Spanish · Eating out
“Una mesa para dos”, “¿Qué recomienda?”, “Para llevar” – sentences that show up in restaurants, not exams.
Listen to Spanish and read along
Sentence 1 of 40
English
A table for two, please.
Spanish
Una mesa para dos, por favor.
Listening helps you recognize phrases. Fluency still comes from real input – especially reading.
In a restaurant you need full sentences: a table for two, no onions, tap water, split the bill. This session reads those lines in English once, then in Spanish as often as you set.
You hear “Quisiera el entrante” and “¿Esto es picante?” as units. Slow the Spanish line if the waiter in your head still talks too fast.
Booking, recommendations, vegan and gluten-free, wine, dessert, takeaway, whether service is included. Polite Spanish with por favor, not slang.
The everyday list mixes weather and shopping. This one stays in the restaurant so you loop one register.
Heard phrases stick when you meet “plato del día” on a card. LingoGist keeps the phrase inside the original sentence on a review or food blog.
The Spanish learning guide lists B1 sources if you want to leave the audio list.
Press play. Each sentence appears large, first in your language, then in Spanish.
Slow the target language, add repetitions, or leave a pause between sentences – all directly under the player.
Once the sentences feel familiar, open real articles with the Chrome extension and meet the same phrases in context.
For a table, an order, an allergy, and paying, yes. Regional dishes and bar speed come on site. This is the listening start.
Neutral polite Spanish. You will be understood in both; a few words (cuenta, mesero) vary.
Everyday mixes weather and shopping. Here you stay in restaurant Spanish for a full session.
40 fixed phrases such as “¿Cómo estás?” and “No entiendo” – English first, then Spanish, as often as you like.
From “¿Dónde está el aeropuerto?” to “¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?” – lines you actually need at the counter.
Ordering coffee, the bill, the weather, “Te llamo más tarde” – sentences for a normal day, not an exam.
“Estoy en una reunión”, “El plazo es el viernes”, “Te envío el archivo” – call and mail Spanish, not exam Spanish.
“Tengo dolor de cabeza”, “Necesito una receta”, “¿Dónde está la farmacia?” – sentences you want in place before you need them.
Install LingoGist for free, open an article in Spanish, and translate expressions in context – not as an isolated list.
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