🌮🌯 Useful video, isn't it? For a deeper dive into ordering food in Spanish, check out our complete guide at spanishandgo.com/learn/how-to-order-food-in-spanish 🍽 Get confident with menus, requests, and more. Make your Spanish dining experience unforgettable! 🌮🥂 ¡Hasta pronto!
I taught conversational Spanish for four years to homeschool high school students. I took them to a Mexican restaurant here in California and everyone had to speak Spanish order the food in Spanish, pay speaking to the waitresses in Spanish etc. I’d go through the items too and have then tell me what it was in Spanish. Excellent way for kids to learn the language.
Charlie Coder In English, “Native Spanish speaker” doesn’t mean you’re from Spain. It means Spanish is your mother tongue. I’m a native English speaker, but I’m not from England. -Jim
@@funlanguages7922 who said I was from Spain? Is like if I was saying I am a native French speaker that doesn't means I am french. Also people from spain are not called Spanish but Spaniards just saying.
As a Mexican Spanish teacher this video was a Godsend! Thank you so much for a great video. It will be so useful for my class (I really wanted a video recorded in Mexico!). Thank you so so much.
I've been learning Spanish in Barcelona, Spain for the last six months and people here use a different vocabulary when ordering food i.e. me gustaria..., querría..., voy a tomar...., me pones..., algo más?..., ya esta? and so on. It is fascinating to see how it differs from one country to another.
La cosa que aprendí en Ecuador 🇻🇪 es "de llegar", meaning carry out. So, maybe you can put that into use by asking, "¿Tiene comida de llegar?" At least, that's what I asked to find out if I could order food to go.
It would be helpful to show how to resolve conflicts, like the food is too salty, too spicy or just tastes bad, when you didn’t order a dish, bill charges. A follow up lesson should cover those cases.
if you arent a local spanish speaker with the local places accent complaining about the food is a sure way to have real problems with annoyed staff! Comes la comida con demasiado sal y lo te gustas
Hola! From SASKATCHEWAN Canada. Your channel will really help me out. I met my potential love of my life and I'm trying to learn her culture. Bless you guys!
I just moved to Mexico & know virtually no Spanish. Y'all are going to be gems over the next few months. Thank you for dedicating your time to do this.
Don't forget to use the index to jump right to the part you want to practice. We also have subtitles available in Spanish and English. Check out the blog post that goes along with this video here: spanishandgo.com/learn/how-to-order-food-in-spanish Thanks for watching!
It's funny for me to be watching this video, you know? I'm a native spanish speaker, and... Hearing how other people learn spanish is weird, because i see a lack in clearness and in forms, or words that aren't used at all. I guess i look that dumb to that Cambridge whatever guy that came last class yo be an example or something (?
I studied at Colima University and I love all the hidden gems you show on your videos. Plus, I can show your lessons to my husband so that he can learn Spanish and see how picturesque this town is.
This is very helpful, thank you for the upload. I'm trying to muster up the courage to visit a Guatemalan restaurant in my neighborhood. I want to practice my Spanish while there, but I don't have enough vocabulary to do that just yet. But then I came across this video, took lots of notes. I will practice and hopefully I'll make it there this weekend.
Four months ago I watched this video and I couldn't understand anything but por favor! and today I came here again to see if I made any improvement, actually yes I did and I'm so happy about it because when I started learning Spanish I couldn't hear the words clearly and I couldn't get anything even while I watched the video three-four times !! still far away from the goal but I never ever imagine that I could understand any of these videos! thank you for all your help
This is very helpful - I like the words spelled out in the video and the verbal Spanish and English translations - this is the best way to learn Spanish and shown with common activities like ordering food at a restaurant. Gracias
I can’t get over how the direct translation of ‘te encargo’ is ‘I order you’. I found people in Mexico also say “me regalas un/una… por favor” for napkins etc. It feels better to me.
Yeah, I hear you. Not everyone likes it in Mexico either, but it doesn’t sound rude or demanding at all to most Mexicans. As with most things in language, tone and context are important. For example, in English and in Spanish, there are contexts where saying “give me….” when ordering are perfectly acceptable, even though it sounds quite demanding at face value.
