How do I ask for a cheesburger plain (nothing but meat and cheese) in Spanish?

Question

I'm a really picky eater lmao. I'm currently learning Spanish and I can order a cheese burger but I can't order it plain

Welcome to Spanishdict, Sarah. - rac1, Jul 18, 2017

Answer 1

You can ask this way:

• Quiero/Ponme una hamburguesa simple, que solo lleve carne y queso, por favor.
• Quisiera una hamburguesa simple, que solo lleve carne y queso, por favor. (more polite)

Answer 2

Quiero una hamburguesa con queso.

Sólo carne, queso y pan por favor.

No quiero ningún condimento en absoluto.

OR

No quiero ningún otro condimento.

Please correct my Spanish if incorrect or if it "sounds strange" Gracias.

Answer 3

This thread caught my eye, because even now, when my son if a big, strapping guy, he likes his hamburgers exactly like that: totally plain, with cheese being something of a concession (took a while to get there).

We lived in a South American country for a while, and believe it or not, at places like your standard McDonald's or BK at least, they understood when he asked for "una hamburguesa con queso "plain".

To be sure, however (since this tends to be taken as a weird request to matter where you are), we would usually add the whole rest of the explanation: "sola, sin salsas, ni vegetales, ni nada. Sólo la carne y el pan, con un trozo de queso encima".

Even with all that explanation, more than once we had to return it because they simply could not conceive of a hamburger without at least ketchup... :-p

haha it's different over this of the pond mate. You ask for a burger here, you get a burger. Want a cheeseburger? Ask for a cheeseburger. Want onions? Ask for onions. Want any sauces? Get the bottle and put them on yourself! McDs / BK is different - billygoat, Jul 20, 2017

of course, but they are American ;) - billygoat, Jul 20, 2017

My kid would love it there! - Gekkosan, Jul 20, 2017

Answer 4

There are some regional variations on how to order food in Spanish.

• In Latin America, "¿Quisiera una hamburguesa de queso sin condimento, por favor?".
• In Spain, "¿Me gustaría una hamburguesa de queso sin condimento, por favor?"

Where's the link Link Master? Just kidding. I like your answer, short and simple. Have a vote. - DilKen, Jul 18, 2017

One thing, I've heard Spaniards say that they normally use gustaría only for important things or far off aspirations. I've heard Spaniards say that quiero is most common for simple requests but they used quisiera (not gustaría for very polite requests) - DilKen, Jul 18, 2017

I checked the old threads from this page, I typed these keywords, "quisiera gustaría". From what I read & observed, most Spaniards use me gustaría & the Americas is quisiera, when ordering food in a restaurant. - NKM1974, Jul 18, 2017

Lazarus: If I had a bar, and someone said to me "Me gustaría una cerveza", I'd probably answer with a joke, saying something like "Y a mí me gustaría ser rico" (and I'd like to be rich). - DilKen, Jul 18, 2017

A hamburger is not a beer. But a fast food restaurant is not a restaurant with Michelin stars. We have to know the context to be able to say which words are most common and where. - DilKen, Jul 18, 2017

Answer 5

Una hamburguesa con queso, por favor

@DilKen: Probably I would add:

Quiero una haburguesa nada más con queso. No quiero catsup, ni mostaza, ni pepinillos. Gracias!

Or

Quiero una hamburguesa sólo con queso. Sin catsup, ni mostaza, ni pepinillos. Gracias!

Luis. The poster is saying, and I would agree, that such an order will usually come with Ketchup, mustard, pickle, etc. which she does not want. Is your experience different in this regard? - DilKen, Jul 18, 2017

Luis, Sound like that would get the job done, ;) - DilKen, Jul 18, 2017