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Tomamos un tinto en la terraza. ¡Salud!

Tomamos un tinto en la terraza. ¡Salud!
We have a red wine on the terrace. Cheers!
From Lesson 69:At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Tomamos un tinto en la terraza. ¡Salud!

Why does the sentence use "tomamos" for "we have"? Shouldn't it be "tenemos"?
In Spanish, when you talk about "having" food or a drink, you use the verb tomar (to take) instead of tener (to have). You use tener for possession, like owning a car, but tomar for consuming things.
Does "tomamos" mean "we have" or "we had"?
It can actually mean both! Tomamos is the "we" form of the verb tomar for both the present tense ("we have") and the past tense ("we had"). You usually tell which one it is from the rest of the conversation.
I thought "red" was "rojo". Why is the red wine called "tinto"?
When talking about wine, Spanish uses the word tinto instead of rojo. Tinto comes from a word meaning "tinted" or "stained." It is so common that you can drop the word for wine (vino) and just order un tinto.
Why is it "en la terraza" if they are ON the terrace, not IN it?
The Spanish word en is very flexible and can mean "in," "on," or "at." You don't usually need a specific word for "on" for locations like this; en la terraza perfectly translates to "on the terrace."
Doesn't "¡Salud!" literally mean "health"?
Yes, it does! In Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries, wishing everyone good health is the standard way to say "Cheers!" when clinking glasses. You will also hear people say ¡Salud! when someone sneezes, similar to "Bless you" in English.

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