How to Order Food in Spain Like a Local
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- Learn the most important phrases you’ll need to order food, tapas, wine and beer in Spain like a local! My wife Yoly and I sit in our favourite Madrid tapas bar to teach you these essential phrases! Venga, let’s go! 🥝
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Want to learn how to order food in Spanish like a local? In this video Yoly and I teach you 24 Spanish phrases so you can ask for a table, get the menu, order drinks (wine, beer, water) and food (tapas, raciones) and ask for the bill in Spanish. Perfect for beginners and people travelling to Spain who want to know how to order tapas, how to order wine and have a truly local experience in Spanish tapas bars and restaurants.
As well as language, we’ve also worked into this video lots of cultural tips that will help you act like a local in the tapas bars and restaurants of Spain.
And below you can see all the phrases we used in the video, so you can write them down and use them in Spain!
👅 ALL THE PHRASES WE USED 💋
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1. Una mesa para dos, por favor.
A table for two, please.
2. Una mesa, por favor.
A table, please (for one person).
3. Nos quedamos en la barra.
We'll stay at the bar.
4. La carta, por favor.
Can I have the menu, please?
5. La carta de vinos, por favor.
Can I have the wine list, please?
6. ¿Qué vino tenéis por copa?
What wines do you have by the glass?
7. Quería una botella de vino tinto, por favor.
I'd like a bottle of red wine, please.
8. Una botella de vino blanco, por favor.
A bottle of wine wine, please.
9. Una botella de rioja, por favor.
A bottle of Rioja, please.
10. Una copa de vino tinto/blanco, por favor.
A glass of red/white wine, please.
11. Una caña, por favor.
A glass of draft beer, please.
12. Una doble, por favor.
A large glass of draft beer, please.
13. Un vaso de agua, por favor.
A glass of water, please.
14. Una botella de agua, por favor.
A bottle of water, please.
15. Agua de grifo, por favor.
Tap water, please.
16. Una ración de calamares/boquerones, por favor.
A large plate of calamari/fried anchovies, please.
17. Media ración de boquerones, por favor.
Half plate of fried anchovies, please.
18. Una tapa de boquerones, por favor.
A tapa of fried anchovies, please.
19. Quería pedir algo más, por favor.
I'd like to order something else, please.
20. Otra copa de vino, por favor.
Another glass of wine, please.
21. Otra caña, por favor.
Another glass of draft beer, please.
22. ¿Qué postres tenéis?
What is there for dessert?
23. La cuenta, por favor.
Can I get the bill, please?
24. Muchas gracias. ¡Estaba muy rico!
Thanks so much. It was delicious!
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Would you like us to do more language videos? Or more videos together? If so, what about? Let us know! 🙌
do whatever you want man it's all good
Roger that!!!
Spain Revealed - James Blick I’m vegan. It would be nice to have a video dedicated to asking for special needs/interest dining, or even restaurants/locations that are ADA friendly. I have found a large vegan/vegetarian community and venues in Madrid & Alcala de Henares. I believe there’s pretty good material that can make for an interesting video. This also gives discussion to Mision Abolista (anti-bullfighting) and other green-friendly initiatives that are growing in Spain. Gracias!
Love the ideas! And yes, I had though about a bullfighting video. Stay tuned!
Great video and very helpful! Would love to see more language videos.
Great video. The woman at the bar is enthralled by you two
Haha totally - hilarious!
@@spainrevealed Very funny, but she kept messing with the auto focus which kept making my eyes funny 😄
The are metiches (nosey)
@@luisviera6347 😂🤣
Literally cannot stop looking at her...
The lady sitting at the bar bombed your video. Love her.
Every time she would turn around to face the camera, the autofocus would target her for a split second. Hilarious
You've made quite a fan in the background ...
Jeje
Una Mesa para tree ,lot favor
That was hilarious the fan in the background!
Omg
The lady behind you watching is living her best life
That lady in the back 😂 she’s part of the video too! Biggest videobomb ever! She was very interested and amused with their presentation 😂 she was great 👍. Also great video guys 👍
This is so hillarious especially as a spaniard watching lol I think this is really helpful for anyone coming to Spain, great content!
Gracias!!
I am English and my husband is Spanish. We live on a very small island in the Canaries. I am going back to a video where you state that the Spanish do not say "please" and "thank you" much. My husband does not use those words in or out of the house. I say them often, and it is nice to see the lovely smiles I get from waiters and in shops. Maybe we should all say "please" and "thank you" more often, It brightens the working day of many people who may feel unappreciated! Many thanks for your videos. Hope you make many more!