Came across this video by chance. I found it really interesting. I know this is set in Mexico, but the vocab for ordering food seems quite different to the one I have learnt for Spain. I've never heard of encargar used for "to bring" in this context, I have only been taught to use poner, dar or trajer as in me pones/das/trajes. "Va a ser" is also new to me. It also struck me that the language level is more informal in Spain than in Mexico. That's the joy of learning Spanish. Cheers!
Thank you for watching! We appreciate the feedback. That’s great! Guadalajara is only a few hours from where we recorded this. Much more to come soon! ¡Saludos! ☺️ -Jim
Good video. I will never forget tenedor for fork as, whilst eating steak in Madrid my fork flicked spectacularly out of my hand and onto the next table - fortunately they were friendly Spanish speaking and saw my predicament of not knowing how to ask for replacement fork and kindly got me a new one for me.
Thank you for creating these videos! They will help me tremendously while teaching Spanish this year. One things, for future, could you combine more ways of saying things depending on the area the speaker is from. For example, you said "te encargo"... when ordering, we can also say "me puede traer" or "quisiera/puedo ordernar". Otherwise, you are doing a fantastic job. Thank you!
Awww! ¡Muchas gracias! We're so glad to hear you're enjoing our content! Comments like yours is what motivates us to keep creating videos for you guys.
Subscribed, Signed up to your News Letter. Going to share on my face-book page. 100% totally impressed. What a help already !! Thanks MIL GRACIAS A mi, me encanta !
This video was assigned for a Spanish class in University, and while I found all of the phrases useful, I was very bothered by the fact that la hamburguesa was served with about 6 fries... I subscribed to this channel, very helpful!
I just saw you today and I directly hit the subscribe button. You are explaining everything in an easy way and it’s just nice watching you! Definitely will watch your other videos, too! Muchas gracias!
So far the best and most user friendly videos I have seen. Plus very practical format between the instructors for easier retention. Now, I believe I can break through the wall that I have hit.
Lol, I'm secretly gleaming inside because I can already literally understand everything they're saying! X3. But it's nice to brush up on cultural phrases when ordering
Thank you so much for taking the time to do these videos. It is very helpful the way you show actual situations and translate. I can sometimes translate when reading but I can't understand when spoken to. Even when an instructor speaks, I can piece together the information, but they usually speak slow. When native Mexicans speak, it is usually too fast for me to understand. I live in New Mexico, USA and my mom and dad are Spanish. Their first language was Spanish but when they were young, they would get in trouble at school if they didn't speak English. So they taught the kids (me) English and nothing more. I have the accent and I know some basic Spanish but I can't seem to get a grip on the language. I like how you show actual conversations with waiters, sales people, etc., then you break it down. After you slow down the speech, I usually understand. I go back and listen and it helps me to understand when they speak fast. Amazing! I hope you do more videos like this. It really helps. Thank you!
Thanks so much for your support! We have much more to come in this format. In the meantime, you can see all of our other videos in this style here: ua-cam.com/video/8E0XIF2uJCQ/v-deo.html We truly appreciate the kind words and look forward to helping you improve your Spanish more with real world practical lessons. ¡Un saludo desde Puerto Rico! -Jim
I've never heard "te encargo" when ordering or asking for something before. I didn't hear it once when I was travelling through Peru, Bolivia or Colombia. More common was using the verb traer to ask the waiter to bring the bill. Will have to bear this video in mind when visiting Mexico.
¡Hola, disarmsox! Thanks for your comment! I'm sure you will hear "te encargo" a lot when you are in Mexico. As you can see in the video, we use it for basically everything! It's a phrase you don't really hear from foreigners or tourists since it is not comonly included in Spanish textbooks, but it's one of the most common go-to phrases we use when ordering food at restaurants. It's also very versatile and can be used in casual and formal settings without a problem. Just use the "usted" form when you are in a more formal place and say "le encargo...". We hope you found this video useful! ¡Saludos! :)
Glad to find your channel. Funny that it's the second one I've found with a married couple - in both the guy is from the USA and the lady is Latina. Muchas gracias.
