quiero un café, por favor — gracias
I'd like a coffee, please — thank you (café)
In the story
Quiero un café, por favor… gracias.
Lucía
Simple, friendly: “quiero un café, por favor — gracias.” Stress: quie-RO un ca-FÉ, por fa-VOR. This is you being kind but direct. Common wobble: swapping “quiero” for “quiere” — that’s third person; you want first person singular: yo…
Lucía
Together: “quiero un café, por favor.” … Add the thanks: “gracias.” … Now natural speed — like the smell of coffee already hit you.
Learn it in the story
This phrase appears in the lesson:
Level pre-A1 · Lesson 15