I want to order tacos

Question

I want to correctly order food in Spanish

Well, always be sure to specify chicken, beef or shrimp... - amykay, Aug 9, 2011

be careful of food stands if you ordering in mexico. - Tasear, Jan 10, 2012

What do you mean, Torielisa? Food safety or grammar-wise? - paramedichk, Jan 23, 2013

Answer 1

En una taquería (taco stand), puedes pedirle al taquero:

--¿De qué tiene? (what do you have to eat?)

--De bistec, cecina, costilla, chuleta... (steak, dried meat, rib, chop...)

--Me da dos (tacos) de bistec. (Or "Deme dos de bistec", or simply: "Dos de bistec").

--¿Con todo? (todo means: with cilantro and onion?).

--Sin cebolla.

-- (Salsa) ¿Verde o roja? (red sauce: red tomato sauce with ancho chiles and chile de arbol; green sauce: charred tomatillo sauce with jalapeno chiles).

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--¿Pica? (Is it hot?)

--No mucho (it is mildly hot, very subjective).

--Roja, entonces... poca. (not much).

--¿Y de tomar? (what are you going to drink?)

--Una Fanta de naranja.

Buen provecho!

mmmm ahora quiero tacos......o quesatacos... - toothpastechica, Aug 9, 2011

very informative. Thank you Luis - patch, Aug 9, 2011

tacos! Yo quiero ahora mismo de foto - Tasear, Jan 10, 2012

Very informative indeed! Thanks! - Tasear, Jan 10, 2012

what are the links for? - Tasear, Jan 10, 2012

:-) - LuisCache, Jan 10, 2012

Answer 2

Here in Ecuador, the conversation is more like:

¡Digame!

Ponme una cerveza y XXX.

. . .you might add a Niño at the front if the guy is older than you

jajaja, ah the regional differences... - amykay, Aug 9, 2011

at a taco stand in mexico thats more what its like too! "What do you want" "give me" taco stands are not restaurantes are typical more 'rough around the edges' so to speak - toothpastechica, Aug 9, 2011

Answer 3

It is also more polite when ordering food to start off with "Me gustaría..." which means "I would like..."...as opposed to "Can I have..." or "I want..."

Me gustaría una cerveza...= I would like a beer... (more polite)

Quiero una cerveza... = I want a beer...(correct, but not so polite)

querría tambien - Tasear, Jan 10, 2012

Answer 4

A simple formula would be...

"¿Puedo tener (insert food name here), por favor?

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Formal Commands in the Restaurant

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Answer 5

I always use "Me gustaría/n.....", "Quisiera/Quisiese....", or "¿Podrías/Podría/Pusieras/Pusiera darme.......? I remember being corrected several times by natives for using "¿Puedo tener...? They know what is being said, but it sounds bad.

Answer 6

If you are in a restaurant, you can say:

¿Puedo ordenar FOOD, por favor? Muchas gracias...

Porque usa food en lugar de comida - Tasear, Jan 10, 2012

Answer 7

I remember when I just started learning Spanish, I wanted to order "dos tacos de camerones" (two prawn tacos) but instead I said "dos tacos de canalónes, por favor!" (two tacos from the gutter, please!). The wait staff had a pretty good laugh...

Answer 8

This infographic makes it easy: http://bridgesadvertising.com/how-to-order-tacos-in-spanish/

Buen provecho.

Answer 9

no you say im hungry i no speak espanish i want food now order me up thats how u do it

or just point and say cuanto cuesta. jjeje I am kidding ofcourse - Tasear, Jan 10, 2012