Mas Importante 'Mi Amigo Paygar'. Pardon the spelling, but 'My friend will pay' is a phrase to learn right after 'Dos Cervesa's por Favor'. My world traveling Kiwi friend says he learns those phrases first, in any language -Veteran '66-68
This video was so helpful! Thank you so much! I'm traveling in Mexico right now and I've always wanted to know how the locals order food. I would usually order by saying "me gustaria..." but it's nice to know other ways to order :)
Este vídeo me recuerda a cuando yo estaba en España en mi programa del estudio en el extranjero, y mis amigos y yo teníamos que ordenar la comida en varios restaurantes. Recuerdo que no sabíamos ordenar la comida en español, y al principio, ordenábamos la comida por decir "yo quería __". Aprendimos ordenar por decir "Me pones __" o "me traes __", y sentía un poco grosero pedirlo así.
The speech is quite fast. Lol. I was trying to hear each word and interpret in my mind before you jumped to the next sentence. But I think it will just take time for my ears to hear and translate each word to understand. You guys did a great job. Slowly but surely I want to learn Spanish! Thanks guys! I've always wanted to learn Spanish. As hmong was my first language and English is my second. It's be awesome to learn Spanish as a third. As I was born in MN, raised partly in California. At an early age I always desired to learn Spanish to have an instant connection with Spanish speakers.
Thanks for watching! You were born in Minnesota? That's where I'm from! (Jim). I'm from Rochester. As for speed, there are two options that might help you: 1. You can set the video speed to play slower or faster under the video options in the video window. You can watch the video at half speed or 3/4 speed to slow it down. 2. Turn on closed captioning. We have English and Spanish captions available for most of our Spanish lessons. On a desktop or laptop computer, just click the “CC” button in the video window. On mobile click the three vertical dots to see your options. Thanks for your support! We believe listening to the natural speed of natives speaking will help you develop a better ear for Spanish, and you'll also know what to expect when you travel to a Spanish-speaking country.
I would suggest not to try to translate into English but do as bilingual do. Try to think in the language. If you try to translate Spanish words into English, it makes understanding more difficult because there is not enough time for doing that. That is the reason why interpreters need to be trained. To be able to understand a conversation at a natural speed you need to have a lot of exposure. Listen to news, songs etc in Spanish even if you do not understand very much at first. That way your ear will get used to the sounds of Spanish. The technique called "repetitive listening" is perfect for that purpose. It consists in listening to the same record (ideally less than 10 minutes long) over and over (something like 100 times). With each repetition, your brain will absorb more a more of the sounds that you hear, and gradually you will be able to say entire sentences with great accent and intonation. Even if you cannot understand everything that it is said, it does not matter. You can always check with a Spanish speaker the meaning of what you are saying. I think it is okay not to be able to understand everything because that what is going to happen in real life when you try to communicate with native speakers. It is good to get used to relying upon context to understand what the person is saying. Yo do not necessarily need to know every single word he is uttering. As time goes, you will be able to understand more and more. We do it all the time in our mother tongues. Someone could be using a word or an expression that you never heard before, but from what he is saying you can guess the meaning of that word or phrase.
Thanks for watching! I think the main difference in Spain is that they're more like to say "me trae..." instead of "le encargo," when ordering, but basically everything else in the video applies. Where will you be visiting in Spain? -Jim
Liked, subscribed. I googled a question and found your answer on hinative or something. You linked this video. Me and my gf are in Mexico for 6 months and just got here a fortnite ago. So glad to have these videos, even as a novice speaker
This lesson definitely helped me out today. I had more confidence ordering and I considered it a victory when my waitress stopped to converse with me---I didn't use Google Translate once! Thank you! New sub!
As a new student of Spanish I have learned as much from the comments as I did from the video with an occasional assist from translate.google.com. I'll certainly stay tuned to your channel to learn even more.
¡Genial! Glad our videos can help you with both English and Spanish! Do you have any other topic you'd like us to cover for future episodes? ¡Un saludo! :) -May
🌮🌯 Useful video, isn't it? For a deeper dive into ordering food in Spanish, check out our complete guide at spanishandgo.com/learn/how-to-order-food-in-spanish 🍽 Get confident with menus, requests, and more. Make your Spanish dining experience unforgettable! 🌮🥂 ¡Hasta pronto!
I taught conversational Spanish for four years to homeschool high school students. I took them to a Mexican restaurant here in California and everyone had to speak Spanish order the food in Spanish, pay speaking to the waitresses in Spanish etc. I’d go through the items too and have then tell me what it was in Spanish. Excellent way for kids to learn the language.
