Spanish · Travel & tourism
Speak Spanish for your trip — before it happens.
Pickpockets, missed trains, and an overcooked plate all meet at the intersection of fatigued vocabulary. In Spain "un café" is whatever comes out of the espresso machine — ask for the wrong thing and the waiter hands you a thimble and walks away. The wrong form of querer, half-asleep, can sound rude to the whole table.
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What you'll practice
- Order at a restaurant, ask for the bill ("la cuenta, por favor"), and handle "¿cómo lo quiere pagar?" — cash vs. card vs. split
- Get a taxi to a specific address with the right prepositions — al lado de, a la derecha de, enfrente de
- Navigate "¿dónde está…?" for pharmacies, bathrooms, the metro, the embassy
- Decode an overheard answer in fast Castilian vs. softer Latin American Spanish — same words, different music
A real exchange
¿Qué va a tomar?
What will you have?
Quiero un café, por favor.
I want a coffee, please.
En España "un café" es solo espresso. Si quieres café con leche, pídeselo. Repite.
In Spain 'a coffee' is only espresso. If you want a latte, ask for it. Repeat.
Quiero un café con leche y una tostada con tomate, por favor.
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