How to say "please bring me two coffees "

Question

I seen an earlier post that said I should say "me trae dos cafes por favor ". But can i say " traeme dos cafes por favor"?

"I saw " Please try to use correct tEnglish we have members learning English and Spanish. - ray76, Jul 17, 2016

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Your question can be answered quite easily if you put it into the translator . - ray76, Jul 17, 2016

Answer 1

I agree with Daniela that the second translation is not correct, but both the first and third translations are formal (usted), the only difference is the word order of the indirect object - both are imperative.

"Me trae dos cafes por favor " is actually present tense (usted), but we also occasionally use this form to indicate a request.

" Traeme dos cafes por favor" is imperative but familiar form (tú). You should only use this form with people you know well.

Answer 2

If you do use the translator, you will get three answers.

The top one is good. It's for informal command.

The middle one is no good.

The bottom one is good and it's for formal command.

Slick. lol - rac1, Jul 17, 2016

Answer 3

Yes, you can also say "Tráeme dos cafés por favor.", which would be said to someone you're familiar with.

If you're not familiar with someone, it would be "Tráigame dos cafés por favor."

"Me trae dos cafés por favor", the indicative form, literally translates to "He/you(ud.) bring(s) me two coffees please", which wouldn't make sense.

Note that you also need the accent mark in the imperative form.