Great idea
That’s so cool! I wish my teacher had done something like that when I took Spanish!!
¡Muy bien! Eso es genial. He estado aprendiendo español de vez en cuando durante varios años, ¡sin embargo, quiero aprender más!
Usted es una profesora excelente!
I like how everything was so polite and patient..
I am native Spanish speaker but here I am learning how to order food in Spanish, WTF 😂😂😂😆
😂
tico1983 youre not a native from spain
Charlie Coder In English, “Native Spanish speaker” doesn’t mean you’re from Spain. It means Spanish is your mother tongue. I’m a native English speaker, but I’m not from England. -Jim
@@funlanguages7922 who said I was from Spain? Is like if I was saying I am a native French speaker that doesn't means I am french. Also people from spain are not called Spanish but Spaniards just saying.
Hahaha, the same as me 😂😂
As a Mexican Spanish teacher this video was a Godsend! Thank you so much for a great video. It will be so useful for my class (I really wanted a video recorded in Mexico!). Thank you so so much.
If some of the translations were not backwards it would be great
So happy with this. It took me ages to find a good video on how to order food.
¡Gracias Jo! We're glad you found it useful. Much more to come. 😄
I'm a native speaker of Spanish, I just found your channel, it's so great, I'm practicing my English accent
That’s fantastic! We’re glad to hear that. Thanks for watching! Saludos. -Jim
I've been learning Spanish in Barcelona, Spain for the last six months and people here use a different vocabulary when ordering food i.e. me gustaria..., querría..., voy a tomar...., me pones..., algo más?..., ya esta? and so on. It is fascinating to see how it differs from one country to another.
Joshkun Tepeli thanks for that. Have a Spain trip on the books.
I live in Mexico and we say "Me gustaria...." and "Voy a tomar...."
I have not used "Te encargo..." but will add it to my vocabulary. Thanks for that!
Si. Hay demasiadas expresiones utilizadas dependiendo del país. En mi caso yo diría :, quiero... Es más corto.
La cosa que aprendí en Ecuador 🇻🇪 es "de llegar", meaning carry out. So, maybe you can put that into use by asking, "¿Tiene comida de llegar?" At least, that's what I asked to find out if I could order food to go.
Joshkun Tepeli are u still in Spain 🇪🇸
I know this is 6 years old but yours are the most helpful Spanish videos I've ever seen. ❤
Wow, thank you!
It would be helpful to show how to resolve conflicts, like the food is too salty, too spicy or just tastes bad, when you didn’t order a dish, bill charges. A follow up lesson should cover those cases.
Thanks so much, Manuel!
These are all great ideas! We'll keep them in mind for future videos. :)
¡Un saludo!
-May
Con ese nombre manual, yo me imagino que ya sabés decir todo eso 😂😂jaja chiste amigo solo estoy molestando
if you arent a local spanish speaker with the local places accent complaining about the food is a sure way to have real problems with annoyed staff! Comes la comida con demasiado sal y lo te gustas
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Hola! From SASKATCHEWAN Canada. Your channel will really help me out. I met my potential love of my life and I'm trying to learn her culture. Bless you guys!
I just moved to Mexico & know virtually no Spanish. Y'all are going to be gems over the next few months. Thank you for dedicating your time to do this.
If you want to learn Spanish, I found this is one of the best option.
Las mejores lecciones de espanola de todos los tiempos. Muy claro y facil de entender.
Soy estudiante del español de India. A mi me gusta su video mucho. !Muchísimas gracias! Estan haciendo un buen trabajo! Sigue Adelanté!
Don't forget to use the index to jump right to the part you want to practice. We also have subtitles available in Spanish and English. Check out the blog post that goes along with this video here: spanishandgo.com/learn/how-to-order-food-in-spanish Thanks for watching!
It's funny for me to be watching this video, you know? I'm a native spanish speaker, and... Hearing how other people learn spanish is weird, because i see a lack in clearness and in forms, or words that aren't used at all. I guess i look that dumb to that Cambridge whatever guy that came last class yo be an example or something (?