Something I've found as a beginner is this kind of scenario which I think would be great to see you act out and solve! Basically, just asking for water (or whatever) isn't normally the end of the conversation! There are some very common responses the answers to which would be so useful to learn and get used to! So, here's the problem that I always have in such simple scenarios as asking for, say, a coffee and a water. I pluck my courage up and say "Un cafe Americano y un agua por favor"....then the waiter/waitress will say something back which I won't catch and I'll have to resort to my single most-used Spanish phrase: "Lo siento pero no hablo Espanol!" Hehe :) I think being prepared for those kinds of situations will be hugely beneficial! Things such as "con gas?" or (as you mention in this video "botella" or "copa". This kind of thing happens to me ALL THE TIME! Lol 🙈😂. PS Keep up the fantastic content, my wife and I absolutely love Spain, not long returned from Christmas break in Malaga, and heading to Madrid in April, can't wait!
That guy has the pronunciation of his R's nailed
haha grrrrrrracias!
Right? Unfortunately for me, I'm a native Spanish speaker but I can't trill my R's at all :(
@@venicesgf Is that considered a lisp?
@@spainrevealed Hablas fenomenal, James.
-Niñoooo, una de calamares!
-¡Marchando!
-¿Cuánto es?
-2 con 5
Real native conversation in a spanish bar :D, nice channel by the way.
haha, yes very native. Glad you enjoyed it!
haha, you would say nino to a waiter :D :D :D divertido..
like in uk 'can you give me this and this' 'thank you, boss' haha
Ufff 2 con 5 para unos calamares sería hasta poco español. Demasiado barato jajaja
@@saralampret9694 No no... Monsieur's imaginary conversation would be between the waiter and the kitchen. This is what happens... You walk into the bar and ask for a ración de calamares. The waiter screams, even before you finish your order, UNA DE CALAMARES! He does this so the calamares come out of the kitchen as soon as possible. In this scenario Niño is whoever is taking orders in the kitchen.
I accidentally stumbled across your video while my curiousity was peaked about Spain. I love how informative the videos are, how excited you are about the content and how you and your wife capture the true character of everything; the architecture, food, drinks, the environment but more so the locals! Everything is so beautiful! This is how I imagine Spain to be, defintely on the top of my bucket list! Thank you for your enthusiasm and love of Spain, keep up the great work!
Thank you so much for that message! It means a lot! Hope to see you in Spain one day!!
This is just the video I needed to rescue myself from the awkward restaurant experiences I've bumbled through during my first week in Spain. Going to be in Madrid next week and we'll see how I do. 😂
This was amazing, so helpful! I would like to see a similar video to this but in a cafe setting. How to order different types of coffees and drinks, common pastries, how to ask for WiFi password, bathroom, etc.
Great idea! Let me add it to the list
I'm going to watch this video 300 times before I go so it's embedded in my brain
I am returning to Spain this year after spending a semester there in 1981, I cant wait to see my Sevilla again and all the changes. Thanks for all the great videos and information.
This lesson will be learned before I visit Spain. Thank you for pointing out, to compliment the restaurant at the '"Farewell". Nice added touch, that could be missed by Americans visiting.
This is a really important and informative video, because (for native speakers of English especially), the Spanish language is chock full of 'false friends.'
Many words in Spanish that sound and even are, very similar to words in English.
However, these words often possess meanings equally or totally different.
For example: 'Menu'. La carta is correct, as the former actually pertains to 'menu del dia' - a sort of fixed price meal.
Or, 'listo', which correctly translated colloquially, doesn't mean a number of differing items, but is understood as 'pristine' - and so on.
Which, for all foreigners in Spain, is the best reason for practicing Spanish and talking to strangers. Acquirin knowledge and immersing in Spanish culture and everyday manners.
Im spanish living in Poland, and I watch your videos to feel back home.... I used to work in bars almost all my life
Yoly has the best expressions and smile. Love you guys.
I learned from you guys and used what I learned with the family for two weeks in Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca this year. You gave me the confidence to find "Una mesa para quatro, por favor" and order "Una hamburgeruesa sin queso y patatas fritas" or many other things from "la carta". It was the best Spanish holiday I've had and I look forward to learning some grammar now, to better myself and make my Spanish holidays even more complete. Thank you so much James and Yolanda. Don't underestimate how much your viewers get from your videos. Muchas gracias amigas....
