Easy Spanish conversation in the restaurant
Spain is a very popular holiday destination, so Spanish vocabulary lessons will be useful to many people. If you are going on vacation to Spain and need to know the most common phrases used in restaurants, learn them with us! We have prepared a video for you, thanks to which you will learn to speak Spanish easily and quickly. You’ll hear an easy Spanish conversation in the restaurant.
Spanish for beginners
Thanks to the subtitles in our movie you will be able to understand better what the characters of the movie say, but also learn the pronunciation of the words. Thanks to this, ordering food in a restaurant in Spain will not be a problem for you and you will easily get along with the waiter. Our course is the best ‘Spanish for beginners’ and is also a great lesson for anyone who has been learning Spanish for a while. Learning foreign languages doesn’t have to be boring!
Below you will find a translation of the phrases you’ll hear in the video:
Waitress: Hello. (Buenos días.)
Man: Hi. Have you got a table for two? (Buenos días. ¿Tienen una mesa libre para dos?)
Woman: Do you have a reservation? (¿Tienen alguna reserva?)
Man: I’m afraid not. (Por desgracia no.)
Waitress: I see. Please wait just a minute. I’ll see if there is a free table. (Entiendo. Por favor, espere un momento. Voy a comprobar si hay alguna mesa libre.)
Waitress: We’ve got a table for two free. Is it OK if you sit by the window? (Resulta que tenemos una mesa libre para dos. ¿Les parece bien junto a la ventana?)
Woman: Of course. (Por supuesto.)
Waitress: Great, please follow me. (Excelente, en ese caso síganme.)
Waitress: Here is your table. I’ll come back in a few minutes. Would you like something to drink? (Esta es su mesa. Enseguida vuelvo con ustedes. ¿Quieren algo de beber para empezar?)
Man: We’d like two glasses of water with lemon and ice, thanks. (Dos vasos de agua con hielo y limón, por favor. Gracias.)
Waitress: Here are your drinks. Are you ready to order? (Aquí tienen sus bebidas. ¿Quieren pedir ya?)
Woman: We can’t make up our minds. Can you recommend something special? (No sabemos que pedir. ¿Podría recomendarnos algo especial?)
Waitress: I recommend the chef’s speciality, roast duck with apples and cranberry served with potato dumplings. (Les recomiendo la especialidad del chef: pato asado con manzanas y arándanos y dumplings de patata.)
Man: Sounds good, we’ll take it. (Vale, de acuerdo.)
Waitress: Great. There’s a wait of about 20 minutes. In the meantime perhaps you’d like to try some wine from our cellar. The dry red wine goes with duck perfectly. (Estupendo. Estará listo en unos 20 minutos. ¿Les gustaría degustar un vino de nuestra bodega? El vino tinto seco combina perfectamente con el pato.)
Woman: Unfortunately my husband is driving, but I’d love to try some. (Mi marido conduce, pero yo lo probaré con gusto.)
Waitress: Of course, I understand. I’ll be back in a moment. (Por supuesto, lo entiendo. Enseguida vuelvo con ustedes.)
Waitress: Here are your orders. Enjoy your meal! (Aquí tienen su pedido. ¡Que aproveche!)
Man: Thank you. Could we order dessert right now? (Gracias. ¿Podríamos pedir ya el postre?)
Waitress: Why yes of course, I recommend our warm apple cake served with ice cream. (Por supuesto, les recomiendo la tarta de manzana caliente con helado.)
Woman: That sounds wonderful! What do you think, honey? (¡Suena fantástico! ¿Qué te parece cariño?)
Man: With pleasure. And we’d like two black coffees with that. (Con gusto. Además, pónganos dos tazas de café solo.)
Waitress: Of course. (Por supuesto.)
Waitress: How was your meal? (¿Ha sido todo de su gusto?)
Man: Great, the duck was delicious, thanks for the recommendation. (Sí, el pato estaba delicioso, gracias por la recomendación.)
Waitress: I’m glad, I’ll tell the chef that you liked it. I’ll bring your desserts in a moment. (Me alegro mucho, le diré al cocinero que les ha gustado. Enseguida les traigo el postre.)
Woman: Great. I also wanted to ask where the WC is? (Estupendo. Otra cosa, ¿podría decirme dónde está el aseo?)
Waitress: The WC is next to the entrance, to the left of the cloakroom. (El aseo está junto a la salida, a la izquierda del guardarropa.)
Woman: Thank you very much. (Muchas gracias.)
Waitress: And here you are, here are your desserts. (Aquí tienen su postre.)
Man: Thank you. Can we have the bill, please? (Gracias. Por favor, ¿podría traernos la cuenta?)
Waitress: Of course. Would you like to pay in cash or by card? (Por supuesto. ¿Cómo van a pagar, con tarjeta o en efectivo?)
Man: Card. (Con tarjeta.)
Waitress: I’ll bring your bill. (Ahora mismo les traigo la cuenta.)
Man: Great, thank you very much. (Perfecto, muchas gracias.)
Woman: How did you like it, darling? (¿Qué te parece, cariño?)
Man: It was a bit sweet for me. (Para mi es demasiado dulce.)
Woman: I agree. (Estoy de acuerdo.)
Waitress: Here is your bill. Will you be paying with a contactless or pin card? (Aquí tiene la cuenta. ¿Paga sin contacto o con pin?)
Man: Contactless. (Sin contacto.)
Waitress: Thank you. It was a pleasure having you as our guests. (Gracias. Ha sido un placer haberles tenido con nosotros.)
Man: Thank you. We’ll definitely come back. (Gracias. Seguro que volvemos.)
Woman: Don’t forget the tip. (No te olvides de la propina.)
Man: Right! (¡Es verdad!)
For more, visit our YouTube channel and see also dialogues in Spanish at the hotel.