Guys u are great 👌😍 continue
U have the best channel to learn spanish and culture👌😍😍😍😍gracias
I am learning Portuguese.🇧🇷🇵🇹
I angrily complain
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Do you have some constructive advise and examples?
I studied at Colima University and I love all the hidden gems you show on your videos. Plus, I can show your lessons to my husband so that he can learn Spanish and see how picturesque this town is.
This is very helpful, thank you for the upload. I'm trying to muster up the courage to visit a Guatemalan restaurant in my neighborhood. I want to practice my Spanish while there, but I don't have enough vocabulary to do that just yet. But then I came across this video, took lots of notes. I will practice and hopefully I'll make it there this weekend.
I know you wrote this comment four years ago but I'd love to know how that went for you, and if you're still studying Spanish.
Four months ago I watched this video and I couldn't understand anything but por favor!
and today I came here again to see if I made any improvement, actually yes I did and I'm so happy about it
because when I started learning Spanish I couldn't hear the words clearly and I couldn't get anything even while I watched the video three-four times !!
still far away from the goal but I never ever imagine that I could understand any of these videos!
thank you for all your help
Thanks so much for watching and letting us know about your progress! Keep up the great work. ¡Saludos! -Jim
This is very helpful - I like the words spelled out in the video and the verbal Spanish and English translations - this is the best way to learn Spanish and shown with common activities like ordering food at a restaurant. Gracias
I used to work there, such a lovely place to eat and drink. Buenisimos los vlogs, espero que puedan probar las brasas aqui en Colima.
I can’t get over how the direct translation of ‘te encargo’ is ‘I order you’. I found people in Mexico also say “me regalas un/una… por favor” for napkins etc. It feels better to me.
Yeah, I hear you. Not everyone likes it in Mexico either, but it doesn’t sound rude or demanding at all to most Mexicans. As with most things in language, tone and context are important. For example, in English and in Spanish, there are contexts where saying “give me….” when ordering are perfectly acceptable, even though it sounds quite demanding at face value.
Basic information and phrases, but so useful and practical. I love those films. Really great.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching! -Jim
Great channel to study spanish, easy to understand. Keep going for these kind of videos. Thanks so much!
Ly Nguyen thank you for watching! So glad to hear that it’s been helpful for you. Much more to come soon! ¡Saludos! -Jim
Came across this video by chance. I found it really interesting. I know this is set in Mexico, but the vocab for ordering food seems quite different to the one I have learnt for Spain. I've never heard of encargar used for "to bring" in this context, I have only been taught to use poner, dar or trajer as in me pones/das/trajes. "Va a ser" is also new to me. It also struck me that the language level is more informal in Spain than in Mexico. That's the joy of learning Spanish. Cheers!
I really like the way you staged this video. Well done!
Thanks for watching! Un saludo. -Jim
This was really good! I was able to understand your accents in Spanish so well! I’m improving 😱😊
Can’t wait for more videos!!
Why isn't there more stuff like this on UA-cam! Very helpful, thank you.
Muchas gracias. I will use this with my Spanish 1 and 2 students for our "remote learning" adventures...
Im bilinguel but im loving your videos for refresh. I have family in gudalajara mexico. Thanks for making a realistic easy to learn spanish videos .
Thank you for watching! We appreciate the feedback. That’s great! Guadalajara is only a few hours from where we recorded this. Much more to come soon! ¡Saludos! ☺️ -Jim
Such a useful lesson. This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you both! 🙌 I love that it was all in a real context too!
Glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching!
@@SpanishandGoim in mexico for a month thank you for this
this video is one of the best as far as ordering meals in Spanish on UA-cam. Please continue to make more videos. Thanks!
Thanks so much, John! That means a lot to us. We have much more to come!
Good video. I will never forget tenedor for fork as, whilst eating steak in Madrid my fork flicked spectacularly out of my hand and onto the next table - fortunately they were friendly Spanish speaking and saw my predicament of not knowing how to ask for replacement fork and kindly got me a new one for me.
Great lesson. I know some Spanish and these videos help further my studies a lot!
Thanks for watching! Much more to come soon. Un saludo. -Jim
Super helpful! We're going to have to get practising 😄 Thanks for sending the video through to us guys!!