Yollie and James, you two rock!! Thanks so much for your videos. We are now well prepared for our trip to Spain, starting this Tuesday.
This was really an amazing video. Much needed!
Brilliant guide, super helpful. Thanks.
Thank you for this wonderful clip.
Por fin , ingleses hablando castellano ! Muy bien
soy kiwi! :)
No es inglés, de nueva zelanda. Los ingleses son muy vagos y arrogantes para aprender otro idioma. Ni el embajador inglés en España habla tan bien como James.
@@jblondon1327
El americano no habla nada.
@@spainrevealed me resulta emotiva la facilidad con que los kiwis os sdaptsis a nuestra vida y cultura, he conocido a varios de tus compatriotas y estaban muy adaptados a nuestro día a día, en peñiscola, a principios de los noventa, uno era más valenciano que los marineros del puerto, en Granada hubo otro casado con una granadina que trabajaba en la aceituna y disfrutaba con ese duro trabajo, junto con holandeses y alemanes sois los guiris que mejor se adaptan a España, igual es por lo de las antípodas que somos tan parecidos, en todo caso te felicito por tu trabajo de dar a conocer la verdadera España, esa que no está incluida en los paquetes vacacionales, la España de los bares de barrio y de la gente normal que no va a restaurantes con estrella michelín sino al bar de la esquina y disfruta con unos boquerones en vinagre y una caña bien tirada más que con esfeeificaciones de humo vacío y un chardonnay bocoaup de caro
@@jblondon1327 Soy Inglés y entiendo ☹️
Great!!! Thank you!!! 🌟👍👏
That was very helpful thank you.
These are amazing, thank you so much!
Very helpful - and charming !
Very useful video. Thank you!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! Thank you so much for typing out the phrases in the description, this will help us tremendously! We visited the Andalucia area last summer and plan to move there in 2.5 yrs. We are now working on learning Spanish and have found your videos very helpful and practical, so thank you!
Great video, thank you!
Wow, thank you so much teaching us about Spain 🇪🇸! Marissa & Stephen 😘
Really nice. Thanks!!
Fantastic helpful video x
Brilliant video. Thanks to you both.
Brilliant video! Muchas gracias :)
Wow , that was really in details , very helpful. Thank you guys ;)
Super useful. Gracias
So thorough thanks so much
So helpful, thank you so much for writing this down for us😊
very helpful! thanks!
Thanks to you!
Nice work!
very helpful.
Nice to see a couple SO in love. Their love for each other makes their videos sparkle. Great!
Useful for my upcoming trip to Madrid. The lady in the back tho. 😂
Jeje totally. Have a great time in Madrid!
i argee thats so funny but why was she staring at the cam,.tho so wierd
It's interesting to get things that are second nature to you being teached step by step
Very helpful. More like this would be appreciated.
This is a quite important video for all newcomers and visitors in Spain. What a helpful video. A veces cuando estás en un bar de tapas solo tienes que gritar al mesero para que te atienda ya que suele haber mucho ruido jajaja
Hey guys, thank you so much for this. Love your videos almost as much as I love Spain, its people and food. Sadly I struggle with the language at this, as well as your other videos, is straight to the point. Will be using it when in Valencia later this year!
Great info .. Muchas gracias 🙏
Really useful - would like to see more like this, using practical Spansh in different settings.
Great video! We are planning on visiting southern Spain this winter and have found your videos to invaluable! Great job and keep them coming!
This was perfect, thank you'!
i love u guys! gonna learn some spanish with yoy
Very usefel - Gracias!
The two of you have found your calling in life. Great content. Thanks.
WONDERFUL, helpful content. THANK you.
Such a great and usefull video! I'd really love to watch more language videos like this :-)
Oh you two are really good! Perfect speed and great breakdown - I don't actually see many of these videos. Mucho Gusto!
Only just stumbled onto your channel and it’s great I have now subscribed, really love this video as I was travelling to Alicante once a month before the covid so nice to refresh my memory on ordering food and drink 😅😅
Very useful video, straight to the point, thanks!🥂
Really great video!
Will be in Spain In September
You guys are great!
Terrific video ! Gracias....
Very helpful
Thanks so much- off to practice!!
I love chipirones in Madrid. I remember (fifty years ago) that you could go out a and chatos de vino cost between 3 and 5 pesetas (the peseta was 60- 70 to the dollar at the time) and it would cost less than a dollar a round with my friends and they always gave tiny little tapas with each one.
You guys are terrific.
gracias!
THE BEST! A life saver!
I love it when when non native speakers learn the language.
