Bar y tienda: así se pide y se paga (B1)
Role‑play guiado: pedir y pagar en bar/tienda con frases castizas.
DannisCompleta: En la barra, el camarero te saluda: «¿___?»
Choose the option that sounds natural in Spain.
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Hints for this Quiz
Think of the set phrase you most often hear when you’re standing at the counter.
Choose the option that sounds natural in Spain.
"¿Qué te pongo?" is the standard phrase a shop assistant or waiter uses: literally, "What shall I put for you?" = "What shall I serve you?" (i.e. "What would you like?"). See examples from the bar and market sections.
Use the colloquial imperative of "poner": "ponme…".
The answer is a request with "ponme…". "Ponme un café…" is the most typical way to order at the bar counter.
It’s a kind of agreed‑on formula: literally “Will you charge me?” — but it sounds polite.
"¿Me cobras (cuando puedas)?" is a colloquial and polite way to ask for the bill in Spain. The other options sound unnatural or rude.
It’s a question about the amount to pay.
"¿Cuánto te debo?" = "How much do I owe you?" (how much I have to pay). Very common when paying.
It’s a phrase about the price being "up in the clouds" → expensive.
The idiom "estar por las nubes" means "to be very expensive".
Think of a traditional stall in a market.
The phrase "¿Qué te doy?" is typical in markets/fruit and vegetable shops/butchers.
Look at the order: ask for the bill → price → payment → saying goodbye.
In Spain, the natural sequence is: "¿Me cobras?" → "Son X" → payment → "Hasta luego". The farewell formula "Hasta luego" is standard in shops and bars.
This is a reaction to "the price is very high".
Faced with a shocking price, people say "¡Está por las nubes!" ("It’s very expensive"). "Está tirado (de precio)" means the opposite: "It’s really cheap".
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