Thanks guys! Glad you found it useful! ☺
Thank you for creating these videos! They will help me tremendously while teaching Spanish this year. One things, for future, could you combine more ways of saying things depending on the area the speaker is from. For example, you said "te encargo"... when ordering, we can also say "me puede traer" or "quisiera/puedo ordernar". Otherwise, you are doing a fantastic job. Thank you!
You both make learning Spanish very easy! Thank you 😀😀
Awww! ¡Muchas gracias!
We're so glad to hear you're enjoing our content!
Comments like yours is what motivates us to keep creating videos for you guys.
This is my first time watching your video and I love it keep up the good work
Nunca he escuchado de maracuyá, yo digo parcha/chinola. Es chévere aprender las palabras que las personas de otros países usan. Saludos
Thank you showing me how to order food in Spanish.
Thanks for watching! Let us know if there’s another type of video you’d like us to make to help you learn Spanish. Un saludo. -Jim
de nada "Hackerman"
i'm going to mexico and spain this summer so this is very helpful, thanks!!
Awesome! Have fun! Where are you going to in Spain? Thanks for watching! -Jim
Everything looks delicious. It makes you do the happy dance
Subscribed, Signed up to your News Letter. Going to share on my face-book page. 100% totally impressed. What a help already !! Thanks MIL GRACIAS A mi, me encanta !
¡Muchas gracias, Leo! That means a lot to us. Please let us know if you have any questions. 😄
Watching this on my way to go to a restaurant 😂
buen suerte, lo necesitas
Hay diferentes maneras de ordenar en un restaurante. Depende de la región o país ... Me encantó la escena del video.
I have been using these videos to have a note with the key to speaking Spanish!
¡Qué bien! Gracias por producir este excelente vídeo. Se lo mostraré a mis estudiantes de español. Mil bendiciones 💖🤗🇻🇪🇹🇹
This video was assigned for a Spanish class in University, and while I found all of the phrases useful, I was very bothered by the fact that la hamburguesa was served with about 6 fries...
I subscribed to this channel, very helpful!
It's a very clear, hands on, easy to understand video ! thanks a lot !
I have just discovered this channel that I find amazing thank you for the efforts you are making. Muchas gracias amigos
Hadjer Hope thank you! 🙏 That means a lot to us. It’s comments like this that keep us going. ¡Gracias a ti!
I just saw you today and I directly hit the subscribe button. You are explaining everything in an easy way and it’s just nice watching you! Definitely will watch your other videos, too! Muchas gracias!
5:59 you can see the man feeding his daughter in the background for the same bite for 10 seconds lol
I love this couple they make it fun thank you so much
i am trying to learn Spanish because i think it is interesting and theses videos help me a lot. gracias
So far the best and most user friendly videos I have seen. Plus very practical format between the instructors for easier retention. Now, I believe I can break through the wall that I have hit.
Thanks so much! That means a lot to us. Much more to come soon! Saludos. -Jim
I speak Spanish and I think this is helpful for all my American friends that want to go to Mexico
Thanks, Isaac! We hope they do go visit and use our videos to help. Much more to come! Saludos.
gracias. Este video me ayudó a aprender a usar el español en restaurantes públicos.
Lol, I'm secretly gleaming inside because I can already literally understand everything they're saying! X3.
But it's nice to brush up on cultural phrases when ordering
Thank you so much for taking the time to do these videos. It is very helpful the way you show actual situations and translate. I can sometimes translate when reading but I can't understand when spoken to. Even when an instructor speaks, I can piece together the information, but they usually speak slow. When native Mexicans speak, it is usually too fast for me to understand. I live in New Mexico, USA and my mom and dad are Spanish. Their first language was Spanish but when they were young, they would get in trouble at school if they didn't speak English. So they taught the kids (me) English and nothing more. I have the accent and I know some basic Spanish but I can't seem to get a grip on the language. I like how you show actual conversations with waiters, sales people, etc., then you break it down. After you slow down the speech, I usually understand. I go back and listen and it helps me to understand when they speak fast. Amazing! I hope you do more videos like this. It really helps. Thank you!
