Spanish speaking practice - Step-by-step conversation: Ordering drinks in a bar - Gain confidence in Spanish with these role-playing exercises
Enjoying the podcast? Support it with a small donation. ¡Gracias!Learn Spanish fast with my fun courses.EPISODE TRANSCRIPTIn today’s episode we’re going to practise ordering drinks in Spanish in a bar. You’re with a group of friends and you want to order drinks for all of you. I’ll be your bartender.¿Qué vais a tomar? What are you going to have?¿Qué vais a tomar?And this is your line: A large beer, a jug of sangria and a small bottle of water.Can you say that in Spanish? Let’s start with: A large beer.A beer is: una cerveza, una cerveza. Large is: grande, grande.So ‘a large beer’ is: Una cerveza grande – una cerveza grande. Did you get that right?: una cerveza grande.Now: A jug of sangria.A jug is: una jarra, una jarra. And sangria is the same in Spanish: sangría, sangría.So ‘a jug of sangria’ is: Una jarra de sangría – una jarra de sangría. Did you get that right?: una jarra de sangría.Now: A small bottle of water.A bottle is: una botella, una botella. And small is: pequeña, pequeña. And water is: agua, agua.So ‘a small bottle of water’ is: Una botella pequeña de agua – una botella pequeña de agua. Now say the whole line: A large beer, a jug of sangria and a small bottle of water.Una cerveza grande, una jarra de sangría y una botella pequeña de agua. Una cerveza grande, una jarra de sangría y una botella pequeña de agua.Now it’s my turn:¿Queréis un vaso para el agua? Do you want a glass for the water?¿Queréis un vaso para el agua?Your line is: Yes, a glass with lots of ice.How do you say: yes?Yes is: sí, sí.And how do you say: a glass?A glass is: un vaso, un vaso.With is: con, con.And what about lots of ice?Ice is: hielo, hielo. And lots of is: mucho, mucho. - mucho hielo, mucho hieloSo ‘a glass with lots of ice’ is: Un vaso con mucho hielo – un vaso con mucho hielo.So your full line is: Yes, a glass with lots of ice.Sí, un vaso con mucho hielo. – Sí, un vaso con mucho hielo.Now I ask:¿Cuántos vasos queréis para la sangría? How many glasses do you want for the sangria? ¿Cuántos vasos queréis para la sangría?Your line is: Only three.Only is: solo, solo. And number three is: tres, tres.So ‘only three’ is: Solo tres – solo tres.Now I bring you the drinks and say:Aquí tenéis la cerveza, la sangría y el agua. Here you are: the beer, the sangria and the water. Aquí tenéis la cerveza, la sangría y el agua.And you ask: How much is it all?How much is: ¿Cuánto es?, cuánto es. It all is: todo, todo.So: ¿Cuánto es todo? – ¿Cuánto es todo? Did you get that right?: ¿Cuánto es todo?I reply: Dieciséis euros. Sixteen euros.Sixteen is: dieciséis, dieciséis.Dieciséis euros – dieciséis euros. Now you ask: Can we pay by card?Can we pay is: ¿Podemos pagar?, ¿podemos pagar? By card is: con tarjeta, con tarjeta.See the full transcript.💌 Sign up to get my free weekly Spanish lessons.🇪🇸 Visit my Spanish learning website. WHO AM I?💃🏻 I’m Maria Fernandez, a native Spanish speaker from Madrid (Spain). I’ve taught Spanish for over 5000 hours, and counting. My mission is to make you fluent in Spanish super fast. Creating step-by-step lessons for you is one of the things I love most. 😀 Over the last few years I've published a bunch of courses, books and audiobooks. I’ve also studied an insane amount of English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Japanese. To find out more about me, Support the show
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