Phrase · 🗺️ Regional colloquial Spanish
—¿Nos tomamos un tinto? —¡Hágale!
—Shall we grab a coffee? —Sure, let's do it!
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Why every word is where it is
—¿Nos3pronoun(ourselves)nosotros · 1st pl.tomamos3verbwe havetomar · present · 1st pl.undeterminerauno · masc. · sing. · indefinitetinto1nounblack coffeemasc. · sing.?—¡Hágale2verblet's do it (lit. do it)hacer · imperative · 3rd sing.!
- Nos → tomamos: tomarse: dative of interest
- un → tinto: un agrees with tinto (m. sg.)
- tomamos → tinto: tomarse + drink
Word for word: “—Shall we have ourselves a red one? —Do it!”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1In Colombia un tinto = a small black coffee. In Spain it means red wine: un (vino) tinto.
- 2¡Hágale! = go for it, sure, let's do it (Colombia): the usted imperative of hacer + an empty le. Lexicalised imperatives and pragmatic particles →
- 3tomarse with nos adds enjoyment: nos tomamos un tinto = we have a coffee together. Pronoun nuances: dative of interest, ello, sí / consigo, pronominal verbs →
Variations
- —¿Vamos por un tinto? —¡Hágale pues!
- —¿Nos tomamos un café? —¡Dale!
- —¿Nos tomamos un tintico? —¡Listo!