Go on a Date in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to go on a date in Spanish in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• ask someone out

• talk about restaurants

• discuss dietary requirements

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
baratísimo	really cheap
buenísimo	really good
cercano	nearby
divertidísimo	really fun
pequeñísimo	really small
poquísimo	so few, very little
riquísimo	really delicious
carísimo	really expensive

Superlative Adjectives: -ísimo, -ísima

You can add -ísimo to an adjective (and even some adverbs) to talk about an extreme degree of something. This handy suffix may be translated as very, really, extremely, super, or quite.

examples
¡Pero es carísimo! But it's really expensive!
Sirven un café riquísimo. They serve really delicious coffee.

Adverbial Phrase

Spanish	English
más ... de	the most ...

The full structure for this adverbial phrase is más + adjective + de.

examples
Tienen el café más rico de la ciudad. They have the most delicious coffee in the city.

Nouns

Spanish	English
el celíaco, la celíaca	celiac, person with celiac
el blog	blog
el, la chef	chef
el gluten	gluten
el presupuesto	budget

examples
Todos los blogs lo sugieren. All the blogs recommend it.
Tranquilo, mis padres conocen al chef. Relax, my parents know the chef.
Además, soy alérgico al gluten. Additionally, I'm allergic to gluten.

Noun Phrases

Spanish	English
la ciudad antigua	old town
la comida japonesa	Japanese food

examples
Después, podemos cenar por la ciudad antigua. Afterward, we can eat dinner near old town.
Conozco un restaurante de comida japonesa. I know a restaurant with Japanese food.

Prepositional Phrases

Spanish	English
en serio	seriously
por supuesto	of course

Verb

In this skill, you learn the following verb!

Sugerir

Sugerir(to recommend or to suggest) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," suge, changes to sugie in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	sugiero	I recommend, suggest
tú	sugieres	you recommend, suggest	informal singular you
vos	sugerís	you recommend, suggest	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	sugiere	he, she recommends, suggests
usted	sugiere	you recommend, suggest	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	sugerimos	we recommend, suggest
vosotros, vosotras	sugerís	you recommend, suggest	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	sugieren	they recommend, suggest
ustedes	sugieren	you recommend, suggest	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verb Phrases

In this skill, you learn the following verb phrases!

Conseguir Una Mesa

Conseguir una mesa(to get a table) is a stem-changing verb phrase with an irregular yo form.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	consigo una mesa	I get a table
tú	consigues una mesa	you get a table	informal singular you
vos	conseguís una mesa	you get a table	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	consigue una mesa	he, she gets a table
usted	consigue una mesa	you get a table	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	conseguimos una mesa	we get a table
vosotros, vosotras	conseguís una mesa	you get a table	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	consiguen una mesa	they get a table
ustedes	consiguen una mesa	you get a table	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Invitar A

Invitar ais a regular -ar verb phrase that means to invite.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	invito a	I invite
tú	invitas a	you invite	informal singular you
vos	invitás a	you invite	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	invita a	he, she invites
usted	invita a	you invite	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	invitamos a	we invite
vosotros, vosotras	invitáis a	you invite	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	invitan a	they invite
ustedes	invitan a	you invite	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Note that invitar a is followed by an infintive verb in this sense.

Merecer La Pena

Merecer la penais an -er verb with an irregular yo form that means to be worth it.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	merezco la pena	I am worth it
tú	mereces la pena	you are worth it	informal singular you
vos	merecés la pena	you are worth it	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	merece la pena	he, she is worth it
usted	merece la pena	you are worth it	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	merecemos la pena	we are worth it
vosotros, vosotras	merecéis la pena	you are worth it	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	merecen la pena	they are worth it
ustedes	merecen la pena	you are worth it	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Ponerse De Acuerdo

Ponerse de acuerdois a pronominal -er verb phrase with an irregular yo form that means to agree.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me pongo de acuerdo	I agree
tú	te pones de acuerdo	you agree	informal singular you
vos	te ponés de acuerdo	you agree	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se pone de acuerdo	he, she agrees
usted	se pone de acuerdo	you agree	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos ponemos de acuerdo	we agree
vosotros, vosotras	os ponéis de acuerdo	you agree	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se ponen de acuerdo	they agree
ustedes	se ponen de acuerdo	you agree	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Here are some of the phrases used in these lessons!

Spanish	English
¡Buena idea!	Good idea!
¿Cómo ves?	What do you think?
Hablamos más tarde.	Talk to you later.
Me parece un buen plan.	I think it's a good plan.
Nos vemos luego.	See you soon.
Te llamo al rato.	I'll call you in a bit.