Thanks so much for your support! We have much more to come in this format. In the meantime, you can see all of our other videos in this style here: ua-cam.com/video/8E0XIF2uJCQ/v-deo.html
We truly appreciate the kind words and look forward to helping you improve your Spanish more with real world practical lessons. ¡Un saludo desde Puerto Rico! -Jim
Well well it looks like i have found a new favorite Spanish chanel👏🏽
Muchas gracias por el video informal! Esto ayudo a mi clase de espanol uno en nueva jersey! :)
Soy profesora de español y sus videos son increibles!!! Feliz 2020
¡Muchísimas gracias! Feliz 2020. Un saludo desde Puerto Rico. -Jim
I've never heard "te encargo" when ordering or asking for something before. I didn't hear it once when I was travelling through Peru, Bolivia or Colombia. More common was using the verb traer to ask the waiter to bring the bill. Will have to bear this video in mind when visiting Mexico.
¡Hola, disarmsox! Thanks for your comment! I'm sure you will hear "te encargo" a lot when you are in Mexico. As you can see in the video, we use it for basically everything! It's a phrase you don't really hear from foreigners or tourists since it is not comonly included in Spanish textbooks, but it's one of the most common go-to phrases we use when ordering food at restaurants. It's also very versatile and can be used in casual and formal settings without a problem. Just use the "usted" form when you are in a more formal place and say "le encargo...". We hope you found this video useful! ¡Saludos! :)
Spanish and Go I’ve lived in Mexico for the past year and haven’t heard it used?
Glad to find your channel. Funny that it's the second one I've found with a married couple - in both the guy is from the USA and the lady is Latina. Muchas gracias.
Morticia Adams ¡Gracias a ti! We're glad you found us too. :) What a coincidence. What is the other channel?
Thank you for posting this video, I like this and some of this is useful for my spanish assessment
WIsh i came across this video before going to Spain! Very helpful...I will watch many more times to get my tongue used to the words. Great video!
Wil O. We're so glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching. 😊
Mas Importante 'Mi Amigo Paygar'. Pardon the spelling, but 'My friend will pay' is a phrase to learn right after 'Dos Cervesa's por Favor'. My world traveling Kiwi friend says he learns those phrases first, in any language -Veteran '66-68
This video was so helpful! Thank you so much! I'm traveling in Mexico right now and I've always wanted to know how the locals order food. I would usually order by saying "me gustaria..." but it's nice to know other ways to order :)
Glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching! -Jim
Este vídeo me recuerda a cuando yo estaba en España en mi programa del estudio en el extranjero, y mis amigos y yo teníamos que ordenar la comida en varios restaurantes. Recuerdo que no sabíamos ordenar la comida en español, y al principio, ordenábamos la comida por decir "yo quería __". Aprendimos ordenar por decir "Me pones __" o "me traes __", y sentía un poco grosero pedirlo así.
I really enjoy what you do. I encourage you in this way!
Wow wow wow. This is a super helpful video for me. I loved it.
Guys, keep up the good work.
Stay safe.
The speech is quite fast. Lol. I was trying to hear each word and interpret in my mind before you jumped to the next sentence. But I think it will just take time for my ears to hear and translate each word to understand. You guys did a great job. Slowly but surely I want to learn Spanish! Thanks guys! I've always wanted to learn Spanish. As hmong was my first language and English is my second. It's be awesome to learn Spanish as a third. As I was born in MN, raised partly in California. At an early age I always desired to learn Spanish to have an instant connection with Spanish speakers.
Thanks for watching! You were born in Minnesota? That's where I'm from! (Jim). I'm from Rochester.
As for speed, there are two options that might help you:
1. You can set the video speed to play slower or faster under the video options in the video window. You can watch the video at half speed or 3/4 speed to slow it down.
2. Turn on closed captioning. We have English and Spanish captions available for most of our Spanish lessons. On a desktop or laptop computer, just click the “CC” button in the video window. On mobile click the three vertical dots to see your options.
Thanks for your support! We believe listening to the natural speed of natives speaking will help you develop a better ear for Spanish, and you'll also know what to expect when you travel to a Spanish-speaking country.
kalia lee I can only listen when I slow down the video during playback.
