más papas fritas, por favor
The English phrase "more chips please" is translated into Spanish as más papas fritas, por favor.
This phrase is a polite request for an additional serving of fried potato slices. You can also use the phrase más totopos to specifically mean "more chips."
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase más papas fritas, por favor is composed of más (more), papas (potatoes), fritas (fried) and por favor (please).
Which one should you use?
In Spanish, there is a distinction between types of chips. The term papas fritas usually refers to the hot, sliced potato side dish found in restaurants. If you are referring to the thin, crispy snack found in a bag, these are often called papas fritas de bolsa.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the word patatas is used instead of papas for potatoes, so you would say más patatas fritas, por favor.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective fritas must agree in gender and number with the noun papas, so it remains feminine and plural.
Did you know?
- The Spanish word más comes from the Latin 'magis', which is also the root of the English word 'master'.
- In Spain, if you order patatas fritas in a bar, they are often served with a side of garlic mayonnaise called alioli rather than ketchup.
- While totopos refers to corn chips, the word describes the shape of a 'topo' or 'piece of a tortilla' that has been fried.
Examples in context
- Más papas fritas, por favor.More chips, please.
- ¿Puede traer más papas fritas, por favor?Can you bring more chips, please?
- Queremos más papas fritas, por favor.We want more chips, please.
Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are eating at a restaurant.
- JavierSofía, ¿puedes pedir más papas fritas, por favor?Sofía, can you ask for more chips, please?
- SofíaSí, Javier, ya le aviso al mesero.Yes, Javier, I will let the waiter know now.
- JavierGracias, tengo mucha hambre.Thank you, I am very hungry.
- SofíaYo también, ¡más papas fritas, por favor!Me too, more chips, please!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries favor, más, por, CC BY-SA 4.0.
