Which Spanish phrases matter most here?

“Buenos días, ¿qué le pongo?” (Good morning, what can I get you); “Una barra de pan, por favor.” (A loaf of bread, please); “¿Tiene pan integral?” (Do you have wholemeal bread). The full list is above.

Can I hear how they sound?

Yes: press the speaker next to a phrase to hear it, recorded for the Frasa app.

How can I practise this conversation?

Press “Start the conversation” above to play it through and choose your replies, with a note on why some fit better in Spain. Frasa, an iPhone app, lets you save these phrases and rehearse them out loud.

Spanish phrases for buying bread at the bakery in Spain

At a Spanish bakery the baker asks “Buenos días, ¿qué le pongo?”. Ask for bread with “Una barra de pan, por favor”, or point and say “Uno de esos, por favor”. Not sure what a pastry is? Ask “¿Qué es esto?”. For fresh bread, ask “¿Hay pan de hoy?”.

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On a Saturday morning you pop into the bakery for a loaf and a pastry you can’t name, so you point and ask.

Sound on: the baker speaks Spanish. You choose what to say back, and Frasa tells you why it works.

How does the conversation usually go?

Baker
Buenos días, ¿qué le pongo?
Good morning, what can I get you?
You
Una barra de pan, por favor.
A loaf of bread, please.
Baker
¿Algo más?
Anything else?
You
¿Qué es esto?
What’s this?
Baker
¿Cuántos le pongo?
How many would you like?
You
Uno de esos, por favor.
One of those, please.
Baker
¿Quiere bolsa?
Do you want a bag?
You
¿Me da una bolsa?
Could I have a bag?
Baker
Son cuatro euros con cincuenta.
That’s four euros fifty.
You
Aquí tiene.
Here you are.
Baker
¡Buen fin de semana!
Have a good weekend.
You
Igualmente, hasta luego.
Likewise, see you later.

Which Spanish phrases do you need?

Buenos días, ¿qué le pongo?
Good morning, what can I get you?
Una barra de pan, por favor.
A loaf of bread, please.
¿Tiene pan integral?
Do you have wholemeal bread?
¿Hay pan de hoy?
Is there bread baked today?
¿Qué es esto?
What’s this?
Uno de esos, por favor.
One of those, please.
¿Cuántos le pongo?
How many would you like?
¿Me da una bolsa?
Could I have a bag?
Son cuatro euros con cincuenta.
That’s four euros fifty.
Aquí tiene.
Here you are.

What is worth knowing in Spain?

How it goes at the bakery

1
If a few people are waiting, ask who is last and go after them.
Who’s last in line?
2
Order the bread, then point at anything else you fancy.
One of those, please.
3
Pay once you’ve been served, at the till or to the baker.

Bread of the day

If you want bread that is freshly baked, ask for today’s. The baker will point you to the right loaf.

¿Hay pan de hoy?

Is there bread baked today?

Usted at the counter

At the bakery

Buenos días, ¿qué le pongo?

Good morning, what can I get you?

At a bar

¿Qué te pongo?

What can I get you?

Shopkeepers often use usted, especially with older customers, so you hear “le pongo”. In a bar it is usually tú. Answer in the form you hear.

Questions about this situation

Which Spanish phrases matter most here?: “Buenos días, ¿qué le pongo?” (Good morning, what can I get you); “Una barra de pan, por favor.” (A loaf of bread, please); “¿Tiene pan integral?” (Do you have wholemeal bread). The full list is above.
Can I hear how they sound?: Yes: press the speaker next to a phrase to hear it, recorded for the Frasa app.
How can I practise this conversation?: Press “Start the conversation” above to play it through and choose your replies, with a note on why some fit better in Spain. Frasa, an iPhone app, lets you save these phrases and rehearse them out loud.

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