Spanish for English speakers Cafe · Lesson 1

Ordering more food

Customize a sandwich in Spanish — con o sin queso (with or without cheese) — practicing the prepositions con and sin and food preferences.

Conversation

  1. Bolin Bolin

    ¿Me puede vender un sándwich?

    Can I have a sandwich?

    Tip: <vender> = sell When asking something in Spanish you need to say "Can you sell me something"

  2. Kyle Kyle

    Claro. ¿Con o sin queso?

    Sure. With or without cheese?

    Tip: <Claro> = sure, can also use:<por supuesto> <Con o sin> = With or without

  3. Bolin Bolin

    Sin queso, gracias

    Without cheese, thanks

  4. Kyle Kyle

    Bien. Te llamo cuando esté listo.

    Great. I'll call you when it's ready

    Tip: <Te> refers to "you", but only when you is the object of a sentence. For example, when someone is saying they will call you, "you" are the object they will call.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'with' and 'without' in Spanish?

Con = with, sin = without. Con queso (with cheese), sin queso (without cheese), con leche (with milk).

How do you order politely?

¿Me puede vender ...? = 'could you sell me ...?'. Also ¿Me da ...? or Quisiera ... — all polite ways to order.

What is a sándwich vs bocadillo?

Sándwich is loaned from English (often with sliced bread). Bocadillo is a Spanish baguette-style sandwich. Both common.

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