🥤 Drinks
In this section you'll learn useful Spanish vocabulary for drinks and beverages, along with common expressions for ordering drinks, asking for water, and talking about what you like to drink.
🟢 Basic Drinks
💧 Water → Agua
☕ Coffee → Café
🍵 Tea → Té
🥛 Milk → Leche
🧃 Juice → Jugo / Zumo
🥤 Soft drink / Soda → Refresco
💦 Sparkling water → Agua con gas
🚰 Still water → Agua sin gas
🟡 Café & Restaurant Drinks
🍊 Orange juice → Jugo de naranja / Zumo de naranja
🍋 Lemonade → Limonada
☕ Coffee with milk → Café con leche
☕ Black coffee → Café solo / Café negro
🍫 Hot chocolate → Chocolate caliente
🥛 Milkshake → Batido
🍓 Fruit smoothie → Batido de frutas
🧊 Iced coffee → Café con hielo
🥤 Useful Drink Vocabulary
🧊 Ice → Hielo
🥛 Glass → Vaso
☕ Cup → Taza
🫗 Bottle → Botella
🥤 Drink / Beverage → Bebida
🍴 To drink → Beber / Tomar
🔥 Hot → Caliente
❄️ Cold → Frío / Fría
🗣️ Ordering a Drink
☕ Quisiera un café, por favor.
I would like a coffee, please.
I would like a coffee, please.
💧 ¿Me trae un vaso de agua, por favor?
Could you bring me a glass of water, please?
Could you bring me a glass of water, please?
🧊 Sin hielo, por favor.
No ice, please.
No ice, please.
💦 ¿Tiene agua con gas?
Do you have sparkling water?
Do you have sparkling water?
🍊 Para mí, un jugo de naranja.
For me, an orange juice.
For me, an orange juice.
🥤 ¿Qué bebidas tienen?
What drinks do you have?
What drinks do you have?
🧠 Useful Language Tip: Beber vs. Tomar
Beber directly means "to drink" and can be used when talking about consuming a beverage.
Bebo mucha agua.
I drink a lot of water.
Bebo mucha agua.
I drink a lot of water.
Tomar is also commonly used when talking about having or drinking a beverage.
Tomo café por la mañana.
I drink coffee in the morning.
Tomo café por la mañana.
I drink coffee in the morning.
🌎 Regional Vocabulary Tip
The word for juice varies across the Spanish-speaking world. Jugo is widely used in Latin America, while zumo is commonly used in Spain.
Words for soft drinks also vary by region. You may hear refresco, gaseosa, or simply the name of the particular drink.
Coffee vocabulary can also vary depending on the country. Learning phrases such as café con leche and café solo is especially useful when traveling.
💬 Everyday Drink Phrases
💧 Necesito un vaso de agua.
I need a glass of water.
I need a glass of water.
☕ Tomo café todas las mañanas.
I drink coffee every morning.
I drink coffee every morning.
🍊 El jugo de naranja está muy fresco.
The orange juice is very fresh.
The orange juice is very fresh.
🍋 Quiero una limonada bien fría.
I want a very cold lemonade.
I want a very cold lemonade.
🧊 Quiero agua sin hielo, por favor.
I would like water without ice, please.
I would like water without ice, please.
🥛 ¿Quieres algo de beber?
Would you like something to drink?
Would you like something to drink?
💬 Everyday Conversations
At a café
A: ¿Qué va a tomar?
B: Un café con leche, por favor.
A: What would you like to drink?
B: A coffee with milk, please.
A: ¿Qué va a tomar?
B: Un café con leche, por favor.
A: What would you like to drink?
B: A coffee with milk, please.
At a restaurant
A: ¿Qué quieres beber?
B: Quiero agua con gas, por favor.
A: What do you want to drink?
B: I would like sparkling water, please.
A: ¿Qué quieres beber?
B: Quiero agua con gas, por favor.
A: What do you want to drink?
B: I would like sparkling water, please.
Asking about ice
A: ¿Quieres hielo?
B: Sí, pero solo un poco.
A: Do you want ice?
B: Yes, but only a little.
A: ¿Quieres hielo?
B: Sí, pero solo un poco.
A: Do you want ice?
B: Yes, but only a little.
📝 Example Sentences
🥛 La leche está en el refrigerador.
The milk is in the refrigerator.
The milk is in the refrigerator.
🧊 Pon un poco más de hielo en mi bebida.
Put a little more ice in my drink.
Put a little more ice in my drink.
🍓 Me gusta tomar batidos de frutas por la tarde.
I like to drink fruit smoothies in the afternoon.
I like to drink fruit smoothies in the afternoon.
🍫 El chocolate caliente es perfecto para los días fríos.
Hot chocolate is perfect for cold days.
Hot chocolate is perfect for cold days.
💧 Intento beber mucha agua durante el día.
I try to drink plenty of water during the day.
I try to drink plenty of water during the day.
☕ Prefiero el café sin azúcar.
I prefer coffee without sugar.
I prefer coffee without sugar.
🏆 Final Practice
Try saying each phrase before pressing play.
- Quisiera un café, por favor.
- ¿Me trae un vaso de agua, por favor?
- ¿Tiene agua con gas?
- Sin hielo, por favor.
- Tomo café todas las mañanas.
- ¿Quieres algo de beber?