9.3: Cultural and Language Notes - At Restaurant (Ordering Drinks)

"Please bring me a X,\" Where the X is the drink that you want. Remember that to change the gender of the word "un" (a) based on the gender of the drink."}" data-sheets-userformat= "{"2":14337,"3":{"1":0,"3":1},"14":{"1":3,"3":1},"15":"Arial","16":10}"> In this 6th episode you will learn how to order drinks in Spanish at a restaurant in Latin America. When ordering a drink you would use the phrase: Tráigame un X por favor" -> "Please bring me a X," Where the X is the drink that you want. Remember that to change the gender of the word "un" (a) based on the gender of the drink.

In this 5th episode you will learn about the types of drinks at a restaurant in Spanish. There are many different types of drinks in Latin America. You can find the common ones found around the world along with types that are unique to the region.

Una mesa para X personas, por favor."}" data-sheets-userformat= "{"2":14337,"3":{"1":0,"3":1},"14":{"1":3,"3":1},"15":"Arial","16":10}"> When you enter a restaurant, one of the first things you will be asked is how many people are in your party. To answer the phrase you would use say the following: A table for X people please -> Una mesa para X personas, por favor.

This 3rd episode covers common cultural notes related to dining at restaurants in Latin American countries. You'll learn how to address the waitstaff, how to phrase common orders, and more that will make your dining experience easier.

Here you will experience a common restaurant situation in Spanish. This is a conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs and a waiter at a restaurant. They have just arrived and ask for a table and give their drink order.

Welcome to Unit 9 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. In this unit you will learn how to ask for a table based on your party size, understand the waiter when they ask you what you want to drink, and how to order drinks.

This 15th episode is a quick recap of Unit 8 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spanish.

This is a visualization practice that helps you imagine you are in a Latin American department store. You want to try on some clothing, but first you need to ask for it based on the item description, its color, its size, and other factors. Practice in this m-episode.

This 13th episode reviews the conversation you heard in Unit 8.1 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. By now, you should be able to understand the entire conversation, and be able to make slight modifications to apply it to your personal shopping experience.

This 12th episode puts together everything you've learned about trying on items in a department store, asking for them based on specific sizes, colors, and other requests, and how to tell someone whether or not it fits. If you haven't grasped anything in this m-episode, go back and review the rest of this Unit.