Chris Alvarez

I made Casi because I hated that feeling of anxiety that creeps up when planning what to say to someone in Spanish.
I was in Spain this summer and tried ordering coffee one morning. I looked up how to say can I have a latte in Google Translate which translated directly to puedo tengo un latte. I felt so confident! I practiced in my head a few times and then I walked up and said: Buenas Dias! Puedo tengo un latte?

It was a disaster. The barista thought I said te negra y un latte which meant I accidentally ordered a latte and black tea. It wasn t even the right way to ask for a latte (you say puedo tener or more directly dame un latte ). Better yet, I could have said dame un caf con leche which is what they call lattes in Spain. #themoreyouknow