Ordering Street Food in Spanish
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In this Spanish conversation, a customer orders tacos from a street-food vendor and asks what is best that day. Read the dialogue to practice natural Spanish for asking about menu options, ordering quantities, choosing toppings and salsa, requesting a drink, and paying in a quick, informal food-ordering situation.
Spanish Conversation
Vendor: ¿Qué te sirvo?
Vendor: What can I get you?
Customer: ¿Qué tienes?
Customer: What do you have?
Vendor: Pastor, suadero, bistec y campechano.
Vendor: Al pastor, suadero, steak, and mixed.
Customer: ¿Cuál está mejor hoy?
Customer: Which one's best today?
Vendor: El pastor está muy bueno.
Vendor: The al pastor is really good.
Customer: Va. Dame tres de pastor.
Customer: Okay. Give me three al pastor.
Vendor: ¿Con todo?
Vendor: With everything?
Customer: Sí... bueno, sin mucha cebolla.
Customer: Yes... well, not too much onion.
Vendor: ¿Cilantro sí?
Vendor: Cilantro okay?
Customer: Sí.
Customer: Yes.
Vendor: ¿Salsa?
Vendor: Salsa?
Customer: ¿Cuál pica menos?
Customer: Which one is less spicy?
Vendor: La verde está más tranquila. La roja sí pica bastante.
Vendor: The green one is milder. The red one is pretty hot.
Customer: Entonces verde.
Customer: Then green.
Vendor: ¿Poquita o bien?
Vendor: Just a little or a good amount?
Customer: Poquita primero.
Customer: A little at first.
Vendor: Buena decisión.
Vendor: Good call.
Customer: ¿Tienes agua de jamaica?
Customer: Do you have hibiscus water?
Vendor: Sí, jamaica y horchata.
Vendor: Yes, hibiscus and horchata.
Customer: Una jamaica chica.
Customer: A small hibiscus water.
Vendor: Listo. ¿Algo más?
Vendor: Got it. Anything else?
Customer: No, con eso.
Customer: No, that's it.
Vendor: Son ciento cinco.
Vendor: That's 105.
Customer: ¿Te puedo transferir?
Customer: Can I pay by bank transfer?
Vendor: Sí, aquí está el QR.
Vendor: Yes, here's the QR code.
Customer: Dame un segundo... listo.
Customer: Give me a second... done.
Vendor: Ya cayó. Ahorita salen tus tacos.
Vendor: Got it. Your tacos will be out in a minute.
Customer: Perfecto.
Customer: Perfect.