Café & Drinks

1. Una cervesa, si us plau

   U-na ser-VE-za si us PLOW

   One beer, please

   Usage

   Order a beer at a bar or restaurant

   Grammar Note

   "si us plau" literally means "if it pleases you"; it is the standard Catalan "please"

2. Un got d'aigua, si us plau

   un got DAI-gwa si us PLOW

   A glass of water, please

   Usage

   Ask for water during a meal or on a hot day

   Grammar Note

   "d'aigua" elides "de" + "aigua". "got" is masculine so "un" is used

3. Un tallat, si us plau

   un ta-LYAT si us PLOW

   A cortado coffee, please

   Usage

   Order a cortado — espresso with a small amount of milk, popular in Catalonia

   Grammar Note

   "tallat" is the past participle of "tallar" (to cut): "cut" espresso = cortado

4. Una copa de cava, si us plau

   U-na KO-pa de KA-va si us PLOW

   A glass of Cava, please

   Usage

   Order Cava — Catalonia's iconic sparkling wine

   Grammar Note

   "cava" is the Catalan sparkling wine produced mainly in the Penedès wine region

5. Teniu vi local?

   te-NIU vi lo-KAL

   Do you have local wine?

   Usage

   Ask for wines from Priorat, Penedès, or other Catalan wine regions

   Grammar Note

   "Teniu" is the second-person plural present of "tenir" (to have)

6. Fred o calent?

   fred o ka-LEN

   Cold or hot?

   Usage

   Confirm the temperature preference for a drink

   Grammar Note

   Elliptical sentence where the noun (drink) is implied from context; masculine adjectives

7. Un te amb llimona, si us plau

   un te am lyi-MO-na si us PLOW

   Tea with lemon, please

   Usage

   Order tea with lemon at a café

   Grammar Note

   "amb" is the Catalan preposition "with"; equivalent to Spanish "con"

8. Una altra, si us plau

   U-na AL-tra si us PLOW

   One more, please

   Usage

   Ask for another round of the same drink

   Grammar Note

   "una altra" is the feminine form (for feminine nouns like una cervesa, una aigua); "un altre" is masculine. Match gender to the drink's noun

9. El compte, si us plau

   el KOM-te si us PLOW

   The bill, please

   Usage

   Request the bill at a bar or café

   Grammar Note

   "compte" is masculine; uses "El". Equivalent to Spanish "la cuenta"

10. Salut i força al canut!

    sa-LUT i FOR-sa al ka-NUT

    Health and strength! (Traditional Catalan toast)

    Usage

    Traditional Catalan festive toast wishing health and strength

    Grammar Note

    "Al canut" is the fixed closing of this toast; its origin and original sense are unclear, so learn it as a set phrase

11. sense gel

    No ice

    Usage

    Refuses ice when ordering a drink. "Gel" can also mean gel, but in a bar or restaurant it means ice

12. l'aigua mineral

    Mineral water

    Usage

    Bottled water; add "sense gas" for still or "amb gas" for sparkling

13. l'aigua calenta

    Hot water

    Usage

    Ask for hot water for baby formula, instant noodles, or taking medicine

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