I love the audience - hilarious. Love you guys too!
These videos are fabulous, coming to Barcelona in July,
I feel very confident!!!!
Thanks so much
Gran video!
I was in Spain on my summer break from University during the Franco period then I returned this May, 2018. I did not recognize Spain. People are much nicer, and the cops were not as scary. I found Spain to be tolerant and welcoming with immigrants to my pleasant surprise. Compared to the US, I found very little racism even toward Africans.
Thanks for your comment! What an interesting comparison - Spain in 1978 and 2018. Fascinating!
Spaniards know how to live and I think they are much happier than Americans are; thus a friendlier country.
please come back soon :-)
@anonymushghg ????? As higher than carrero blanco.
@@tooniemama6959 well look at logics sprained's are happier due to there more healthy food intake lifestyle way of living there culture etc futhermore usa is far bigger more populated fake food fake scams everywhere. diverse cultures so people wont agree on simular ideas citizens intake life diffrently makeing arguments on who more right. depending on where ur living in u.s. more problems including fact that u.s is most powerful nation an trying to be global police all danm time trying to reselove problems that don't involve u.s. gives more problems and the work in states are more overwhelming then most spanish working so more stress an less happiness on alotta ppl cause the lack of breaks weekly
Very helpful! Coming soon! I’ll be watching this one a few times!
Estupendo el video!!
Gracias de nuevo!
Great video, perfect to have the phrases written down on the screen (took screen shot of each one ☺️) and said by you both! I will be using all of the phrases 😁☀️🇪🇸🍷🍻🍲
Thank you for reminding me of my Spanish. It was also quite fun watching the lady behind you at the bar, she was very interested in what you were doing.
I love this video because of the teaching part and the subtitles. Please add this in all your videos. Just a portion to all the videos would be great.
Love all of your videos! Makes me miss Spain so much, really need to go back soon! 😍
Thank you Erika! I really appreciate the comment. See you in Spain!
I love your videos! Super informative! Looking forward to scheduling a Devour Tours tapas adventure when we visit Barcelona.
Thanks for your comment Kenneth! So glad you're enjoying the videos, and that you'll be joining us for a tour in Barcelona!
Sharing with my Spanish class. Gracias.
Awesome Rafael - I hope it's helpful!
What a fantastic collaboration, James and Yolanda! I learned so much from this. Please keep them coming!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I’ll pass your comment onto Yolanda. She will be thrilled. What other collabs would you like to see from us?
another great video from my favorite vollging couple always informative and fun yes please make more like this.Just to see Yollys smile makes me feel good and James always a gent😊
thanks for sharing!! now based in barcelona and these phrases really come in handy :) v practical!! cheers to you & yolly!!
This video really helped me not be a simple tourist when I traveled to Grenada earlier this year. A 'go to' video for anyone who wants to hit the tapas bars wherever they go. Thanks for making this video, James!
I’m learning Spanish currently and I absolutely love the way you put the video and how things are said and done! Muchas gracias !
Now that we're in our final preparation for our trip to Spain starting next week, we thought it good to go back through some of your posted videos. Great reminders on places to go and how to do things, like ordering.
BTW - you seem "so young" on some of them!!
Excellent job. Very helpful for my upcoming trip. That lady photo bombing you was a little much 😂
Thank you SO MUCH for this video! We just returned to the US from a week-long trip to Madrid, and these phrases were the ones we needed the most. We definitely needed to speak more Spanish than I initially expected, but with a faint memory of learning Spanish in High School and this video, we were able to communicate pretty well. (We also watched most of your other videos and made notes too). Madrid and Toledo were the perfect 1st trip abroad for our 5-year-old with your tips and knowledge.
That’s an excellent video and very educational, so useful for my next visit.
having all these written out is fantastic - my note taking skills are rusty. Many thanks!!
Love watching the people In the background.
Thanks James and Yoly! We are preparing for our first trip to Spain from the US at the end of the month and your videos are super helpful, and fun. We are looking forward to our stay in Madrid. Our apartment is not too far from Casa Toni so we are looking forward to stopping in for a drink or two and tapas!
Muchas gracias por esta clase 👌Quería saber cómo pedir comidas en un restaurante formal. Gracias 😊
this is a great video to start speaking Spanish . Hope you do more ..Thank you.
Visiting Madrid and Barcelona soon, your videos have been very helpful!
+John Dunworth awesome John! Have a fabulous time! Let us know how you get on!
Love your energies together. So sweet. Stay together foreeeevvvveerrrre
Good job!