I would suggest not to try to translate into English but do as bilingual do. Try to think in the language. If you try to translate Spanish words into English, it makes understanding more difficult because there is not enough time for doing that. That is the reason why interpreters need to be trained. To be able to understand a conversation at a natural speed you need to have a lot of exposure. Listen to news, songs etc in Spanish even if you do not understand very much at first. That way your ear will get used to the sounds of Spanish. The technique called "repetitive listening" is perfect for that purpose. It consists in listening to the same record (ideally less than 10 minutes long) over and over (something like 100 times). With each repetition, your brain will absorb more a more of the sounds that you hear, and gradually you will be able to say entire sentences with great accent and intonation. Even if you cannot understand everything that it is said, it does not matter. You can always check with a Spanish speaker the meaning of what you are saying. I think it is okay not to be able to understand everything because that what is going to happen in real life when you try to communicate with native speakers. It is good to get used to relying upon context to understand what the person is saying. Yo do not necessarily need to know every single word he is uttering. As time goes, you will be able to understand more and more. We do it all the time in our mother tongues. Someone could be using a word or an expression that you never heard before, but from what he is saying you can guess the meaning of that word or phrase.
A beginner can´t think in the foreign language. At the beginning you need to listen a lot.
@@SpanishandGo yo tambien! es un mundo pequeño no?! Jaja
Very useful! thank you! Staged well, the transcriptions are very helpful!
Thanks for what you have done for us👍bless you ❤️🙏
Heading to Spain soon. This is a good way to get a taste for ordering. Nicely done.
Thanks for watching! I think the main difference in Spain is that they're more like to say "me trae..." instead of "le encargo," when ordering, but basically everything else in the video applies. Where will you be visiting in Spain? -Jim
Liked, subscribed. I googled a question and found your answer on hinative or something. You linked this video. Me and my gf are in Mexico for 6 months and just got here a fortnite ago. So glad to have these videos, even as a novice speaker
*gasppppp* i love this wow im cramming for my spanish test tmrw thank you muchas gracias
I hear “rico” a lot more often than “delicioso”
I do too. _Rico_ more commonly used in Mexico especially. Thanks for watching! -Jim
@@ReyCha96 😳 it's the deadly que rico papi, duo
¡riquísimo!
this video was very useful and it is very understandable
You guys are amazing. The tips and videos are super useful. Thx so much.
This lesson definitely helped me out today. I had more confidence ordering and I considered it a victory when my waitress stopped to converse with me---I didn't use Google Translate once! Thank you! New sub!
Awesome! Great job! We have much more to come soon. Un saludo. -Jim
@@SpanishandGo Saludos!
As a new student of Spanish I have learned as much from the comments as I did from the video with an occasional assist from translate.google.com. I'll certainly stay tuned to your channel to learn even more.
Colima is next to my home town
it make me sad I wish I was there
Saludos a mi México lindo y querido.
¡Me amor este cine! Yo disfrutar mucho y yo creo este ser muy ayuda para me. Muchas gracias
Love your videos, very helpful! if you can show captions of what waiter is saying, that will be helpful.
Muey gracias amigos
Esto es el video que estoy buscando!!!! Muchas gracias para hacer el video👍👍
Seok Hoon Yoon ¡Que bueno! Muchas gracias a ti. 🙏 😊
very helpful video. thank you so much!
Thank you, going to practice anytime soon 🤞🏻
I want to learn more about Spanish
I like Spanish and I like your video is so cool to learn Spanish
You guys have a new subscriber all the way from the Philippines! :)
Native Spanish speaker from Spain here, still I watch this video lol
Gracias ustedes por el video pratico!
Chale, esa comida mira bueno tambien jaja
Thanks from Greece! 🇬🇷
Espanol es mi querida lengua! ❤
I always like your video and press (right word?) "like" for supporting you!
Im here in spain and i just arrive i dont know how to speak spanish thAnk god i saw this video ver helpful thank you🙏
Thank you, this is a great video. Salud !
Mexican Spanish! Gracias!
That was fun and the food looked delicious as it usually is in Mexico.
Ótimos vídeos. Eu aprendo Inglês e Espanhol ao mesmo tempo! Grácias, Thank your very much. Obrigado!
¡Genial!
Glad our videos can help you with both English and Spanish!
Do you have any other topic you'd like us to cover for future episodes?
¡Un saludo! :)
-May
Thanks, that was bueno. Voy a mirar a few more times today.