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Ordering food in Spain
Hi i'm Karen and i come from Britain. i'm going on a school trip to Barcelona soon and just wanted a few tips on things like ordering food in a restaurant. Can you help me?

Language pair: English; Spanish

Karen
December 26, 2006

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Re:Ordering food in Spain
Hmm... So let's see what you can learn...

I'll put the Spanish on top, and English on bottom, okay?

Quiero ver el menú, por favor.
I would like to see the menu, please.

Quiero pedir una cena ahora.
I would like to order now.
(Note: "Una cena" means "a dinner", so you could shorten it to "Quiero pedir ahora." Or you could replace it with "un desayuno" which means "a breakfast", or "un alzumero" which means "a lunch", depending on when you're eating.)

Quiero la agua.
I would like some water.
(Note: This can be applied to all food. Just replace "la agua" with a different food word.)

Camarero!
Waiter!

La cuenta, por favor.
The bill, please.

Tip: Whenever you want to be polite, just add "por favor", which means "please". (But I'm guessing you already know that.)

Hmm...I don't know what else to teach...

Language pair: English; Spanish
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Travis
December 27, 2006

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