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Spanish (Spain)

### **Ir de tapas**

Going out for tapas — **ir de tapas** — means moving from bar to bar with friends, with a drink and a small plate in each one. **Una tapa** is a small dish; in many bars it comes free with your drink. In the north, the counters are lined with **pinchos**: small snacks, often on a slice of bread.

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### What to drink

| you ask for | what you get |
|---|---|
| **una caña** | a small glass of draught beer |
| **un refresco** | a soft drink |
| **agua con gas** | sparkling water |
| **agua sin gas** | still water |

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A coffee and a slice of toast in the morning are more a thing for **la cafetería** (the café) than for the bar — though in Spain the line between the two is thin.

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### **¡Qué rico!**

You know **rico** as *rich*. With food it means *tasty*: with a person, **ser rico** is to be rich; with food, use **estar rico** for the dish in front of you, though **ser rico** also works for a food in general (*el chocolate es muy rico*). It agrees like any adjective — **rica**, **ricos**, **ricas** — and it is the everyday word for food you like.

| | rich (a person) | tasty (food) |
|---|---|---|
| verb | **ser** | **estar** (this dish) / **ser** (in general) |
| example | El señor es rico. | La tortilla está rica. |

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### Eating and paying

For a cheap full meal, bars and cafés serve **el plato combinado**: meat or eggs, potatoes and salad together on one plate. When the food arrives, people wish each other **¡que aproveche!** — *enjoy your meal!* Here **que** has no accent: it is a wish, not the **¡qué…!** of an exclamation. A small **propina** (tip) is welcome, but nobody expects much.

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Going for tapas (una caña, un pincho)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Regular '-ir' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

Obligation (tener que)

Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
the small draught beer	la caña
A small beer, please.	Una caña, por favor.
Shall we have some small beers at the bar?	¿Tomamos unas cañas en el bar?
The small beer is very cold.	La caña está muy fría.
the tapa (small dish)	la tapa
Two small beers and a tapa, please.	Dos cañas y una tapa, por favor.
What tapas do you guys have?	¿Qué tapas tenéis?
On Fridays we go out for tapas.	Los viernes vamos de tapas.
I want a tapa of Spanish omelette.	Quiero una tapa de tortilla.
the pincho (bar snack, often on bread)	el pincho
A pincho of Spanish omelette, please.	Un pincho de tortilla, por favor.
The pinchos in this bar are very good.	Los pinchos de este bar son muy buenos.
How much does the pincho cost?	¿Cuánto cuesta el pincho?
In the north, the bars have a lot of pinchos.	En el norte, los bares tienen muchos pinchos.
the soft drink	el refresco
Do you want a soft drink?	¿Quieres un refresco?
The children drink soft drinks.	Los niños beben refrescos.
I don't drink soft drinks, I prefer water.	No bebo refrescos, prefiero agua.
the café (coffee shop)	la cafetería
I have breakfast at the café.	Desayuno en la cafetería.
The café is next to the station.	La cafetería está al lado de la estación.
Is there a café around here?	¿Hay una cafetería por aquí?
the gas, the fizz (in drinks)	el gas
Sparkling or still water?	¿Agua con gas o sin gas?
I prefer still water.	Prefiero el agua sin gas.
This soft drink has no fizz.	Este refresco no tiene gas.
the combination plate (a one-plate meal)	el plato combinado
The combination plate has egg, potatoes and meat.	El plato combinado tiene huevo, patatas y carne.
Today I am eating a combination plate at the bar.	Hoy como un plato combinado en el bar.
Combination plates are cheap.	Los platos combinados son baratos.
enjoy your meal!	¡que aproveche!
Here you have the paella. Enjoy your meal!	Aquí tienen la paella. ¡Que aproveche!
Enjoy your meal, guys!	¡Que aproveche, chicos!
Enjoy your meal! The soup is very hot.	¡Que aproveche! La sopa está muy caliente.
the tip	la propina
We leave a tip on the table.	Dejamos una propina en la mesa.
Do you leave a tip at the bar?	¿Dejas propina en el bar?
The tip is for the waiter.	La propina es para el camarero.
tasty	rico
How tasty the Spanish omelette is!	¡Qué rica está la tortilla!
The tapas in this bar are very tasty.	Las tapas de este bar están muy ricas.
How tasty! Do you want a little?	¡Qué rico! ¿Quieres un poco?

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