I want to expand on Jason's post about How to make a toast in Spanish and the phrases he added to the Hook Up Spanish Phrase Guide.

Whether you just bought someone a drink at the bar, are out on your first date, or sharing a bottle of wine for something special, you might want to mark the occasion with a toast. Toasting in Spanish can be just as simple as toasting in English. For starters, salud (sah-LOOD) is a simple, typical toast. It basically means “to your health.” However, it is also used when someone sneezes, so you might want to consider saying something a little more romantic.

This leads us to a one word, meaningful toast. For this type of toast all you have to know is some basic Spanish. You can raise your glass to the other person and say one word such as amistad (ah-mee-STAHD), which means “friendship,” or amor (ah-MOHR), which means “love,” or el futuro (ehl foo-TOO-roh), which means “the future.”

If you want to get fancier with the toast, you can add a little to it by saying something such as:

I’d like to propose a toast to…
Me gustaría proponer un brindis por…
meh goo-stah-REE-ah proh-poh-NEHR oon BRIHN-dihs pohr…

Then you would add something at the end of the sentence such as amor or nostros mismos (noh-SOH-trohs MIHS-mohs) which means “us.” However you decide to toast, know that you don’t have to make toasting in Spanish to be a complicated toast or thought. Sometimes less is more such as toasting to love or each other and ending the toast with a kiss. What are some other phrases for toasting in Spanish?

I added some phrases on making a toast in Spanish to the Hook Up Spanish Phrase Guide.

Some phrases I included:

Cheers!

Bottoms up!

Here's to you!

Down the hatch!

etc, etc.

I've added some more words and phrases to my last update on drinks. This time I added phrases for ordering mixed drinks. I also threw in some phrases for ordering another round and paying for drinks.

Today I put up some new phrases for the Hook Up Spanish Phrase Guide on ordering drinks and how to say them in Spanish. This covers how to order drinks, how much they cost, asking someone what they want to drink or even telling someone that you don't want to drink. Plus the names of different drinks in Spanish like beer, draft beer, shots, wine, mixed drinks, etc. along with a couple useful translations for ice, lemon, etc.

I just put up some more Spanish phrases for the Hook Up Spanish Phrase Guide. These are phrases you can use before heading out for the evening to bars and clubs. They cover talking about drinking and what you feel like doing plus a couple phrases like asking if a place has a cover charge, etc.

Here are a few openers you can use in ANY bar or club in a Spanish speaking country. These are casual conversation starters you can use to get some small talk going. They work well for someone you are attracted to or if you just want to hang out with some locals.

What's the best national beer from this country?
¿Cual es la mejor cerveza nacional de este país?
¿kwahl ehs lah meh-hohr sehr-veh-sah nah-see-oh-nahl deh ehs-teh pah-EEs?

What are the local drinks from this country?
¿Cuales son los tragos nativos de este país?
¿kwah-lehs sohn lohs trah-gohs nah-tee-vohs deh ehs-teh pah-EEs?

What kind of drinks are popular here?
¿Qué tipo de tragos son populares aquí?
¿kEH tee-poh deh trah-gohs sohn poh-poo-lah-rehs ah-kEE?

These are good ways to start a conversation since you're showing interest in their country and what makes it different from others. Most people enjoy talking about things that are unique from their country.

Though these are ideal for bars and clubs you can use them anywhere to strike up a conversation.

To get the most out of your time spent traveling in other countries you want to mix with the locals. If you've met some cool people or have met someone you're attracted to and want to hang out with them you can ask them to get a drink with you:

Let's have a drink.
Vamos a tomar un trago.
vah-mohs ah toh-mahr oo-n trah-goh.

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