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.

A1

Ordering at a Restaurant

Use these essential phrases to order food confidently and naturally 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.

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.

A2

Allergies & Dietary Needs

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

B1

Allergies & Dietary Needs

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

B1

Takeaway & Delivery

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

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.

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.

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.

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

At the Bakery & Deli

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

A2

Buying Street Food

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

A1

Buying Street Food

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