Local Drinks

1. café solo

   Espresso (black coffee)

   Usage

   A small espresso with no milk, the usual black coffee served in bars

   Grammar Note

   "Solo" is an adjective meaning "alone"; for coffee it means "without milk"

2. café con leite

   Coffee with milk

   Usage

   Espresso with hot milk, the standard breakfast coffee

   Grammar Note

   "Leite" is masculine and spelled differently from Spanish "leche"

3. zume de laranxa

   Orange juice

   Usage

   Freshly squeezed orange juice, available at breakfast or in bars

   Grammar Note

   "Zume" is masculine; the Spanish equivalents are zumo and naranja

4. auga mineral

   Mineral water

   Usage

   Bottled water, available still (sen gas) or sparkling (con gas)

   Grammar Note

   "Auga" is feminine and spelled differently from Spanish "agua"

5. auga con gas

   Sparkling water

   Usage

   Sparkling water; still water is auga sen gas

   Grammar Note

   Use con gas / sen gas to say with or without carbonation; "gas" is masculine

6. leite

   Milk

   Usage

   Milk, drunk cold or hot or added to coffee

   Grammar Note

   "Leite" is masculine (o leite)

7. chocolate quente

   Hot chocolate

   Usage

   Hot chocolate drink, served in cafés

   Grammar Note

   "Quente" means hot; the Spanish equivalent is caliente

8. chá

   Tea

   Usage

   Tea, usually served as a tea bag

   Grammar Note

   "Chá" is feminine (a chá) and carries an accent on the á

9. infusión

   Herbal tea

   Usage

   Herbal tea such as camomile or mint, often used for herbal rather than black tea

   Grammar Note

   "Infusión" is feminine; note it ends in -sión, not -ción

10. Cola Cao

    Usage

    Brand name of a cocoa powder stirred into milk, a chocolate drink popular across Spain

    Grammar Note

    It is a brand name, so the spelling stays as is; you order it as un Cola Cao

11. Mondariz

    Mondariz mineral water

    Usage

    Mineral water brand named after the spa town of Mondariz-Balneario in Pontevedra province

    Grammar Note

    A brand name spelled like the place

12. Cabreiroá

    Cabreiroá mineral water

    Usage

    Mineral water brand from a spring at Verín, Ourense province

    Grammar Note

    A brand name, so the spelling stays; note the accent on the final á

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