SCENARIO
Imagine
you
are in a bar somewhere in Spain with a group of other people. You are
about to order some food and drinks for the whole group. Your order
seems to include some sandwiches. The
waiter wants to clarify the number of sandwichws you want and says to
you something like: "how
many sandwiches do you want?"
In
Spanish, the other person could choose to be less formal and say:
¿Cuántos
bocadillos queréis?
Alternatively,
he/ she could choose to be more formal and say:
¿Cuántos
bocadillos quieren (ustedes)?
OUR
TIP
The question is an
invitation for you to state the number of sandwiches you are
ordering. When stating the number sandswiches in your order,
you DO NOT need to be concerned about the level of formality
in the other person's question. Your main concern should be about
communicating the number of sandwiches. Perhaps what you want to say
is that you want:
- A specific number of sandwiches;
- A specific number of sandwiches with details of sandwich filling;
- No sandwiches at all;
Here are some
examples of how you could reply:
- Queremos dos* bocadillos (we want two sandwiches);
- Queremos dos* bocadillos de queso (we want two cheese sandwiches);
- Queremos tres* bocadillos, uno* de queso y dos* de jamón (we want three sandwiches, one with cheese and two with ham);
- No, no queremos bocadillos, gracias (no, we don't want any sandwiches, thank you);
*NB
For other numbers of sandwiches, simply change the number
accordingly.
Now
you should practice answering the question:
¿Cuántos
bocadillos queréis?
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1 comment:
Quiero cuatro bocadillos con mucho queso.
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