Free printable
Spanish bar and café cheat sheet
The 28 phrases you will actually use in a Spanish bar or café, on one page: how to order, every coffee and beer size, wine, what the waiter says and how to pay. Print it, save it on your phone or stick it in your travel notebook.
Get the free cheat sheet
Enter your email and download it straight away.
The sheet itself fits on one A4 page.
Ordering
Hola, ¿qué tal?
Hi, how's it going?
Ponme un café, porfa.
Get me a coffee, please.
¿Me pones otra?
Could I have another one?
¿Qué tapas tienes?
What tapas do you have?
¿Hay sitio fuera?
Is there space outside?
Coffee
Un café solo.
An espresso.
Un cortado.
An espresso with a splash of milk.
Un café con leche.
Coffee with milk (about half and half).
Un café con hielo.
A coffee with a glass of ice.
Con leche de avena, por favor.
With oat milk, please.
Un descafeinado de máquina.
A decaf from the machine.
Beer
Una caña
A small draught beer
Una jarra
A large draught beer in a mug
Un tercio
A 33 cl bottle
Una clara
Beer mixed with lemon soda
Una sin
An alcohol-free beer
Una tostada
An amber, maltier beer
Wine and more
Un tinto
A red wine
El vino de la casa
The house wine
Un tinto de verano
Red wine with lemon soda, over ice
Un vermut
A vermouth
What you'll hear
¿Qué te pongo?
What can I get you?
¿Algo más?
Anything else?
¿Para tomar aquí o para llevar?
To have here or take away?
Ahora mismo te lo saco.
I'll bring it right now.
Paying
¿Me cobras?
Could you take my payment? (the bill, please)
La cuenta, por favor.
The bill, please.
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
Can I pay by card?
Teachers, bloggers and travel groups: share it
You are welcome to print this sheet, hand it out in class or share it with your readers. All we ask is a link back to this page:
Spanish bar and café cheat sheet by Hola Calle
https://holacalle.com/cheat-sheet
Hear every phrase out loud
In the Hola Calle app you hear each phrase from a native speaker from Spain and practise it in a real bar scene with Lola, our AI waitress.
Get the appThe full guides behind the sheet
How to order in a Spanish bar: coffee, beer, tapas and the bill
Ordering in Spain is quick and informal. These are the phrases people really use, and the replies to expect.
How to order coffee in Spain: solo, cortado, con leche and more
Spain has a word for every kind of coffee. Here is what each one is, and how to ask for it without hesitating.
Beer and wine words in Spain: caña, tubo, jarra, tercio and more
Spanish bars have their own words for beer sizes and drinks. Here is what each one means, so the menu stops being a puzzle.