How do you order food or a drink casually in Spanish?

Question

Is there a Spanish equivalent of saying something like...

"Can I get a round of (fries) for the table?" or "Can I get a (lemonade) and a (water)?"

Answer 1

More usual is "Poner: Me pones/Póngame", in some places use "dar", "servir", "querer" or some other words or a different phrase, but they all mean the same thing.

¿Qué quiere para beber/comer?/¿Qué desea beber/comer? - What would you like to drink/eat?

Formal: "Póngame/Me pones/Deme/Sirvame/Quiero" una cerveza, por favor - I'll have a bier, please

Familiar: "Ponme/Dame/Quiero/Sirveme" un vino...

Answer 2

A useful casual one is: ¿Me pones.... as in ¿Me pones una caña por favor? which means " a small glass of draught beer please".

Me pones.... (literally "put me..." is a tu type casual way of asking for whatever you want, used often and a little "street wise". So, your examples:

*Me pones un plato de patatas bravas por favor (**porfa* is the street "please")

¿Me pones un agua con/sin gas porfa? Better to say if you want aerated or plain water, because they'll ask you if you don't stipulate which

Wait...porfa means thanks, not please? - OliviaRoseDavies, Mar 23, 2013

No it means por favor, I wasn't being clear there, sorry, idiomatic drift :-) - lagartijaverde, Mar 23, 2013

That is like here mate , we never say , give me a beer please, always ," ten beers thanks". - ray76, Mar 23, 2013

L V, more of that "street talk" would be a great help mate , thanks for this it is so interesting and informative. - ray76, Mar 23, 2013

Answer 3

In Mexico is common to say "Me das" instead of "Me pones".

Va bien aqui tambien mas comun en al sur, en Andalucia por ejemplo - lagartijaverde, Mar 23, 2013

Answer 4

When the barman ask me want I to drink... Rarely say "Me pones" or "Deme" and everything else. Directly I say: Una cerveza, un vino, un cubata, etc... Never have problems, direct and concise...

"what I want to drink" "I rarely say " " then I say " " I never have problems " Good one mate , thank you . - ray76, Mar 24, 2013

Answer 5

Nice examples all. Thanks.

I think I've heard "Me llevas ....?" here in Texas, and it seemed very casual and more street. Is that possible, or am I mistaken? It wouldn't be the first time I proved not to hear what I thought I did.

thx rog

Answer 6

Directly I say: Una cerveza, un vino, un cubata, etc.

Exactly, although I would add "por favor" at the beginning or the end and then it is very informal and still polite.

To ask "Can I get ...........?" would sound ridiculous in Spanish. I know many people say this in English, but I can´t understand why you would ask if you have the ability or for permission to acquire something especially when you are going to pay for it.

Exactly mate you have in one. - ray76, Mar 24, 2013

Answer 7

Me traes/pones una cerveza, porfi?

Answer 8

Dress down , and sidle up to the bar in a relaxed confident indifferent

but nonchalant way and say- Una tequila para mi, y otro para ti.