lo mismo por favor
/lo mismo poɾ faboɾ/from spelling rules
lo mismo por favor is the Spanish way to say "same please".
This phrase is used in restaurants or bars to order the exact same drink or dish as the person you are with.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of lo mismo (the same thing) and por favor (please).
How do you pronounce it?
/lo mismo poɾ faboɾ/
Did you know?
- Beyond the restaurant, lo mismo can be used as a shorthand for 'it is all the same to me', expressing total indifference to a choice.
- The word mismo is actually a linguistic hybrid that combines the Latin suffix '-met' with the word 'ipsimus' to emphasize that something is 'the very same'.
- The word lo in this phrase is a neuter pronoun, a grammatical feature Spanish uses to refer to abstract concepts or 'things' that don't have a specific gender.
Examples in context
- Para mí, lo mismo por favor.For me, the same please.
- Yo quiero lo mismo por favor.I want the same, please.
Example conversation
María and Mateo are ordering drinks at a café.
- MaríaYo quiero un café con leche.I want a coffee with milk.
- MateoPara mí lo mismo por favor.The same for me, please.
- María¿Quieres un pastel también, Mateo?Do you want a cake too, Mateo?
- MateoNo, solo el café gracias.No, just the coffee, thank you.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries favor, lo, mismo, por, CC BY-SA 4.0.
