"How to get a free coffee."

Question

Which of these three words is best to use ?

Or is there a word in more common usage?

This is how to get a free coffee.

1) ¡ Cómo conseguir un café gratis!

2) ¡ Cómo recibir un café gratis!

3) ¡ Cómo obtener un café gratis.!

Free? Count me in I love, love, love coffee! - pmikan-pam, Apr 18, 2013

Me too Pam , I have about 10 cups a day, I love a good brew , or percolated. - ray76, Apr 18, 2013

I have about that many too, I think it is good for us! - pmikan-pam, Apr 18, 2013

Answer 1

Todas son correctas. La primera se usa mucho en España (conseguir means to get or obtain there. In Latin America conseguir is used to mean to find).

La número 2 me gusta.

La número 3 también me gusta.

However, the construction how to.... is too literal. I would say:

¿Quieres recibir un café gratis? or

¿Quieres ganarte un café gratis?

Thank you old friend, again I am trying to construct an English meaning into Spanish , I must learn to rearrange the sentence for the Spanish ear. - ray76, Apr 18, 2013

Nah, you are right Ray. It's clear from the image you posted. You are showing us how to get a free coffee. If you precede your sentence with 'this is', it would be easier for others to get the context. I'd go with 2. - afowen, Apr 18, 2013

Thanks afowen I have taken your advice , I should have seen that , I wondered why nobody got it, no Dr Who fans. - ray76, Apr 19, 2013

Answer 2

I would say number 2, but all of them are OK.

Gracias amigo , me gusta,"recibir ", también. - ray76, Apr 18, 2013

Answer 3

This might work, Ray.

" Bert's dependance on coffee knew no grounds !" - ray76, Apr 18, 2013

You should know that I have cracked myself up on this one. Oh, to see your expression. - katydew, Apr 18, 2013

I love it, I can see myself doing the same thing one day . In Borneo we could get a good mug of coffee for $ 1.00 - ray76, Apr 18, 2013

Ray, your pun is priceless. I am cracking up again. Blame expensive coffee on Starbuck's. - katydew, Apr 18, 2013

Lol, best of the day! Café con leche in Spain, is excellent, 1 euro or 1.20 in touristyp laces, ray. , - annierats, Apr 18, 2013

Answer 4

How to get a free coffee.

Te sugiero que recojas las pequeñas insignias en McDonalds.

"Seniors" get free coffee at Maccas , but we have to spend $3.00. - ray76, Apr 18, 2013

But the coffee is not even worthy of staining ones shirt. - ray76, Apr 18, 2013

I'm sorry, Ian, I cannot vote for their washy coffee either. - annierats, Apr 18, 2013

Answer 5

francobollo

Todas son correctas. La primera se usa mucho en España (conseguir means to get or obtain there. In Latin America conseguir is used to mean to find).

Interesting comment....

Como traducirías "Me voy a conseguir un auto"?

I'm going to get me a car. - afowen, Apr 19, 2013

Answer 6

No te entiendo, Ray, no hay problema, mi casa es tu casa. Bienvenido, puedes tomar un café conmigo cuando quieres.

The flightmight make it the most expensive coffee you ever had, but the coffee itself is free.. - annierats, Apr 18, 2013

The best offer of the year , I shall take you up on that .Thanks - ray76, Apr 18, 2013