting & Housing Everyday Services Emergencies & Safety Work & Study

Eating & Drinking Out

Restaurants, cafés, bars, and ordering food.

B1

Making a Restaurant Reservation

Use these phrases to book a table, request specific arrangements, or manage your reservation at a Spanish-speaking restaurant.

A2

Making a Restaurant Reservation

These phrases will help you reserve a table and communicate with staff at a Spanish-speaking restaurant.

A2

Ordering at a Restaurant

Essential phrases for arriving, ordering, and paying at a Spanish-speaking restaurant.

B1

Ordering at a Restaurant

Use these phrases to confidently navigate eating out in Spanish, from ordering your courses to asking about the menu and settling the bill.

A1

Ordering at a Restaurant

Use these essential phrases to order food confidently and naturally at a Spanish-speaking restaurant.

A2

Ordering Coffee at a Café

These phrases will help you confidently order coffee, choose milks and sizes, and pay at a Spanish-speaking café.

A1

Ordering Coffee at a Café

Use these phrases to confidently order your morning coffee and pay at a Spanish-speaking café.

B1

Allergies & Dietary Needs

Use these phrases to safely communicate allergies, intolerances, and dietary restrictions when eating out.

A2

Allergies & Dietary Needs

Essential phrases for communicating allergies, dietary restrictions, and checking ingredients in restaurants.

B1

Sending Food Back & Complaints

Use these phrases when something is wrong with your food or order at a restaurant — from flagging a mistake to asking for a replacement or speaking with a manager.

A1

Paying & Splitting the Bill

Use these essential phrases when you are ready to finish your meal, check the total, and pay at a restaurant or cafe.

A2

Paying & Splitting the Bill

Use these essential phrases to confidently ask for the check, state your payment method, and split the cost with friends at a restaurant or cafe.

B1

Paying & Splitting the Bill

Use these phrases when you have finished your meal and are ready to settle the bill, whether paying alone or splitting with friends.

B1

Ordering Drinks at a Bar

These phrases will help you navigate ordering drinks, opening a tab, and paying naturally in a Spanish-speaking bar.

A2

Ordering Drinks at a Bar

These phrases will help you confidently order drinks, open a tab, and ask for non-alcoholic options at a Spanish-speaking bar.

A2

Takeaway & Delivery

These phrases will help you order food to go or for delivery, give your address, ask about fees, and handle missing items.

A1

Takeaway & Delivery

Use these simple phrases to order food to go, arrange a delivery to your home, and sort out payment.

B1

Takeaway & Delivery

Use these phrases to order food for takeaway or delivery, arrange payment, and solve common problems with your order.

A2

At a Fast-Food Counter

Use these practical phrases to confidently order a meal, customize your food, and pay at a fast-food counter.

A1

At a Fast-Food Counter

Use these short, practical phrases to order your food, customize your meal, and pay at a fast-food counter.

A1

At the Bakery & Deli

Use these essential phrases to confidently order bread, pastries, and sliced meats at a Spanish bakery or deli.

A2

At the Bakery & Deli

Use these practical phrases to confidently order bread, pastries, and deli items by weight in a Spanish-speaking bakery or deli.

A1

Buying Street Food

Use these phrases to confidently order street food, ask about ingredients, and handle cash payments.

A2

Buying Street Food

Use these practical phrases to confidently order food, ask about ingredients, and pay at a street food stall.