Lingotapas Sobremesa

Have you ever tried a Horchata? 🍹

By the end of this episode, you’ll have everything you need to order a cold horchata on a hot afternoon in Tulum. Most importantly, you’ll understand what the man behind the counter is saying.

It’s three in the afternoon at a market in Tulum. The vendor at the aguas frescas stand asks four questions in one breath. Lucía walks you through what he said, teaches you the five phrases you need to answer him, then takes you back to the counter to order for yourself.

In this episode:

• disculpe: excuse me (getting his attention)
• me da una horchata, por favor: the way Mexicans actually order
• grande / chica: big or small
• con hielo / sin hielo: with or without ice
• ¿mande?: Mexico’s politest “pardon?”

You’ll also hear the story of the two horchatas (tiger nuts in Valencia, rice in Mexico) and how mande has lasted four hundred years in Mexico.

This week’s challenge: next time you order anything, say it to yourself in Spanish first. Me da un café, por favor. This episode’s phrase card, with pronunciation, is free inside the Lingotapas community at lingotapas.com.

Next episode: a bar in Madrid, at nine o’clock at night.