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¿Tomamos algo en el bar?

¿Tomamos algo en el bar?
Shall we have something at the bar?
From Lesson 69:At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¿Tomamos algo en el bar?

Where is the word for "shall" in this sentence?
There isn't one! In Spanish, you can just use the present tense to make a suggestion. ¿Tomamos...? literally means "do we take...?" but it is the standard way to say "shall we have...?" or "let's have...".
Why is tomamos translated as "have" instead of "take"?
The verb tomar literally means "to take", but in Spanish, it is the most common way to talk about having a drink or a snack. You will hear the phrase tomar algo (to have something to drink or eat) all the time in Spain.
Could I use bebemos (we drink) instead of tomamos?
Yes, but tomar is much more common and natural in Spain for this exact situation. Beber specifically means "to drink", while tomar is a broader, more social word that covers having a coffee, a beer, or even some tapas.
Why does it say en el bar for "at the bar"? Doesn't en mean "in"?
The Spanish word en means both "in" and "at". Spanish doesn't make a strict difference between being inside a building ("in") or just being at a location ("at"), so en covers both!

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